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...from the E.U., regularly taking a different path when Europe attempted a unified policy (notably during the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009), and strengthening ties with Russia, to the chagrin of Britain and France. "Behind the scenes Germany is still pretty much the puppet master in the E.U., pulling many strings," says Ulrike Guérot, head of the Berlin office of the European Council on Foreign Relations. "But sometimes Berlin is deciding not to pull any strings at all now, in which case nothing happens. Germany is starting to become good at avoiding Europe in a very subtle...
...kind of decided that as a team we were going to pull it together and come back—and we almost did,” freshman Jennifer VanderMeulen said...
...really saw her fighting hard and staying really positive,” Gridley said. “That helped her pull through the match...
...This weekend, our first two games were very close, but we just couldn’t pull out the win,” freshman Aisha Price said. “This third game, we really put our heads into coming out with the win and went into the game just ready to give it our all. We are just really really happy that we are able to come out finally with a good...
...Rangel unseated in 1970, and together shattered scores of racial barriers, attaining offices once dismissed as off-limits and paving the way for the ascension of black leaders around the country. In the process, they turned Harlem - long the epicenter of African-African culture - into a political mecca, its pull strong enough to entice former President Bill Clinton to base his foundation headquarters on the district's main thoroughfare of 125th Street. But with Rangel, 79, giving up his gavel, the Paterson era in Albany lurching toward an end and Dinkins having long since stepped away from the scene, Harlem...