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...nearby Electoral Commission offices, where the nomination papers for 43 presidential hopefuls, including Musharraf, were being scrutinized for eligibility. Some 1,000 lawyers and political workers brandishing banners and shouting "Go, Musharraf, go!" were forcibly prevented from entering the Electoral Commission grounds. Within minutes of reaching the gate, baton-wielding police charged the protesters. Yasser Raja, a 33-year-old lawyer from nearby Rawalpindi, was beaten repeatedly on the head; when he attempted to protect himself the police continued to attack, causing extensive damage to his upraised arm. His lawyer's uniform of white shirt and black suit was soaked...
...battle for Shwedagon began in ferocious noonday heat. The authorities had locked the gates of the pagoda, Rangoon's most famous landmark, by mid-morning to prevent the monks who had led the weeklong demonstrations against Burma's military rulers from gathering. Police and soldiers guarded the entrances. The eastern gate of Shwedagon is where thousands of monks would otherwise exit to start their march into downtown Rangoon. But today, hundreds of soldiers and riot police blocked their...
...Saturday, protesting monks made their way to Suu Kyi's house, where they prayed en masse. The veteran democracy advocate came to her gate to watch the rare display of dissent. Since then, however, the road to the resistance leader's home has been blocked by soldiers. But if the protests in Burma continue to swell, riot police may not be able to hold back the crowds any longer. If so, the world can only hope that the monks' burgundy robes will not be stained further by the color of blood...
...Crimson took a 29-28 lead on a McKinley kill, but the Huskies’ Jillian Robinson answered to make it even at 29. A point later, a service ace from Northeastern’s Britney Brown secured the 31-29 Huskies victory. Northeastern stormed out of the gate in the third frame, taking a 7-0 lead behind Kira Batura’s serve. Harvard chipped away at the lead, but it proved too little too late as the Crimson came up short, 30-24. The final game exhibited back-and-forth play at the start, but the Huskies...
...talked about their hitters and a lot of them have pretty high verticals, so we waited a little longer on them,” senior captain Suzie Trimble said. “It was smart blocking on our part.” Harvard was slow out of the gate due to poor serve receive, getting off to an early 5-1 deficit. That was all the Wildcats needed to take the first frame, as the Crimson failed to draw any closer than three points, en route to a 30-20 UNH victory. In game two, the Wildcats picked up right...