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...nearly the exact same thing about Jesse Jackson’s doomed 1988 run for the White House, back when her language couldn’t be chalked up to her bygone era or senility. This seems to cast a shadow on some of the past days’ saber-rattling, too—for example, Ferraro said yesterday, “I really think they’re attacking me because I’m white. How’s that?” In spite of all evidence to the contrary, she seems convinced that American voters...

Author: By James M. Larkin | Title: A Tainted Legacy | 3/13/2008 | See Source »

...downs throughout the year and in the first few rounds she was a little shaky, but she got stronger throughout the day. This tournament really showed what she’s capable of doing.” The best all-around performance came from women’s saber, where senior Alexa Weingarden and co-captain Samantha Parker finished sixth and seventh, while freshman Alexandra Sneider notched 11th. “All three of our women’s saber fencers were in the final,” Brand said. “A very strong showing by our three...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Epee Fencers Highlight Strong Regionals Showing | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

...world leaders rattle a saber as flamboyantly as Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez does. On Sunday, in a piece of vintage Chavez theater, he ordered thousands of troops and tanks to the border with Colombia after that country's military had ventured a mile into Ecuador on Saturday to kill Raul Reyes, a top commander of Colombia's FARC guerrillas. The left-wing Chavez called conservative Colombian President Alvaro Uribe a "criminal" and a "lapdog of the U.S. empire," warning ominously that "this could be the start of a war in South America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: War Drums in Latin America | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

...foil saw its strength diminish as the day went on. After crushing the Tigers, 9-0, the squad came back with a mediocre performance in a 5-4 loss to the Bulldogs, and then was crushed itself in a 8-1 defeat against the Quakers. The saber, too, went from one extreme to the other, beating Yale, 7-2 but losing to Penn by the same score. “The deciding match was in saber against Penn,” coach Peter Brand said. “Penn has an extremely strong saber squad, I didn?...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Stymied in Search of Ivy League Championship | 2/4/2008 | See Source »

...SABER, REDWOOD CITY, CALIF...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

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