Word: reared
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...with bad intelligence by supporters of a local warlord, Pacha Khan Zadran, who may have been using U.S. firepower to settle scores with his rivals in Paktia, a province he hopes to control as governor. "One competitor may be trying to use our capability for his own benefit," says Rear Admiral John Stufflebeem, deputy director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff...
DURHAM, N.H.—Ingram’s hat trick of three similar power-play goals was the difference as Harvard survived an emotionally wrenching game marred by freshman Nicole Corriero’s scary second-period collision into the rear boards and UNH’s fiery third-period rally...
...falling behind 2-0 and 4-1, UNH stayed in the game. A major turning point came with 5:30 left in the second period, when Wildcat center Debbie Bernhard hit Corriero from behind. The collision caused Corriero, who had already been down on the ice, to hit the rear boards head-first...
...analysts downgraded AOL Time Warner (parent company of this writer), actually slapped a "sell" - and a bankruptcy warning - on Kmart, and even pooh-poohed sole Internet survive-and-thriver eBay, just weeks before what everybody expects to be one depressing Q4 earnings announcements. And it's not just the rear-view - few expect the corporate-earnings recession to reverse itself with much drama. The 2002 graph should be slanted up - it'd be hard to slant down after the last year and half - but it looks like it'll be a pretty gentle grade...
...Forces personnel are reportedly negotiating for Omar's surrender. However, U.S. officials doubt he's ready to turn himself in, primarily because they believe Taliban officials are speaking on their own behalf, without Omar?s approval. "These are Taliban forces looking to negotiate themselves out of a predicament," said Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem...