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...Just as the Sunni politicians complain that their community is under attack from Shi'ite militias operating with a wink and a nod from Jaafari's government, so the main Shi'ite parties complain that their people are under daily terror attacks by Sunni insurgents who, they claim, are encouraged by the positions of the main Sunni political parties. Moreover, the Shi'ites claim that U.S. pressure on them to do more to accommodate the Sunnis further emboldens those insurgents. And the failure of Coalition and Iraqi security forces to protect Shi'ite communities from terror attacks leads many...
...Crimson. Du led Harvard with 33 points, notching 10 goals and adding 23 assists. The center ranked seventh in the ECAC with 24 points in league play and consistently was called upon by Crimson coach Ted Donato ’91 in high-pressure faceoff situations. Du added the nod to a host of honors already heaped upon him this season. The junior was also named to the All-Ivy first team and the All-ECAC third team. His performance at the ECAC Final Four in Albany, N.Y., also earned him a spot on the All-Tournament squad...
...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...
...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...
...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...