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...problem with campaign promises, especially far-reaching ones, is that eventually they must be kept. Throughout his campaign, Barack Obama pledged to reverse what he called one of the fundamental strategic blunders of the Bush Administration by returning to, and winning the war in, Afghanistan. But when Obama takes office on Jan. 20, he will inherit a war complicated by years of neglect. Seven years on, military commanders are struggling to find a winning strategy in a fight whose cost in both blood and treasure continues to mount even as security disintegrates. Coalition soldiers are dying in greater numbers...
...Lions in a dominating frame. Unfortunately for the Crimson, the ball never found the back of the net. “We were knocking at the door,” co-captain Allison Keeley said. “It was coming, and we just knew that; we just kept on playing away.” The Crimson entered the second overtime determined to finally capitalize on the offensive end. With the second overtime winding down, the Crimson, despite its four shots on goal to Columbia’s two, had yet to score. At 105:58, freshman Melanie Baskind fired...
...Coskren set up the quick one-timer to freshmen Whitney Kennedy, but van der Bliek stopped it in the crease. Van der Bliek continued to crush Crimson chances by blocking back-to-back shots and a slap shot from the point. Despite breakdowns in the Engineer defense, solid goaltending kept RPI in the game. Harvard had 11 shots on goal, while the Engineers struggled with two.“They did a good job packing it in, but we had some good looks too,” Kessler said. “It’s just...
...assist after the Union goalie lost sight of the puck. Harvard’s lead would be short-lived, lasting only two minutes before an RPI power play led to the equalizer.The following two penalties taken 17 seconds apart were too much for the Crimson to withstand. Hoyle kept the game tied with several saves, but Lane Caffaro knocked in a wrist shot at 17:19 to give Union the 2-1 lead. The rest of the period was scoreless, thanks to Hoyle’s 20 saves in the frame.Although Harvard took four of the first five shots...
...having some slow internet access tying us up here—bandwidth must be taken up by the Columbia student radio guys behind us. But Pizzotti is just marching up the field. Luft brought down a great 22-yard pass and Chrissis kept his feet in for an amazing 27-yard completion...