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...Muslims all over the world, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan, is a sacred time for introspection, religious devotion and fasting. Yet U.S.-led coalition members have repeatedly rebuffed Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s request that they halt bombing during the holy month of Ramadan, set to begin...
...don’t say you don’t know the rules to the game. You’ll find that they are just as easy to learn as the Felkin-Ahn Model or the violin part of Beethoven’s Ninth. Plus watching a game with friends is a lot more fun than sitting in the library reading James Joyce...
...City Council race, with a boost yesterday from the ballots that needed to be counted by hand, Councillor Kenneth E. Reeves ’72 successfully edged out local activist John Pitkin by 59 votes for the ninth seat on the council. After a preliminary count Tuesday night, Reeves had held only a 12-vote lead...
...then, in what amounted to winning the lottery twice, the Yankees managed to overcome two-run, two-out ninth inning deficits twice, as Tino Martinez and Scott Brosius both hit game-tying homers off D-Backs closer Byung-Hyun Kim. Although both games went into extra innings, there was little doubt that the Yankees would come out on top of both matches, and they...
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, is designated by the Koran as a time of prayer, spiritual reflection and fasting. Paradoxically, one Muslim nation is this year faced with the unusual, if not unprecedented, prospect of war during the holy month. And with no sign of an imminent end to the conflict in Afghanistan, American military officials must consider whether fighting should continue into Ramadan, which begins...