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While the concept of a domestic commander may seem natural in a post-September world, it is actually a radical departure for the military. The Pentagon has mostly stayed away from the job of defending American cities and suburbs, leaving it to local cops, fire fighters and haz-mat teams. That tradition has its roots in a law known as the Posse Comitatus (Latin for power of the county) Act of 1878, which bars military personnel from searching, seizing or arresting people in the U.S. Congress passed it after President Ulysses S. Grant ordered troops to serve as federal marshals...
...addition to his points on the mat, Rechul and El-Hayek serve as leaders in the Crimson tradition of wrestling...
...don’t really focus on the paper rankings,” El-Hayek said. “We try to show it on the mat. Anyway, it’s easier to wrestle when you’re not ranked higher—there’s not as much pressure...
...Harvard’s priority on the mat is not to avoid losing, but to focus on specific aspects of the sport that will...
According to Blewett, there is a very clear link between his less physical kicking experience and his battles on the mat. And, as one would expect with Blewett, the similarities he cites are entirely mental...