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...regime's intentions will be seen in how it deals with Nour following his release. Within hours of tasting freedom, Nour told reporters that he intends to re-enter politics despite the ban imposed on political activity imposed by his conviction. In the 2005 election, Nour was runnerup, winning 7% of the vote to Mubarak's 88%, but government pressure, possibly including fires that damaged al-Ghad's offices, has decimated Nour's party. In its court prosecution of Nour, the government charged that he had forged signatures on documents required for registering al-Ghad to become a political party...
...America Fraiberg, the team's first seed. She is in great shape. She was last year's runnerup at the NCAA Intercollegiate Championships and the work she's done on her short game may well make her unbeatable...
...Runnerup: "If we control the line like we did today, I don't think we'll ever pass again."--Harvard football quarterback Tim Perry after engineering a 24-15 upset of Penn Saturday at the Stadium. Perry was forced to throw only seven passes in the game as the Crimson rushed for 318 yards...
...Runnerup: "Looking for a good way to lose some money this weekend? Try betting on the Princeton field hockey team, which brings a 2-2 Ivy League record into [Saturday's] game with Harvard."--M.D.S. in the Eclectic Notebook last week before the Tigers upset Harvard, 2-1, in overtime. Looks like he lost his shirt again...
...Runnerup: "That was one of the single most bizarre calls I've ever seen. He called offensive clamping, which has never been called in the history of water polo. It's a defensive call. As far as I'm concerned, we won this game in regulation."--Harvard water polo Coach Chris Hafferty after another highly-questionable call helped Brown tie last Sunday's game against the Crimson and send it into overtime. The Bruins eventually...