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...Odierno. The New Jersey-born and bred Odierno, an imposing (6-ft. 5-in.) leader whom the troops call "General O", spent 15 months as Petraeus's number two during the implementation of the surge. His new job will include advising the next President on if and when to pull out U.S. troops from Iraq. At a press conference earlier this year, he touted a "conditions-based" approach to withdrawal. When asked how he felt about a withdrawl timetable, he said, "we'll have to make an assessment to decide whether that's the right thing...
...Invitational, 25-17, 25-11, 25-8.Long Beach landed an early lead in the first set and held onto it for the rest of the game. Although the Crimson managed to cut the deficit to 9-6, the 49ers slammed down five kills and a few aces to pull ahead, 17-10. Unable to close the gap, Harvard succumbed to the Beach, 25-17.The Crimson managed to keep up with the 49ers at the beginning of the second frame, but Long Beach quickly pulled away for a 25-11 victory.Sounding the final death knell for Harvard, Long Beach State...
...impressive personal win, beating No. 12 Nate Schnugg of Georgia 6-4, 6-2, a win sure to boost his confidence and aggressiveness. Harvard’s players ran out of steam as matches progressed, losing just enough consistency, pace, or placement to allow their top-flight opponents to pull away. Playing against Berkeley’s Eoin Heavey, sophomore Alexi Chijoff-Evans won the first set and took the second to six all in the second set tiebreaker. “At that point, I knew my body would give up,” Chijoff-Evans said. Heavey...
...When Ike first reached downtown Houston, we took our positions in front of the television, where we'd spent a good portion of Friday night watching Ike destroy Galveston. The blue tarps we hung over the windows appeared to be breathing, moving back and forth. We'd pull back the tarps and curtains and peek out at the storm. The streetlights were still on and we could see the trees blowing crazily. We felt relatively safe, until we heard the breaking glass...
...streets of this little community of 15,000. White signs on large blue barrels were placed in a 10-block area, warning that it was under 24-hour curfew. "Everybody is subject to being stopped and questioned," said Mayor James Valley. "Our officers will ride in unmarked vehicles, pull surprises on people and check everybody out to see who they...