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...PAKISTAN: Right next door to Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous and unsettling spots the terrorists could choose. President Pervez Musharraf, having thrown his lot in with Washington, is under keen pressure to bottle up fleeing al-Qaeda men. His government has made valiant efforts lately to seal the long, porous border. But once fugitives from Afghanistan make it across, they will find broad pockets of sympathy throughout the provinces of Baluchistan and the North-West Frontier. In those semiautonomous tribal areas, Islamabad's authority has been limited, though army presence has been beefed up recently...
Whether or not the city will grant Harvard permission to dig the tunnel remains unclear. The city’s planning board will need to approve an easement allowing the University to dig under the street. Later, the City Council will have to add its own seal of approval—which is likely to take well into...
...finished on the wrong foot for the Crimson. URI took advantage of Harvard’s 18 turnovers in the first period to establish a 12-point lead at the half and sophomore guard Lindsey O’Neil made seven free throws in the last 2:39 to seal...
...Revving up the manhunt should get a bit easier. Opposition forces closed in on the Taliban's last stronghold at Kandahar last week. U.S. Marines were deployed on Afghan soil to seal off avenues of retreat. The fall of Kandahar?whether by surrender or defeat?will peel away the terrorists' last major base of support. But it still won't be enough to put an X through all the names on Tommy Franks' lists...
Harvard was able to seal the deal later in the period...