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...steely disdain of the PM's wife Cherie (played by Phoebe Nicholl) for the Browns, who are moving into No. 10 Downing; the alacrity with which the U.S. drops Blair by agreeing to a U.N resolution to set up a special tribunal for aggressors in Iraq in order to prove its new enlightened foreign policy credentials. "We're going to say some unpleasant things about you," the U.S. ambassador in London tells Blair. "But we don't really mean them...
...shots from Dartmouth (14-3-2, 12-1-1) in the final period and overtime. In extra time, the Big Green seemed particularly careful to not give up anything to the Crimson since with the tie, Dartmouth maintains its one-game lead in the ECAC that may prove the final difference at the end of the season.“We had to be very careful about misstepping in a game like this because if we did, it could cost us either way,” Harvard coach Katey Stone said.Early on, it was the Crimson powerplay that kept missteping...
Eliminating investments by proxy in morally reprehensible firms may prove challenging, but if divestment came without sacrifice, the symbolic gesture would be meaningless. By refusing to support corporations that underwrite death even if it comes at a cost, Harvard makes an important statement about acting for a greater good than simply maximizing endowment returns. As long as Harvard continues to hold clearly traceable investments in PetroChina and Sinopec, that statement is robbed of its validity. We hope Harvard sticks to its word and makes divestment a reality...
...remember last year when the kids got busted. I thought that it was a little harsh—a [possible] jail sentence [of] two years. It would be difficult to prove intent to distribute,” he adds. “It sounds harsh, but I agree that we need to keep drugs away from schools for sure...
...chance, but only if he positions himself close to the baseline-and not 5 m behind it, as he would at Roland Garros. And Hewitt? "One of the greatest competitors I've ever seen," he says-but as a father now, with a sliding ranking and little left to prove, how hot is Hewitt's inner fire these days? If Cooper had the ear of one of these challengers, could he improve him? "Oh, probably not," he says. "The game's moved too much. And they wouldn't listen, anyway." Sadly, on both counts, he's probably right...