Word: setbacks
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...expired. The mood of the two friends was somber. Both men were humanitarians who had become prominent advocates of war in Iraq. That evening, they had participated in a panel discussion at Harvard’s Institute of Politics on “War in Iraq: An Advance or Setback to Middle East Peace?” Both had argued for the invasion on idealistic grounds. After the panel, at the Brattle Street restaurant Casablanca, the human cost of the war was very much on their minds, Ignatieff said. But Ignatieff remembers Makiya, an Iraqi expatriate, saying...
...After a 6-5 setback to open the 2008 season, the men’s lacrosse team is rolling...
...three series with Quinnipiac on Saturday night, it was all the Crimson could do just to survive.Plagued by a rash of penalties and a reinvigorated Bobcats squad that continually held its lead just out of reach, Harvard (15-12-4, 12-7-3 ECAC) suffered a frustrating 7-4 setback at the Bright Hockey Center that made an 11-0 loss seem almost preferable. It was apparent from the game’s opening minutes that this would not be a replaying of Friday night’s 11-0 Crimson blowout. After sophomore Alex Biega missed a chance...
...with Fillon and other leading conservatives adamant their municipal setback would not affect the mandate for sweeping reform got from voters just 10 months ago, some pundits accused the right of being intentionally autistic in ignoring Sunday's outcome. "Monsieur le Président, someone has to inform you: you lost these municipal elections, and badly," wrote Laurent Joffrin, editor-in-chief of the leftist daily Libération in his Monday editorial. "With a Soviet-grade excess of hypocrisy, your accomplices, spokespeople, and your Prime Minister have maintained the contrary, [but] this first vote held just 10 months after...
...Ivies this year was faster than the time it took to be an All-American back in 2005,” Morawski said. “But she will not make it to the NCAAs, sadly. This year it was just incredibly fast.” Despite the setback, Pangilinan came away from the weekend with no regrets. She only had pride for her team. “It’s bittersweet,” Pangilinan said. “But at the same time, it felt so good to win that for my team. It was a great...