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...Mahdi Army had grown into a formidable force. Allawi's political fortunes, meanwhile, had faded. Religious Shi'ites never forgave him for attacking the militias, and secular Iraqis accused him of leaving the job unfinished; in two general elections, he was barely able to muster 14% of the vote...
...Vaillancourt said. “We knew before that we couldn’t let her by herself in the slot and we did and she capitalized on it right away.”The three-goal deficit proved to be too much for Harvard, which was unable to muster a comeback opportunity in the final minutes of the game.“We felt like we were in it, probably all the way until it was 4-1 and then things got a little darker for us,” Stone said. “Unfortunately we didn?...
...House committees have spent recent weeks toiling over the details of welcoming the rising sophomores. On a recent night in Adams (the house where I was arbitrarily assigned to live two years ago), dozens of residents descended on the dining hall wielding puff paint and poster board, poised to muster House pride. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...Michigan, legislators on Monday were trying to fashion a plan for a new election that would pass muster with the state party, the legislature and - importantly - both presidential campaigns. Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean has made it clear that any plan for a new vote in either state would need the endorsement of both Obama and Clinton. But Michigan is reportedly having trouble coming up with a solution that could gain enough support in the legislature, and with the Obama campaign as well...
...Hong Kong these days feels a little like getting clearance into a correctional facility. A woman cloaked in head-to-toe blue protective gear stands watch at the sliding glass doors, checking visitors' foreheads to ensure that no one running too high a fever gets through. Those who pass muster are given a blue surgical mask and entry to the fluorescent-lit waiting room. Those who don't are ushered to a clutch of plastic chairs outside, under a blue tent - a makeshift isolation and triage area - near a sign that says, in English and Chinese, "Fever Area...