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Dmitrievsky and others are seeking to protect and reclaim freedoms won in the final years of the Soviet Union, when Mikhail Gorbachev introduced his policy of glasnost, or greater openness. Later, in the immediate post-Soviet era, Boris Yeltsin presided over a scrappy, imperfect democratic flowering. Activists say that, since he took office in 2000, Putin has tried to bottle up the explosion of interest in human rights, free speech and democratic accountability that took place in the 1990s. Says Vladimir Ryzhkov, one of the few remaining independents in parliament: "The regime has achieved a state of total manipulation...
...tough Quinnipiac offense, who shot 62.2 percent from the field. More Crimson players hit the ground, diving for loose balls, and began to confound the visitors after switching to a full court press. However, it was too little too late as Harvard could not generate enough momentum to reclaim the lead. To find the answer to these recent troubles, Harvard only need to look into a mirror. “Too many fouls,” Crimson coach Kathy-Delaney Smith said. “Too many fouls.” The Crimson entered foul trouble early in the game...
...Doug Krantz got open near the blue line and elected to take a long-distance shot, which found its way past Richter to erase the Crimson’s lead at 15:51.While Harvard was able to apply some pressure on a power play and appeared ready to reclaim the lead, the Big Red responded as soon as it returned to full strength. After Cornell successfully withstood the Crimson pressure during the man-advantage opportunity, center Michael Kennedy was able to take the puck the other way for a breakaway, faking right before depositing the puck in the left side...
...Cornell’s Doug Krantz got open near the blue line and elected to take a long-distance shot, which found its way past Richter and erased the Crimson’s lead at 15:51.Although Harvard applied some pressure on a power play and appeared ready to reclaim the lead, the Big Red responded as soon as it returned to full strength. After Cornell successfully withstood the Crimson pressure during the man-advantage opportunity, center Michael Kennedy took the puck the other way for a breakaway, faking right before depositing the puck in the left side...
...Montana senatorial race is on most pundits’ short lists of “toss-up” races. A win here is said to be vital to the Democrats’ battle to reclaim Congress’ upper chamber; so vital, in fact, that by today, the candidates and political parties will have spent close to $20 per voter...