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...Palestinian alumnus of the past 15 months could come up with an accurate prognosis of what would happen: Revenge by Karmi's Fatah colleagues in the West Bank, and a sharp rise in the number of shooting incidents in the West Bank, particularly in the northern sector; a harsh military response by Israel in the territories followed by renewed Palestinian attempts to conduct suicide bombings inside the Green Line (the border that divides Israel from the West Bank...
...Hollywood, Calif. Phillips skewered herself along with celebrities like Warren Beatty ("priapic") and Mike Ovitz ("a Valley viper") in her book. Of the angry reaction in Hollywood, Phillips said, "I wasn't a pariah because I was a drug-addicted...rotten person [but] because I lit them with a harsh fluorescent light and rendered them as contemptible as they truly...
...read about in the newspapers, Americans are still capable of being nonplussed. We are still a bit surprised when a father acts like a madman. Sure, we've all experienced the ubiquitous (and frightening) parent/fan whose enthusiasm crosses the line into anger. But while we've become jaded to harsh words, we are still shocked when a heated exchange metamorphoses into a physical confrontation. The image of two grown men throwing punches on the sidelines of their children's little league event seems ridiculous - but the notion of a parent actually dying at such a game is almost unfathomable...
...describe an offensive output of 1.71 goals per game, I shudder to think how I’ll describe the Raiders’ team average of 1.33. In this case, I’m not so sure that “awful” would be too harsh. What’s more, two of Colgate’s four wins have come against Iona, a mediocre team in the MAAC, a very mediocre conference. Thankfully for the Raiders, things are a little bit better on defense. However, it’s really hard to win hockey games when your...
...fierce battle in Iran between progressive mullahs like Shirazi who want to democratize the country and hardliners who justify their repressive rule in God's name. Over the past decade, the Islamic regime has arrested around 500 clerics for their democratic interpretation of religious principles. Even by these harsh standards, though, the macabre disruption at Shirazi's funeral shows how Iran is still trying to reconcile theocracy with democracy. the whole story...