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...ranks" of the Pakistani military. "It's too easy to punish the military for political decisions," Zinni says. "If the U.S. had problems with a country on human rights or other issues, I was always ordered as a combatant commander to punish the country's military. We shoot ourselves in the foot in a security sense when we do that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Pakistan's Nukes in Safe Hands? | 11/6/2007 | See Source »

...significant amount of time up in the air, and many passes went astray. The Crimson reached halftime level, though, as Wideroff grabbed an equalizer in the 44th minute. On the play, freshman Katherine Sheeleigh sent a pass to sophomore Christina Hagner. Hagner, who appeared to have room to shoot, chose instead to lay the ball off to a trailing Wideroff, who hammered the ball past the Lions’ keeper. Columbia’s winner came in the 70th minute, courtesy of Finnsdottir’s second goal of the match. In the last 20 minutes, Harvard had a number...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lions Eliminate Last Title Hopes | 11/4/2007 | See Source »

...fourth quarter: Don't you just hate it when a team calls timeouts late in a meaningless game? Columbia's single-handedly trying to ruin shoot for at least three Crimson editors...

Author: By Crimson Sports Staff | Title: LIVE: Harvard Football at Columbia - 11/3/07 | 11/3/2007 | See Source »

...desperation and b) a leading indicator of failure, especially if it became the defining characteristic of a candidacy. Four years ago, John Kerry wisely decided not to go negative on Howard Dean and won the nomination when Dean and Dick Gephardt slaughtered each other in a negative-ad shoot-out. Now that Edwards has taken the lead against Clinton, Obama might profit by staying aloof and presidential...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hit Her Again! | 10/31/2007 | See Source »

...Doubting Thomas The Knicks still have more shoot-first guards than Blackwater USA, and it's always fun to guess which ball hog Isiah will overpay next. But here's something you didn't know about the coach/GM/sexual harasser who's lost with such extraordinary consistency despite the league's highest payroll: Isiah wrote a management book! It's called "The Fundamentals." I'd make a joke now, but my head just exploded. By the way, where's the book explaining why the best players - Thomas, Kevin McHale, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan - are the worst executives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The NBA — Never Bet Against It! | 10/30/2007 | See Source »

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