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...been a key figure, over the past two years, in uniting a rag-tag mix of indigent opium farmers, hardened Islamic fighters and bandits into an effective insurgency that has stretched NATO's resources. "After the fall of the Taliban, all the Taliban escaped to different areas, and he was the only one to marshal them and bring them together as a cohesive force," says Waheed Mujda, author of a number of books about the Taliban...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After a Taliban Leader's Death | 5/14/2007 | See Source »

...ability to be dominant in a sport we loved to play as children. This also reflects our city’s patriotic origins. As we rebelled against the aristocratic British imperial system in favor of a more egalitarian government years ago, so too do we rally around a rag-tag band of brothers that play a democratic game accessible to all. While only the fortunate few can ever hope to live the Paris Hilton lifestyle, we can all pursue happiness on the baseball diamond—no trust fund is necessary to dream of Major League glory. Thus, while Californians...

Author: By Stephen C. Bartenstein | Title: Ball Cap Betrayal! | 5/6/2007 | See Source »

Second, you have to think about your safety. Do the people of New Hampshire even want politicos in their granite state this soon? If a rag-tag group of hooligans (otherwise known as campaigners) invaded my neighborhood—well, there’s a reason I’m a pro-gun liberal...

Author: By Jessica C. Coggins | Title: Stop the Madness | 3/8/2007 | See Source »

...This event will be an extremely unique opportunity for anyone interested in the Arts on campus to acquire a vivid sense of how Harvard’s oldest a capella group evolved from a rag-tag foursome to an internationally acclaimed group,” said member Clayton H. Thomas...

Author: By Alison S. Cohn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: On The Radar: Krokodiloes 60th Anniversary Concert | 3/15/2006 | See Source »

...seasoning.But if the Harvard women’s basketball team had to pick a time, the 2005-2006 season was the prime year to be young and inexperienced.As the Crimson fell in a heartbreaker in Providence and got embarrassed at Princeton, Harvard coach Kathy Delaney-Smith’s rag-tag rookie bunch got a season’s worth of lessons. The Crimson gave up a buzzer-beater to Brown at home, got pummeled by Dartmouth in the Ivy opener and the Ivy Finale, threw a game away against the Tigers and came out sluggish against Penn twice. Only...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Just Going Through Growing Pains | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

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