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...pressure Taiwan to shut down such a program in the early 1980s. And Taiwan is in the middle of a spirited national debate on an $18 billion proposed purchase of largely defensive hardware from the U.S., which includes eight diesel-electric submarines, 12 P-3C Orion antisubmarine aircraft and Patriot missile defense systems. Taiwan's doves, and even some of its former military officers, oppose the purchase, arguing that it is too expensive and will only raise cross-strait tensions...
Faced with the reality of the departure of all-league passer Marko Glavic, who led the Patriot League last year in total yards per game as a senior, Tavani knew he had to address the naming of a new team leader. The competition was between up-and-coming sophomore Brad Maurer and experienced junior Pat Davis...
Instead of appointing one the starter and letting the other rot on the bench— a situation that often divides a team into factions—Tavani decided to use both quarterbacks evenly. The Leopards (3-1, 1-0 Patriot) have rallied around the chemistry that has formed between Maurer and Davis, jumping out to an early lead in the Patriot League. When Harvard (2-0, 1-0 Ivy) travels to face Lafayette tomorrow in Easton, Penn., the defense expects to see a healthy dose of both quarterbacks...
After voting to pass the Patriot Act and even defending it on the campaign trail, saying that it “[had] to do with things that really were quite necessary in the wake of what happened on September 11,” Kerry reversed his position and now decries it as a direct assault on fundamental American rights...
...politics are un-American. At least, they no longer fit the a la carte ethos of iPod America. You and I can't each have our own President. We can't have our own Supreme Court or our own assault-weapons law. If you don't like the USA Patriot Act, you can't delete it from your digital playlist...