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After months of false starts, OPEC claims it is ready to drop production far enough to pull more money out of the pockets of the oil-consuming nations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OPEC Ready to Take Crude Prices to The Mat | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...opening questions of the new reign in Moscow is whether attempts to pull off that unprecedented Pope-meets-Patriarch summit gets put on the fast track. Benedict sent his best wishes Wednesday, notably long and gushing in his stated desire to move the two Churches closer. "May the Almighty bless your efforts to maintain Communion among the Orthodox Churches and to seek that fullness of Communion which is the goal of Catholic-Orthodox collaboration and dialogue," the Pope wrote. "I assure Your Holiness of my spiritual closeness and of the Catholic Church's commitment to cooperate with the Russian Orthodox...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will the Pope Meet Russia's New Patriarch? | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...will look to provide more depth. “I saw a lot of great things, especially out of our freshman,” Green said. “The future is bright. I think right now we have more depth this year. Anyone can be called on to pull out a win for the team.” Ko also noted the importance of the Crimson rookies. “They’ve worked really hard over the fall and really integrated,” Ko said. “They are definitely part of the team right...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Falls Short In Season-Opening Loss | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

...CAMPUSLin ended the night as the team’s leading scorer, but junior center Doug Miller had one of his more dominant stretches in a Crimson uniform when he scored on four of Harvard’s first six second-half possessions to pull his team to within one with 16:24 to play in regulation. The junior started with a pretty spin move in the lane for an easy two, then hit two free throws after pulling down the offensive board on a missed layup from Lin.Dartmouth star Alex Barnett followed at the other end with a tough...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Harvard’s Failure To Capitalize from Behind the Line Results in Defeat | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

...failed in his bid at ending presidential term limits, Morales agreed to keep Bolivia's re-election laws as is. He is therefore able to compete in this December's Presidential elections for one more five-year term - but no more. That doesn't mean he wont try "to pull a Chavez," noted Santa Cruz resident Alberto Montero last week, referring to the Venezuelan's attempt to pass a separate referendum on indefinite re-election after Venezuela's new constitution was approved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolivia's Revolutionary New Charter | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

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