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...Weiss hoped that Harvard’s younger grapplers would take advantage of the high-level tournament, gaining experience against some of the nation’s best competitors. Sophomore Bryan Panzano (174) and rookies Steven Keith (125), Tony Buxton (141), and Adam Hogue (165) all drew bouts against grapplers ranked sixth or better, with Pazano and Keith enduring first-round matchups against the top seeds in their weight class. None of the underclassmen could manage an upset, and Weiss maintained that key experience will arise not from big victories but from the squad’s reaction to adversity...
...gained access to the base, but reports say the CIA has used it to recruit Afghans. "It is important to remember that the mission of the CIA in Afghanistan is to work closely with Afghans," says Robert Grenier, a former CIA stationchief in Pakistan. "That mission necessarily carries a high degree of risk, especially given the prevalence of suicide bombers...
...recruiters come in here and lay honey on these kids," says Tim Bigelow, a pony-tailed Yap high school teacher originally from California who served in the military during the Vietnam War - but only after ignoring several draft letters and being faced with imprisonment. Several weeks before every recruiter visit, Bigelow holds "anti-recruiting" sessions with juniors and seniors. He distributes materials on battlefield fatalities and post-traumatic stress, as well as an article by Haglelgam arguing that military service is "completely out of place" for residents of this "serene and peaceful" nation. "These kids just want...
...week by the Milan daily Corriere della Sera shows Berlusconi's favorable ratings had swelled to 56% from 49% in November, with some 17% of the center-left electorate now saying they have a positive opinion of the center-right prime minister. The same survey, however, showed a disturbingly high - more than 20% - number of respondents approving of Tartaglia's attack. (Read "The Berlusconi Attack: Will Italy's Leader Gain Sympathy...
...Berlusconi's judicial woes were reignited when Italy's highest court ruled unconstitutional the law he'd pushed through Parliament to grant himself immunity from prosecution while in office. The high-point of his leadership in 2009 - his prompt response to the tragic earthquake near the city of L'Aquila - was not the sort of thing to gloat about. (But he did anyway...