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...calm to last. The American-supported Lebanese government appears unwilling to give into conditions set by Hizballah chief Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Syrian and Iranian backed opposition, for calling an end to the opposition's three-day siege of Beirut. Indeed, what began as a labor protest by unions demanding a wage hike is morphing into a regional confrontation with all sides refusing to back down...
...beat them to qualify. It was really intense. We ended up losing the 1, but finished 2-3-5 on the water.”That was good enough to beat the Jumbos, despite a scare when the crews got back on the dock.Tufts filed a protest against the Crimson, but it was disallowed, giving Harvard sole possession of third place and a ticket to nationals, which will be held from May 30-June 1 in Newport, R.I.Boston College and host Brown will join the Crimson at nationals.Harvard fielded three boats at the regatta. The team’s pairs...
...growing realization that many Western firms train local workers and understand how to operate in a free political environment. Meanwhile, activists in places like Ethiopia and Namibia have condemned Chinese investment practices, including poor wages and importation of Chinese laborers. In one of the worst incidents, Zambia exploded in protest after an accident at a Chinese-owned copper mine there in 2005 killed over 50 Zambians...
Unfair or not, the Olympics have never been simply about sports. Just ask any member of the 1980 U.S. team whose lifelong Olympic dream died when President Jimmy Carter ordered a boycott of the Moscow games to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. And the 2008 Games in Beijing promise to be one of the most politically charged Olympiads in modern times, offering a unique platform for protest groups seeking to highlight issues ranging from the host country's crackdown in Tibet and its economic ties with the Sudanese government responsible for the atrocities in Darfur to its domestic political...
...beat the throw by two steps and the umpire called him out,” Vance said. “Just because he made a big play doesn’t mean you can automatically ring him up. O’Hara was blatantly safe.” In protest, both Walsh and assistant coach Tom Lo Ricco were ejected from the game after a heated argument with the umpire.POWER SURGEThe Crimson entered the series with 14 homers total. In the four games against Dartmouth, Harvard nailed four long balls, while two other shots fell just short. On Saturday, Albright...