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...Iran's leaders believe North Korea forced the international community to sweeten its offers of aid and security guarantees by building and testing nuclear devices, Kerr says. He believes Tehran is probably bluffing and exaggerating its prowess in order to render moot the Western drive to preclude Iran from keeping any uranium-enrichment capability on its own soil...
Luckily, the point proved to be moot, as Harvard (9-2, 4-2 Ivy) handled the Bulldogs (8-6, 3-3 Ivy) easily, winning six matches to three. The Crimson were led by efficient four game victories from senior captain Kyla Grigg (9-3, 9-1, 1-9, 10-8) and senior Audrey Duboc (6-9, 9-4, 10-8, 9-5), as well as an impressive come from behind win from junior Supriya Balsekar (7-9, 8-10, 9-3, 9-3, 9-3). The match was also especially significant to Grigg, whose 3-1 win last night completed...
...past, the remoteness of the area made the finds a moot point. But last year China completed its first rail link to Tibet. The $3.7 billion railway, the world's highest, crosses a 16,500-foot pass and has pressurized cars so that passengers can withstand the altitude. The route also makes moving raw materials from the province, which once would have had to been done by truck over high mountain roads, potentially affordable. "The railway has given this economic reality," says a mining lawyer who asked not to be named. "I mean, they can actually access these places...
...resist piling on. "Pretend he's the only reason Indy won," read a blog posting on the Sporting News website. "What a bunch of boobs. The only reason Indy won is because the defense stepped up." Another argued, "Peyton needs to win the next game, or it's a moot point...
...timing of the complaint. "Our grievance committee instructed us to file a complaint at our earliest opportunity." Lunsford says Nifong, who would not comment on Friday, does not have to get a lawyer for his hearing, but that generally attorneys on misconduct charges do. All of this would be moot, of course, if Nifong were to resign from office or be forced off the case by the presiding judge. The North Carolina governor's office, which appointed him to the post, could also ask him to resign from office. Gov. Mike Easley declined to comment publicly Friday...