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Hagner, who plays both forward and midfielder, led the Crimson last season in scoring. The California native, however, missed significant playing time at the beginning of this season with an injury to her left knee. But Hagner returned to her old ways last night as she scored her second goal of the season and her second goal against the Crusaders in as many years...
...camp the belief that it can sway enough voters in the final days to make the tally close. For some opponents, who say the treaty will create an overly centralized E.U. and take away individual state decision-making powers, another no vote would give the unpopular government led by Prime Minister Brian Cowen's Fianna Fail Party its just deserts. Cowen's critics say that Fianna Fail squandered Ireland's wealth during the boom years and mishandled the country's economic recovery efforts. But it could also leave the E.U. reeling - officials fear a no vote could permanently sidetrack efforts...
Therein lies the predicament for the regime. It has cast the street demonstrations as a supposedly Western-led, secular velvet revolution. But Shi'ites, who are the overwhelming majority of Iranian Muslims, believe that only an Imam's surviving lineage can accurately interpret his ideology. So to have so many Khomeinis jump ship set off alarms for the ruling hard-liners...
...practice has had some successes: President Dwight D. Eisenhower defused a row over the Suez Canal with economic sanctions against Britain; Swiss banks were forced to pay reparations to Holocaust survivors when faced with a boycott, led by some U.S. states, for harboring pilfered assets; and stiff sanctions helped convince Libya to disavow terrorism after the 1988 Lockerbie jetliner bombing. But those are generally the exceptions. "Putting a sanction on a country always seems to be an inexpensive way to address the problem," Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana has said. "Unfortunately, almost none of these sanctions have brought about change...
...Last weekend's flood was in large part the result of the capital's poor drainage and sanitation systems, which have been neglected by several successive administrations in power. As Ketsana rained down upon Manila, sewers that were clogged up by plastic bags and other refuse led to roads becoming rivers and gardens lagoons. Video images of desperate people riding floating pontoons of garbage down inundated streets were a sign not just of the consequences of the flood, but also its causes. Many impoverished Manila residents live in makeshift settlements by rivers and creeks - the source of their drinking water...