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With that impetus, Harvard stormed back. The Great Danes took a 7-4 lead 1:33 in to the closing period, but the Crimson rebounded with authority and tallied six unanswered goals in eight minutes to take a 10-7 lead...

Author: By Nick Traverse, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Tops Albany To Remain Unbeaten | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants raged on for a second day, leaving nearly 70 dead and hundreds more wounded. Abbas' walk-out may doom the visit this week by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who was due to fly into the Middle East to provide impetus for peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians. "In light of the Israeli aggression, such communication has no meaning," said Abbas' spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudeina...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Gaza Quagmire for Israel? | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

...coincidence that I wanted it published during an election year. Many of my books come from what if questions that I can't answer, things that I'm worried about as either a woman, a wife, a mom, an American. And that really was the impetus for Change of Heart for me. As an American I wanted to explore... why are we the only first world country that still has capital punishment? Is it because we're too afraid to really examine the sytem, or is it because we really truly belive that this is the best way to deter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Prison with Jodi Picoult | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...we’re living in an age of certainty and how people have this steadfast position that they hold to, so that they can’t have any dialogue,” Wright says. “I know the war in Iraq was a big impetus for him writing this, and I think that it’s just a very important play to put on now, at this time.” In fact, preserving this ambigious nature is Wright’s primary concern. She personally refuses to reveal whether or not she believes Father...

Author: By Amanda C. Lynch, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SPOTLIGHT: Sara L. Wright '09 | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...Irish Lieutenant General Pat Nash will command the operation from its headquarters near Paris. But the main impetus for the operation, and the dominant power behind it, is France - and a French brigadier general will take charge on the ground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EU to Deploy Troops to Africa | 1/28/2008 | See Source »

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