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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...counterparts in al-Sadr's militia agree. Two mid-ranking field commanders of the Shi'ite Mahdi Army say the violence falls short of war with the Sunnis. "Sectarian violence is made by the occupation forces. There is no civil war," says Saed Salah as members of his cell nod in agreement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Iraq's Militias Be Tamed? | 4/2/2006 | See Source »

...strategy--"I called him up and told him to shut up," says Bill Madden, 59, a veteran New York Daily News scribe and Gossage supporter. "He might p.o. somebody who was inclined to vote for him." But Gossage has steadily gained ground. Nearly 65% of voters gave him the nod this year, and no player with that level of support has failed to get in eventually (players need 75% for induction, and can remain on the ballot for 15 years. Rice, the ex--Red Sox slugger, also notched close to 65%). "Dominance at a position in your time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Battle For the Ages | 3/27/2006 | See Source »

...priorities are focused on developing the land in Allston,” Cook said. “So, when the town reapproached me about a year ago and asked me if we would be able to sell,” he was able to give them the nod. The Case Estates was the property of the two Case sisters, Marian and Louisa, and much of it was acquired by Marian in the early decades of the 20th century. They donated their estate—202 acres in total—to the Arboretum in the 1940s. Some of the land...

Author: By Alexandra C. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Selling 60-Acre Plot to Town | 3/23/2006 | See Source »

...Haddaway song “What is Love?” a tune popularized by its “A Night at the Roxbury” fame plays in the background, two brothers with spiky, gelled hair nod their heads sideways to the beat of the music.It’s pretty much the story of Harvard men’s lacrosse standouts Steve and Greg Cohen. Just substitute Will Ferrell for Greg, and Chris Kattan for Steve, and change the setting from the Roxbury to Syosset, N.Y., and they’ll have you doing a double-take...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cohen Brothers Shine in Last Season Together | 3/21/2006 | See Source »

...Will Survive”? A well-deserved nod to disco...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard's Band Gets a Vote of Confidence | 3/16/2006 | See Source »

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