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...traditionally been the one to halt the runs of opposing teams, blew past his defender but was whistled for the offensive foul as he exploded to the basket. While the Crimson finally managed to record a defensive stop, McNally had his pocket picked and the Hoyas’ Wright was fouled going to the basket...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hoyas Too Much For Harvard To Handle | 12/24/2009 | See Source »

Graham's Republican colleagues have grown to trust his leadership, which is why he can boast that if he signs on to the final climate bill, several other GOP senators will follow. "I'm fairly confident that there's a point that he won't go past and there's a question of whether that's a satisfactory ending point for the debate," says Senator Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican. Graham, after all, knows when to draw the line. Earlier this year he was the only Republican willing to work with the Administration to close Guantanamo. But when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lindsey Graham: New GOP Maverick in the Senate | 12/23/2009 | See Source »

...chased eight Indians through the streets of the eastern town of Mügeln before brutally attacking them in a pizzeria while townspeople looked on. Fourteen people were injured in the melee, including all eight Indians and two police officers, according to media reports. (Read "Germany Confronts Its Dark Past...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Germany, a Disturbing Rise in Right-Wing Violence | 12/23/2009 | See Source »

...Ziercke says that in light of the new statistics, police surveillance of extremists should be stepped up dramatically in the New Year. Sadly, for a country that has long tried to live down its Nazi past, the wave of right-wing violence shows little sign of relenting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Germany, a Disturbing Rise in Right-Wing Violence | 12/23/2009 | See Source »

...biggest obstacle to Serbia's membership is the past -specifically Belgrade's inability to face up to the baleful legacy of the Balkan wars. The E.U. has made the capture of war fugitives Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic a precondition to even starting membership negotiations. The two men are believed to be hiding in the Serbian mountains under the tacit protection of key politicians. The Netherlands is particularly keen to see the arrest of Mladic, a Bosnian Serb general indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on genocide charges for his alleged role in the slaughter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Pariah No More: Serbia Bids to Join the E.U. | 12/23/2009 | See Source »

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