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...second-consecutive strong league showing for Brown, who allowed one earned run in five innings of relief in a 7-3 loss to Cornell last weekend...
Iraq, of course, is not Somalia. The military is not going anywhere, even if the civilian authority operating under L. Paul Bremer checks out on schedule early this summer. But the attacks last week once again threw into grisly relief the dilemmas that have plagued U.S. forces since the occupation began. Military commanders could not determine with certainty whether the atrocities had been carried out by remnants of Saddam's security forces, foreign terrorists or some combination of the two--or simply by hateful thugs who lurk in areas the military has failed to pacify. The confusion over the killers...
...troops from the 82nd Airborne Division pulled back to a base 5 miles from the city center. While the retreat protected U.S. forces from attacks, it allowed criminals and ex-regime loyalists to have the run of the place. The city's chronic violence also dissuaded reconstruction workers and relief agencies from venturing in, fueling local frustration over the lack of jobs and services. On March 24 control over the city was handed to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, which has vowed to take back the streets. But the Marines have encountered resistance in their attempts to fight their...
...only follows that Frederic and Raoul, who has taken an immediate fancy to the girl, need to embroil themselves in the political and romantic mess with Raoul’s hopelessly star-struck friends (Viviane’s an actress, remember?), strategically introduced for more comic relief. Call it a veritable love hexagon, in which people are always in love with people in love with other people...
...bumper crop also includes second baseman/shortstop Julia Kidder, who is still batting at astronomical levels (.480 BA, .581 on-base percentage) and pitcher Becky Voaklander (3-0, 3.68 earned run average), who provided solid relief on Tuesday against UMass...