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Will Musharraf join the fight? Though the U.S. is pressing Musharraf to do more to rout terrorists in Pakistan, his political survival still depends on parties that resent his ties to Washington. There is a widespread view in Pakistan that Vice President Dick Cheney, during his trip to Pakistan two weeks ago, reprimanded Musharraf for failing to rein in the militants. But officials on both sides say the partnership between Bush and Musharraf remains solid. "Is it doing more? Well, yeah, it's doing more. We all gotta do more, do better, do different. It's a war," says...
...hoped to hang onto the seat in an increasingly Red State, Blanco's announcement blew the race wide open. If the news was disheartening for her supporters and her party, it was perhaps more dismaying to her political enemies, who were clearly relishing the prospect of an all-out rout as the G.O.P. planned a run against her Katrina record...
...updates. It’s a rare thing that a major Crimson sports team marches all the way to the NCAA Tournament. It’s rarer still that any team, independent of conference affiliation, starts a season so poorly and rattles off 12 wins in a row to rout the rest of the league.The Ivies’ second-place finisher. Dartmouth, was just 9-5 in conference play. Quite frankly, nobody else ever had a shot.This Harvard team that has so excelled in my absence carries with it the perimeter punch and the low-post presence to not only...
...Crimson’s 8-0 rout of Northeastern last Tuesday in the consolation game of the Beanpot, Chu capitalized on a power play, scoring Harvard’s third goal late in the first period. Chu also executed four assists in the sound victory...
...showed the tension of the rivalry.Tay scored 17 points in the game, while Finelli added 14. Sophomore forward Emma Moretzsohn had a game-high four blocks for the Crimson.HARVARD 67, BROWN 41The Crimson shook off a slew of turnovers early in the game to coast to a 67-41 rout of Brown (4-20, 2-8) Friday night.Tay and Christiana Lackner led Harvard with 12 points apiece. Tay added eight assists, three rebounds, and three steals to fill out her box score.Seventeen first-half turnovers tell the story of the Crimson’s early troubles, as Harvard had trouble...