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...Joseph Ratzinger had opposed Turkey's urgent bid to join the European Union, finally issued its own belated offer for 2006. But even now, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discovered a previous engagement that will take him out of the country while Benedict is in it. Although modest, sales of a Turkish novel subtitled Who Will Kill the Pope in Istanbul? (the book fingers everyone but Islamists) have increased as his trip approaches. The country is expected to place about 22,000 policemen on the streets of Istanbul while he is there. "This is a very high-risk...
Yale only amassed a modest 266 yards of total offense, although running back Mike McLeod did gain 87 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Bulldogs quarterback Matt Polhemus managed the game effectively—if not spectacularly—with 125 yards passing and another 19 on the ground...
...over pulled, and generally, you don’t account for the defensive tackle when you’re running a bootleg, because you figure the handoff will take care of it.”Not exactly prophetic, but the explanation is indicative of Berg’s modest, matter-of-fact approach to the game. It’s an approach that has earned the 265-pound tackle from Stamford, Conn. Preseason All-American honors as well as double-teams on virtually every play. And though those double teams have resulted in numbers slightly less spectacular than you?...
...MODEST MOUSE...
...HAVE GUESSED from the title, Modest Mouse is fueled by pessimism, so losing in the Best Alternative Album category probably didn't come as a surprise. The key to the band's appeal, though, is an unexpected lack of bitterness. Bad things happen--oh, well, the band says on Float On, its first radio hit in a decade-long career. Isaac Brock's squawked-out vocals and an appearance by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band turn the downward spiral into something arch, melodic and ever...