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...Cormie said. “New Hampshire ran offense inside-out so we worked hard to set a strong solid block and our block allowed us to play really good defense. "Our strong block is really disturbing to their hitters and took them out of their game and helped push the energy in our favor.” The first frame was a hard fought battle between the Crimson (6-7, 1-0 Ivy) and the Wildcats (3-13). Harvard edged out New Hampshire, 26-24, in a match filled with momentum shifts. Late in the set, the Crimson fell...

Author: By Stephanie Krysiak, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Narrowly Edges Wildcats | 10/1/2008 | See Source »

Part of the problem, according to Offenheiser, lies in current U.S. trade, agricultural, and aid policies that threaten to push millions into poverty. He said that America’s subsidies to farmers decrease prices and force farmers in poor countries out of the market...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: OxFam President Weighs Food Crisis | 9/30/2008 | See Source »

...what you say? Did you pull back at all? Anyone who speaks intemperately into a live mike - bottom line, it's their fault. You gotta do your best every day and share your point of view, so you can't let it bother you too much. You just gotta push forward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peggy Noonan | 9/30/2008 | See Source »

...their leaders didn't seem to be trying too hard to get the votes. There wasn't "some of the bursting of arms that I've seen in some votes over the past 12 years," said Representative Chip Pickering, a Mississippi Republican. Why wouldn't there be a harder push on such a crucial bill? "The leaders knew people have deeply held convictions on this," Pickering said. "Everyone knew what the stakes were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anatomy of a Legislative Meltdown | 9/30/2008 | See Source »

...Repeated attempts by Syria to regain the Golan Heights, including a disastrous war and numerous failed negotiations, have proved fruitless. The stalemate over its status has strangled Israeli-Syrian relations, pushing Syria to ally itself with other nations and groups hostile to Israel's agenda such as Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran, while urging Israel to push for the ostracization of Syria by its Western allies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Golan Heights | 9/30/2008 | See Source »

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