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...measure of eligibility for service in the new government, which is largely controlled by Shi'ites. The move was long overdue, and no one knows whether the measure will ever be implemented; Sunnis are skeptical, and so, at times, is Washington. "We nudge. We push. We prod. We pull. We cajole," says U.S. ambassador Ryan Crocker. But he adds that the Iraqis "have to make the decision...
...fact, that's already happening. Several thousand troops involved in the surge have quietly begun to pull out. For now, Petraeus and Odierno are sticking by their plan to draw down U.S. forces by roughly 4,000 troops a month through July. Left unchanged, that would return U.S. forces close to their pre-surge level. But both men caution that it could be halted if violence flares up. Petraeus says further withdrawals depend on a matrix of unknowns: military and economic conditions, and whether the Iraqis are showing signs of governing themselves...
...earn a reputation as a dirty player amongst his peers.While some would dismiss this love of the gutsy underdog as false hope and wishful thinking when it is facing a merciless juggernaut like the Pats, there is no doubt in my mind that the Giants can pull out a victory on Sunday.While it is difficult to point out a weakness in New England, it is apparent that this is not the same team that demolished opponents with ease in the first half of the season. The Patriots came within three points of losing to both the Philadelphia Eagles...
Harvard avenged its one Ivy League loss to Dartmouth in the teams’ second meeting. On Jan. 26 in New Hampshire, the Crimson came back from being down, 28-20, at the half to pull...
...That [away record] certainly says that we need to start cranking down and pulling these out,” Pusar said. “We’ve been in a lot of close games and we just haven’t been able to pull it out. We have to get a little bit gritty, get a little bit more fire so that these teams can’t pull away at the end and we can take a few away from them...