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...government responded to the electoral rout with pledges to transfer power to a civilian government. But the timing remained vague, and the future role of the military was anything but clear. Although junta leader General Saw Maung announced that he would cede control "to the largest party," there were enough caveats to leave the opposition sleepless. First a constitution must be drafted, a process that diplomats warn could take as long as three years. And, Saw Maung cautioned, whoever threatens the protection of "national unity will not be tolerated...
...There is definitely a pay-back factor," said Kramer, who pumped in seven goals when the Crimson (6-0 overall, 2-0 Ivy) recorded a 16-3 rout of Vermont on April 4. "It would be very good to get back at them...
Last year, Harvard travelled to Adelphi ranked seventh in the country, but reeling after a heartbreaking last-second loss to winless St. John's. The subsequent rout in Garden City marked the second of six straight Crimson losses that ruined Coach Scott Anderson's squad's chances for a national ranking...
...Dartmouth men's basketball Coach Paul Cormier probably never thought that one of his high-scoring teams would score only nine points in one half. However, Princeton jumped out to a 28-9 halftime lead en route to a 66-28 rout of the Big Green Saturday night in front of 4281 spectators here at Jadwin...
...suspected that President Samuel Doe, who belongs to the Krahn tribe, would like to eradicate their people. Lately their fears have been reinforced as Doe's troops moved into northern Nimba county, a Gio stronghold and hotbed of opposition to the government. The army's ostensible purpose is to rout a ragtag band of perhaps 200 insurgents, but the soldiers have exceeded that mandate, looting and burning towns and firing on Gio civilians...