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These are trying times for Afghanistan's leader. As the dust settles from America's rout of the Taliban, the nation is barely holding together. Its implacable problems, forgotten in the brief moment of triumph, are now front and center. Warlords are trying to carve up the country. Opium is once again the No. 1 crop. And scheming neighbors are attempting to put their own guys in power in Kabul. The strain on Karzai is evident during the several days that I spend with him. The promise of foreign aid helps keep the peace, as do the American bombing raids...
...Harvard men’s freshman goalie Dov, and sophomore forward Lisa Rasmussen, Pell’s childhood friend from Washington, D.C. Nonetheless, the Tigers’ welcome to Bright Hockey Center was hardly friendly, as the Crimson put forth a 39 shot barrage in the 7-1 rout...
...This up from-the-gut approach is credited with providing the clarity needed to rout Al-Qaeda, but Bush's continued directness nourishes the image, particularly among America's European allies, that he will leave the rest of the world behind, imperiling the post-Afghanistan peace, efforts to stop weapons proliferation and chances for regime change in Iraq. South Korea had taken Bush's war-like talk so seriously he had to reassure them he wasn't planning to invade the North. Ever since Bush inducted the Communist hermitage into the "axis of evil," South Korea has been nervous that...
...consolation match, the Crimson took third place with a surprisingly easy rout of the Bulldogs. Harvard avenged a 6-3 loss earlier in the week...
...lineup, sophomore No. 1 James Bullock continued his breakout season with a 3-0 rout of Anschul Manchanda. Manchanda had taken Princeton No. 1 Will Evans to five games earlier in the tournament, but was overwhelmed by Bullock as their match progressed...