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...voter polls suggested Arias would win handily-came close to adding Costa Rica to the growing list of Latin nations who have moved leftward in the past year, as voters grow increasingly frustrated with U.S.-backed capitalist reforms that only seem to have widened the region?s epic wealth gap. Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay recently elected leftist heads of state; seven more Latin presidential elections are slated for this year, and leftist candidates are given a strong chance of winning as many as six of them. ?Hopefully, Arias can be a counterbalance against the leftist movements springing up in South...
...want to translate that into depth, that’s what it is.” The outlook for the bullpen is equally muddled and encouraging. Third baseman Steffan Wilson moonlights as the team’s closer, but a handful of able relievers will work to bridge the gap in the middle innings. Submarining junior Jason Brown, who refined his mechanics after a session with big-leaguer Mike Myers this off-season, fellow junior Jake Bruton, and a fully healthy senior Mike Dukovich will all serve as stoppers out of the pen. Freshman Hampton Foushee, another lefty, also expects...
...Technical Arts, where one of her sons was able to take engineering classes. “Something about this high school has been very good for all of them.” When some parents noted the undesirable aspects of the school—such as the achievement gap and past accreditation problems—Fowler-Finn noted that the school system always puts the educational success of children first and that he was “not willing to let any student fail.” —LAURA A. MOORE
...level of desperation in game two. Setting up an effective block, Sacred Heart virtually shut down the Harvard offense, posting seven team blocks and limiting the Crimson to .036 hitting. In a frame that featured eight ties and four lead changes, neither team managed to open up a significant gap until Harvard took advantage of three consecutive Crimson kills and two Pioneer errors to move ahead 17-11. But Sacred Heart came right back, going on a 10-3 run propelled by four blocks and two consecutive aces to take its first lead of the match...
...feelings. And as a Muslim, I was not only hurt but also surprised and disgusted by the cartoons of Muhammad. When the world is on the brink of dividing into two deadly blocs, the Muslims and the West, such cartoons only serve as a catalyst to widen the gap. Even moderate Muslims who are against terrorism can't tolerate any mocking of the Holy Prophet, no matter how the joke is intended. Komal Mehreen Karachi...