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...ceasefire did allow U.S. forces to concentrate on hunting al-Qaeda in Baghdad, Mosul and Diyala without having an open front in the south. But it also allowed the cleric to rearm, clean his own house and retake the reins of his splintering movement. However, Sadr's devoted rank and file seem to be itching for a fight now as the Iraqi government and their American backers take sides with rival factions and continue to crack down on Sadr's Jaish al Mahdi, or JAM. "Sadr has had an interest in making sure everyone knows he's still around," Nasr...
...arguably occurs between the two men standing at opposite ends of the ice: sophomore goalie Kyle Richter and Cornell net-minder Ben Scrivens. Boasting the No. 1 and No. 2 save percentages in the ECAC, Richter’s .935 save percentage narrowly edges Scrivens .932. Both goalies also rank No.1 and No. 2 respectively in games started. Tonight’s game will be Richter’s first trip to the semifinals, as Clarkson ended the Crimson’s season in the second round during his freshman year.“If Sunday night was any indication...
...Leader Development and Assessment Course—or LDAC, as it is so often called—is a case in point. The result of the four weeks of assessment is a national ranking that determines cadets’ priority for military division and geographic post. Those that rank high will end up at the place of their choosing—places like Hawaii are popular, Captain David Gowel, an ROTC instructor, explains. Those who find themselves farther down the list won’t be nearly so lucky...
...better outdoor jumper than indoor jumper,” Saretsky said. “So it’s good for her to be at her best going into the outdoor season.” With her success at Arkansas, Christensen moves into an elite rank of Harvard high jumpers who have received All-American honors in both the indoor and outdoor NCAAs. Only two other Crimson women—Dora Gyorffy ’01 and Kart Siilats ’02—have accomplished the feat. “She’s earned...
...democracy so you get to voteon everything.RR: Is that where you’re from?AM: Yeah, that’s where I’m from.Also, this is my fi rst acting experience, soit’s pretty interesting.RR: Are you a pretty angry juror?Where you do rank from 1 to 12?AM: I’m very, very low. I’m rather serious, but rarely angry. Once I get enragedbecause someone breaks one of my ethical principles, which is that you have to fulfi llyour commitment to democracy, but that’s really...