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...game. We had to throw some people who might not normally be out there on the penalty kill," said Berenson, who was without two key defensemen in addition to Cammalleri. "We made some mistakes in our rotation and denying the shot. [Harvard's] power play didn't overwhelm but it was effective. That was the difference in the game...

Author: By Jon PAUL Morosi, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Powerful M. Hockey Ties No. 9 Michigan | 12/13/2001 | See Source »

...that game, the Crimson received goals from four different players to overwhelm the Purple Eagles, 4-2. Ingram had four assists on the afternoon...

Author: By Kathryn J. Hodel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hockey Hosts ECAC East Leaders | 12/7/2001 | See Source »

...Racists are comfortable with nasty stereotypes. Blacks can't think. Latins are flashy but fold under pressure. Until this season the stereotype for Japanese players suggested that they could make fine minor leaguers but the power and muscle of the American big leagues would overwhelm them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Most Valuable (Gentleman) from Japan | 12/3/2001 | See Source »

...there were none or few NA guards? There were a few Northern Alliance guards and they were the only ones that had the weapons, but by simple sheer force of numbers the Taliban could overwhelm them. And then we saw a lot of Northern Alliance soldiers fleeing, some of them dropped their guns. I should also say that there are two Reuters journalists trapped inside there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Update: American rescued from Taliban-held fort | 11/26/2001 | See Source »

...Sept. 11, the world shook with a tragedy so powerful that it seemed to overwhelm our senses. Since Sept. 11, a quieter tragedy has taken place: a quarter of a million people have died of AIDS. As we spend tens of billions of dollars to address terrorism and the aftermath of the attacks, let us not be deaf to the oft-ignored pleas of two generations of Africans—and increasing numbers of youth in Asia and worldwide—who face wholesale destruction from AIDS. Fully half of South Africa’s teenagers are projected...

Author: By Wilson R. S. prichard and Benjamin M. Wikler, S | Title: Fight Inaction on AIDS | 11/20/2001 | See Source »

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