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...into yet another downward spiral. Both Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert condemned the seminary massacre. To avoid riots in Jerusalem, police have banned all Muslim worshippers under the age of 45 from attending the Friday prayers at the al-Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount...
...points to grab the first game 10-8 and pulled out the match, 10-8, 9-5, 9-3. Her run would end in the semifinals against Penn’s Kristen Lange, last year’s tournament runner-up. She fell behind early and was unable to mount a comeback, falling 3-0 to Lange for the second time this season. Mashruwala reached the quarterfinals before falling to Lange, 3-0. Her tournament highlight came in the second round where she rallied from two games down to knock off 2006 national champion and ex-Crimson star Lily Lorentzen...
Calling the response to his potential candidacy “simply humbling and inspiring,” former Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig announced yesterday that he will not mount a bid for Congress from his San Francisco-area district. The copyright and cyberlaw expert, who has been at Stanford since 2000, had been encouraged to run for office by Harvard cyberlaw professor John G. Palfrey, Jr. ’94. Palfrey was the leader of a Web-based “Draft Lessig” movement to encourage his friend to seek office. In a video posted...
...touched by any but the elect. It circles Jericho behind the trumpets to bring the walls tumbling down. The Bible last places the Ark in Solomon's temple, which Babylonians destroyed in 586 BC. Scholars debate its current locale (if any): under the Sphinx? Beneath Jerusalem's Temple Mount (or, to Muslims, the Noble Sanctuary)? In France? Near London's Temple tube station? (See the top 10 religion stories...
...stretches from the south of San Francisco to San Mateo. The seat opened up when its former occupant, Democrat Thomas P. Lantos, who had held the seat since 1981, died earlier this month. A special election for the seat is scheduled for June 3. If he decides to mount a bid, Lessig would face off against Jackie Speier, a 30-year veteran of local politics who has already announced her candidacy. In his video, Lessig had kind words for his potential foe, saying she has been an “extraordinarily good state senator...