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...tearful pleas by the families of the three captives for immediate Japanese troop withdrawal. Just hours after news of the hostage crisis became public, the Japanese government vigorously rejected pulling out its soldiers. For Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, keeping the troops in Iraq is in part a matter of pride. The 550 members of the country's Ground Self-Defense Force in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah are the first Japanese soldiers to serve in a full-fledged combat zone since the end of World War II, after which the defeated nation signed a peace constitution forbidding an offensive...
...It’s going to be great,” sophomore infielder Zak Farkes says. “We pride ourselves on playing at home, and we want to win every single game there. We want to take all four this weekend, and thanks in [part to him,] we’re in a real position to do just that...
However clever he may be, Knoc-turn’al’s over-concern with West Coast pride may alienate rap fans in other regions. Knoc-turn’al focuses on appealing to a West Coast audience, especially on “Peepin Tom.” He invokes the prowess of NWA, Ice Cube, Tupac and E-40 among others to create this comical song. By weaving hints of these classic artists into his own songs, it becomes apparent that Knoc-turn’al revels in his local notoriety. His authentic California flavor makes...
...despite his professed pride in his past profession, the six-foot five-inch, 255-pound Miami native has seemingly distanced himself from his wrestling persona over the course of his acting career, catalyzing an image evolution that he insists is unintentional but only natural...
...sophomore Jennifer Raimondi, a native of Langley, British Columbia. “I have a lot of sympathy for Julie and Angela—I definitely know what it’s like to come in second and experience all that. But I’m definitely feeling national pride...