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...ambassador to the U.N. Richard Holbrooke, who will serve as Obama's envoy for Southwest Asia, said last year that the Afghan government "is weak; it is corrupt; it has a very thin leadership veneer." And it's not just the Americans. On Sunday NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer wrote in the Washington Post that "the basic problem in Afghanistan is not too much Taliban; it's too little good governance. Afghans need a government that deserves their loyalty and trust; when they have it, the oxygen will be sucked away from the insurgency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Daunting Task in Afghanistan | 1/19/2009 | See Source »

...block led to a fast-break hoop for Lin and an Eagles timeout...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Upsets BC 82-70 | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

...After Lin found Pusar for a fast-break layup, Miller took charge on the other end, emphatically swatting guard Reggie Jackson’s layup attempt off the backboard, leading to a fast-break hoop for Lin and an Eagles time...

Author: By Ted Kirby | Title: Men's Basketball Stuns No. 17 Boston College, 82-70 | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

...executed pretty well.”Leading for most of the game, the Crimson dug deep to get away from the Broncos three times when the visitors made it close in the second half. Trailing 37-36 early on after the break, Housman faked and drove to the hoop for a three-point play, giving the team a lead it would not relinquish. Lin copied Housman with his own three-point play on the next possession. Captain guard Andrew Pusar then put back a miss to make it 44-37.Miller put back his own miss the next time up the floor...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Balanced Effort Keys Big-Time Win | 1/4/2009 | See Source »

...executed pretty well.”Leading for most of the game, the Crimson dug down to get away from the Broncos three times when the visitors made it close in the second half. Trailing 37-36 early on after the break, Housman faked and drove to the hoop for a traditional three-point play, giving the team a lead it would not give up again. Lin copied Housman with his own three-point play on the next possession, then captain guard Andrew Pusar put back a miss to make it 44-37.Miller put back his own miss the next time...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Team Effort Paces Men's Hoops Win | 1/3/2009 | See Source »

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