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Lately, however, the problem has been an absence of intelligence and precious few leads about the whereabouts of bin Laden or his comrades. That may be because the Taliban, which controlled Afghanistan and gave comfort to al-Qaeda before the U.S. invaded, is regrouping. "The tribal chiefs are hedging their bets," says an adviser to Afghan President Hamid Karzai. "They know that when the American soldiers leave their village, the Taliban will steal back to take revenge." A few miles north of Shkin, in a dusty bazaar known as Bormol, gunmen dragged a pro-American police chief and seven...
...accolades and impressive statistics are not the reason she’s the Crimson’s co-captain for the second year in a row. Nothing is as precious as the hockey experience she brings to the team...
...live on less than $2 a day, 90% of Tambogrande's voters rejected the Manhattan Minerals project in a nonbinding referendum late last year. Many are fearful that the open-pit mine will corrupt their farmlands, even though Manhattan pledges not to sully or siphon off the area's precious irrigation canals and reservoirs. "We are not going to allow a mine to destroy our way of life," says Tambogrande Mayor Francisco Ojeda...
...know it. It’s going to be a long winter. The good news is that living in Cambridge gives us even more incentive to enjoy the precious days of autumn. From apple picking to country-style pumpkin pie contests, FM has rounded up a list of fabulously fun festivities for fall. So before the bitter cold eclipses any and all hint of warmth and sunlight, take an afternoon to explore New England in all its autumnal glory...
...decades to come. Freshman year is a transition into this new atmosphere, and the essential time to develop effective habits of study and relaxation. Freshmen, having neither seven classes to attend during the day nor parents at night, are now learning how to husband time as their most precious resource...