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Junior center fielder Matt Vance used his bat to prevent the Bears from getting ahead of themselves, quieting talk of Brown stealing the division-leading spot outright...

Author: By Paul T. Hedrick, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Vance’s Bat Keeps Crimson in First | 4/23/2007 | See Source »

...without having played a game for an entire year. Surgery kept her from softball for her whole senior season at the Westridge School in Pasadena, California, where she was a First-team All-Prep League selection for the previous three years in a row.But that year off did not prevent her from making an immediate impression on the Harvard squad. In fact, there was one aspect of her game that almost certainly improved because of the respite from catching—her hitting.“Over the summer I hit a lot,” Murphy said...

Author: By Paul T. Hedrick, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Freshman Taking Ivy League By Storm | 4/23/2007 | See Source »

...willing to support this new strategy, and give General Petraeus the time and support he needs, have chosen a hard road. But it is the right road. It is necessary and just. Democrats, who deny our soldiers the means to prevent an American defeat, have chosen another road. It may appear to be the easier course of action, but it is a much more reckless one, and it does them no credit even if it gives them an advantage in the next election. This is an historic choice, with ramifications for Americans not even born yet. Let's put aside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Doing the Unpopular Thing | 4/23/2007 | See Source »

...aside years of rigorous empirical findings and asserts that a woman can best protect herself against violence by taking responsibility for her own social and sexual behavior. Of course, actual research concluding that education on the prevalence, consequences, and forms of sexual violence is the most effective form of prevention would beg to differ, as would the many chaste, sober individuals who are raped. No matter what someone drinks, wears, or chooses to do, they do not ask to, nor should they expect to be raped; only a rapist can ultimately prevent a rape...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Correction | 4/22/2007 | See Source »

...Anti-Terrorism Coordination Unit. "The association with al-Qaeda is a real and major preoccupation." But, says Chaboud, such a partnership has yet to give rise to even a nascent federation of al-Qaeda groups across north Africa. Even within borders, jihadist groups remain disparate, atomized, and insulated to prevent infiltration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe's North African Terror Threat | 4/20/2007 | See Source »

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