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...downstairs). Though we use it heavily on weekends, our common room was always dark and empty during the week, as we are a quite busy and prolific suite. This particular time, however, I saw my roommate sitting alone in the common room, watching the football game that he knew no one else cared about, mournfully doing his Chinese homework in silence. We were both so lonely. It was a deeply moving moment, and it convinced me that we needed video games, stat. “NFL Blitz” wasn’t really just about making girls uncomfortable...
...knew he had to quit football...
...nervous before she traveled,” Amara said. “I knew that they would give her a hard time and that she would be interrogated. But I did believe that she would be let into the country...
Gates' ambition and intensity didn't always endear him to his colleagues, who say he has mellowed with age. "He was on the make when I knew him. He's made it now," says one. In 1987, after then CIA director William Casey retired, Reagan nominated Gates to become director of central intelligence. It was the midst of the Iran-contra hearings, however, and there was little hope of a quick confirmation. After four weeks, Gates withdrew his nomination. He recalls going back to his job as deputy and wanting to hide from his colleagues, then getting a call that...
...Haitian officials disagree. Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive lashed out at the group as "kidnappers" who "knew what they were doing was wrong," although he later conceded the group might have been misguided. Still, authorities are dubious about the Americans' qualifications, and are certain that the group did not have permission to take the children out of the country. It also appears that many of the children were not orphans at all, but were placed in the care of the U.S. church group after their families were promised they would have a better life...