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...wasn't taking chances. During the three-year hunt for him, al-Zarqawi was a maddeningly elusive target--a master of disguise who could pass as a woman in a burqa one day, an Iraqi policeman the next. He traveled in groups of women and children to lower suspicion and frequently moved with ease through checkpoints in Iraq. Although military commanders believe they came close to capturing al-Zarqawi on at least half a dozen occasions in the past two years, few had reason to anticipate an imminent breakthrough. But military and intelligence officials in Washington, Baghdad and Amman tell...
...Still, Coulter undermines her own case with her sloppiness. As early as page 4 of Godless comes this assault on grammar: "The core of environmentalism is that they hate mankind." A few pages later she indelicately misplaces a modifier: "Whether Jews or Christians, liberals are always on a witch hunt against people who appear to believe...
Harvard Summer School also expanded its study-abroad programs, facilitating students paths’ to a summer outside the U.S. Just five years ago, Harvard offered only two such programs, forcing students to hunt through third-party offerings and plow through piles of paperwork and petitions. But despite the recent expansion in programs, Harvard has allocated limited financial aid for the students enrolled in them. And last April, the shortage of international study grants for Harvard’s students came to light as an increase in applications (eased by a new common grant application) meant that many students...
...second consecutive Ivy League title, as Harvard (12-15, 8-6 Ivy) spent the season struggling to put together a 40-minute offensive effort.The Crimson’s slow starts and untimely miscues sullied a late run for the Ivy title, leaving Harvard out of the hunt by the fifth week of league play.“I’m not quite used to this,” said coach Kathy Delaney-Smith after a win over Penn at home. “I really haven’t had very many years where we weren?...
...frustrating part,” Murphy said after the Dartmouth game, “is that we’re literally one play away from being tied for first, a 5-2 team.”Nonetheless, a rejuvenated Harvard squad showed it was back in the hunt when it dismantled Columbia 55-7. The Crimson then demolished preseason favorite Penn in Harvard Stadium 29-3 behind three touchdown catches by senior fullback Kelly Widman and a 12-yard scoring scamper by O’Hagan.With its title hopes still alive, the team traveled to Yale for The Game needing...