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...victim was then taken from the scene by paramedics. Kirkland House Master Tom Conley told The Crimson that she was eventually brought home by her mother...

Author: By Xi Yu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BREAKING NEWS: Student Hit by Truck on Mt. Auburn Street | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...We’ve been moving the puck pretty well,” said Buesser of her team’s play with a man-up advantage. “Throughout the season, we’ve had a lot of opportunities on rebounds but never took them home [until recently...

Author: By Catherine E. Coppinger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Beanpot Title Free for the Taking | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...template for the far more challenging battle this summer for the Taliban capital of Kandahar, about 100 miles to the east. Success in Kandahar, Afghanistan's second largest city, would mean that McChrystal is on track to achieving Obama's ultimate goal: to start sending U.S. troops back home in July...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Troops Prepare to Test Obama's Afghan War Plan | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...Until recently, most North Koreans landing in the South, like Kang, had little or no contact with the outside world before they left home. Figuring out how to integrate into the fast-paced, capitalist world of Seoul can take years. Although the two Koreas share a history and some cultural values, North and South Korea have been divided since the 1950-53 Korean War. Before the North's famine in the 1990s, only a privileged few with money and connections to border guards could make the crossing. ("If you pay enough, you can get anyone out," says Kang.) After decades...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: North Korean Defectors: A Big Market for Matchmakers | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...helping balance the nation's surplus of bachelors. In recent years, more male children have been born to South Korean households than girls, the result of sex screening and selective abortion due to the preference of couples for male babies. In recent years, many of these men have taken home wives from other parts of Asia, a solution that has left many couples grappling with a big cultural gap. Marrying a North Korean woman, Hong says, is a better fit. "They share our same traditions," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: North Korean Defectors: A Big Market for Matchmakers | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

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