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...irregulars working alongside American and Iraqi troops in parts of Baghdad, Anbar Province and other areas of Iraq. "You got such a melting pot it's difficult to even fathom trying to do a CLC up here," Bills said of the Mosul area, where the population is complex mix of Iraq's ethnic and sectarian groups. The territory around Mosul has long been home to Kurds, Sunnis, Christians, Shi'ites, Yazidis and Turkmens. Bills fears any efforts to organize volunteer fighters to set against insurgents could backfire, igniting tensions among the disparate communities. "What ethnic group do you go after...
...graduation. This year, new teams are joining Harvard on the scene: junior Jeomi Maduka has paced Cornell to a 5-1 start, and Yale—until suffering its second loss of the league slate to the Crimson last weekend— has been in the mix as well. But while other teams seem to be just hitting their stride, Harvard has been in this scenario before. In a league where any team can win on any night, the Crimson is in the best position to take the title back to Lavietes. So if the team doesn?...
...Walsh certainly have a good feel for each other (note: bonus points were given for public groping), though there is potential for confusion when trying to find one another in the library during midterms. There are those who would say that Coffees and Teas shouldn’t mix, but with Diet Coke and Jake Gyllenhaal on their side, these love-birds will make it through the Cambridge winter before heading to a sunny Spring Break...
...expectations on the state exams, $356 if she meets professional academic objectives she helped set in the beginning of the year, $1,067 if she earns a good evaluation from her principal and $711 if her school is judged to be a "distinguished school," on the basis of a mix of criteria that includes parent satisfaction...
...Momentum is most powerful, according to political scientists, when the field is fairly evenly matched. Imagine a group of a half-dozen or so candidates, each with a mix of strengths and weaknesses - the 2004 Democratic field, for example. Most of the country knows relatively little about any of them until the first contests. If one candidate appears to be surging in Iowa and New Hampshire, that success becomes a settled and powerful reality in the minds of voters in later states. Success breeds more success. That's how John Kerry...