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...Biden of Delaware and Richard Lugar of Indiana originated the idea in Congress in 2003, but some lawmakers are wondering why, five years into the war in Iraq and seven years since the U.S. intervened in Afghanistan, it has taken so long to get these resources out of the gate...
...Song Gun, a historian and researcher at the National Institute of Korean History, was reduced to tears when she first heard that the city's beloved Namdaemun Gate had burned to rubble on Monday. "It is our pride and joy, so I feel ashamed that this happened," she says. "We should have protected it more...
...Haven. While Yale went just 5-9 in league competition last season, one of its wins was the only blemish on the Crimson’s otherwise spotless Ivy slate. After winning a thrilling opener at Dartmouth, the Crimson was a little sluggish out of the final exams gate in late January, dropping an eight-point decision in New Haven. Harvard reeled off 12 straight wins following that loss, but the “L” in its loss column just wouldn’t go away. For the first time in this year’s young...
...campaign failed from the beginning, losing out of the gate in Iowa to a populist upstart Mike Huckabee, then losing in New Hampshire and South Carolina to a war hero, John McCain, who had been written off as an also-ran months earlier. More disappointing results followed, and on Thursday, Romney announced that he would...
...able to put up big numbers and beat [Princeton] on our home court,” Hallion said. Though this weekend was only the second of the 2008 Ivy season, the game already signified an important turn in the Ancient Eight: the Crimson is 3-1 out of the gate, while Princeton—one of the teams expected to make a serious run at Harvard’s league title—drops to 1-2. Early on, the game was a showcase of both teams’ offensive potency: the first six minutes saw hot shooting...