Word: knighting
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Sources: USA Today (3); Harvard Medical School (2); John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (2); Reuters...
With the stands swelling with fans from both schools, the final five matches were marked by raucous cheering and tight, tense victory margins. Junior Stephanie Hendricks lost a seesaw match at No. 9 3-2, but junior Allison Fast endured a long bout with Siobhan Knight at No. 7, eventually triumphing...
...election promise shared by some of the major contenders in Iraq's election until about a week ago. This week, however, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi made clear that it would be reckless to call for U.S. troops to leave before Iraqi forces were ready to fight the insurgency. Now, Knight Ridder's Hannah Allam reports that the Shiite United Iraqi Alliance may now be retreating from its own campaign promise to call for U.S. withdrawal, adding a similar qualifier to the one touted by Allawi. She speculates that a combination of U.S. pressure and the reality of the insurgency...
Some couture lovers hope that Armani's first outing will prompt other Italian designers, such as Dolce & Gabbana, to attempt handcrafted lines too, bringing with them the excitement of new names. But Armani says he's not interested in being couture's knight in shining armor. "I am not the savior of anyone," he says. "No one in France needs me as a savior...
...News sources The extensive newsgathering resources of the BBC make its Battle for Iraq page a one-stop shop of daily reporting. The Washington Post and New York Times have consistently provided quality coverage of Iraq, but some of the less trafficked outlets such as the Christian Science Monitor, Knight-Ridder newspapers and the Los Angeles Times are also quite good. For access to the news as covered in the Arab world, try the English edition of al-Jazeera...