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...brought a vision for China that has resonated from the 19th century Qing dynasty reformers to this day: to regain China's fu qiang (wealth and power), dignity, international respect and territorial integrity. In this regard, Mao and the CCP positioned themselves squarely with a deep yearning among Chinese - thus earning their loyalty and the party's legitimacy. His successors have not wavered from this singular vision and mission. (Read "Where China Goes Next...
Despite being down 2-1, Harvard was able to regain control over possession but kept coming up short at the goal line. Quaker goalie Kieran Sweeney came up with big saves on a penalty corner and on a diving shot by junior Chloe Keating. But with Keating and sophomore Carly Dickson moving the ball up the field, the Crimson began to gain momentum...
...told the Secretaries of both State and Defense and National Security Adviser Jim Jones warily favor the military's request for more troops. But Vice President Joe Biden and, perhaps, the President remain skeptics - and rightly so, since any military policy depends on whether the Afghan government can regain some credibility after the flagrantly corrupt August elections. If Hamid Karzai limps into a second term but does not make some major reforms - like removing his brother from power in Kandahar province - we will not have the legitimate local government that the military's counterinsurgency strategy requires...
Sometimes you just have to bring out the big guns.Down 18-10 in the third frame of its contest against Holy Cross, the Harvard women’s volleyball (4-7) team needed a serious boost to regain its momentum and avoid dropping its second frame in a row.Enter sophomore Anne Carroll Ingersoll. The 6’2” outside hitter walked onto the court of the Malkin Athletic Center for the first time in the game and immediately dropped two kills. From there, Ingersoll helped catalyze a crescendo in her team’s play that eventually...
...Agha Lalai. "We should be able to give them a job, rent money, but we can't." This paltry offering cannot compete with the wages and benefits that a Taliban fighter collects from his commanders who, Afghan officials allege, are bankrolled by Pakistani intelligence services covertly helping the Taliban regain ground...