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...second bout, they posted a commanding 8-1 victory. Goldfeder and classmate Arielle Pensler won all three of their bouts convincingly. “Technically they have a lot of experience, so I expect that they will progress fairly quickly,” Brand said. The saber was the strongest weapon for the Crimson, which won all nine bouts, including a dramatic come-from-behind win from junior Alexa Weingarden, who was down 4-2 before posting three straight points. “With our women saber fencers, there is one [freshman] who is doing very well, and the other...
...ostensible reason for the current hysteria is that Iran might make a nuclear weapon, but the timing seems convenient. The saber rattling comes as Republicans find themselves hard-pressed to explain why they shouldn't be thrown out of office. Maybe the Bush Administration can save the day for Republicans by selling Americans another war. But who will save the day for the American and Iranian people, who would have to pay for Bush's folly? Joe Heaphey Greencastle, Indiana...
...weapon? In George Orwell's novel 1984, the state was in a perpetual war with a constantly changing enemy. Does that sound familiar? Arlen Grossman Monterey, California, U.S. The ostensible reason for the current hysteria is that Iran might make a nuclear weapon, but the timing seems convenient. The saber rattling comes as Republicans find themselves hard-pressed to explain why they shouldn't be thrown out of office. Maybe the Bush Administration can save the day for Republicans by selling Americans another war. But who will save the day for the American and Iranian people, who would have...
...ostensible reason for the current hysteria is that Iran might make a nuclear weapon, but the timing seems convenient. The saber rattling comes as Republicans find themselves hard-pressed to explain why they shouldn't be thrown out of office. Maybe the Bush Administration can save the day for Republicans by selling Americans another war. But who will save the day for the American and Iranian people, who would have to pay for Bush's folly...
...Previous North Korean saber-rattling has been directed at squeezing more concessions out of the U.S. and its allies around the six-party negotiating table. The six-party process, which also involves South Korea, China and Russia, remains stalled amid sharply differing interpretations between the U.S. and North Korea over what had previously been agreed. North Korea has repeatedly pushed for direct talks with the U.S. - an idea supported by South Korea, China and Russia - but Washington has insisted, much as it has in its nuclear standoff with Iran, that it will only do business with Pyongyang on the basis...