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...peaceful end to the naval dispute is a victory for diplomacy. Iranian and British leaders maintained constant contact through direct diplomatic channels, and kept their heads amid rising domestic political pressure on both ends to act tough. In particular, the outcome is a significant boost for Iran's pragmatists led by Ali Larijani, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, and who is also Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator. Last year, Ahmadinejad's hard-line opposition had helped scuttle a deal Larijani was crafting in discussion with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana that involved a temporary suspension...
...wanted to get some time sailing and getting used to the waters down here,” junior captain Kyle Kovacs said of sailing in Annapolis. “So in that regard, we got some good experience.” OWEN TROPHY The U.S. Naval Academy hosted the Owen Trophy in Annapolis, Md., on Saturday and Sunday, also the site of the national championships in May. Though it was not a regatta the Crimson usually would participate in, Harvard sent four sailors from the co-ed team to gain some experience for nationals. The Crimson responded well, earning third...
...Crimson’s greatest difficulty came before the 19-team regatta, as the team endured a 21-hour drive to the US Naval Academy thanks to snowy conditions on the road south. Once the team arrived on Saturday, Harvard raced only twice in two divisions before the day’s action was canceled...
Erik Prince, 37, Blackwater's ambitious founder and sole owner, could have taken over his father's billion-dollar auto-parts empire. But he was attracted to the battlefield from a young age. He enrolled in the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., and although he finished college at a school closer to home, he eventually became a naval officer and was attached to the lite Navy seal Team 8 based in Norfolk, Va. He served in Haiti, Bosnia and the Middle East. In 1995, when his father died, Prince left the Navy and returned to Michigan...
...Regina Salve is where nationals are going to be next year, so we were able to check out the conditions in preparation.” NAVY WOMEN’S REGATTA The women’s team opened its season in sixth place at the US Naval Academy this weekend, competing at the Navy Women’s Regatta against a field of 18 teams. The lack of training on a frozen Charles during the offseason contributed to the slow start in the spring’s first intersectional. “The fact that it was our season opener...