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President Barack Obama announced $8.3 billion in federal loan guarantees for the construction of two nuclear reactors at a plant in Georgia. It is the first new nuclear project to be green-lighted in the U.S. since the 1980s. Once online, sometime in 2017, the reactors will generate power for 1.4 million people. While most hailed the move--the White House said the reactors will prevent the emission of 16 million tons of carbon dioxide each year--critics say safety standards for storing the plant's radioactive waste need to be improved...
...Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship," said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Qatar on Feb. 15. It was the Obama Administration's bluntest statement yet against Iran's Revolutionary Guards, which many now believe to be the nation's true power center. Her comments came as the U.S. continues to push for new U.N. sanctions against Tehran, which recently announced it would enrich uranium to higher levels, reinforcing suspicions that it intends to produce nuclear weapons. To prevent such an outcome, Clinton said, the U.S. is focused on both "engagement and political pressure...
...Harvard’s chances in the first period was a falling shot from junior Pier-Olivier Michaud from the left side of the ice. But Karpowich made a great save and then shut the Crimson out during the ensuing power play caused by a Golden Knight hooking foul...
...Harvard could not capitalize on the basis of solid defense and numerous power play opportunities. Despite controlling the ice, the Crimson took only 11 shots in the first two periods combined...
...seemed like most of the game turned into a duel between Carroll and Clarkson goalie Paul Karpowich, who made 21 saves while withstanding a barrage of power plays...