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...once the winter weather cleared in early 2001. The first successful test of an armed Predator was in February 2001. However, the lethal planes weren't used in Afghanistan until after 9/11. CIA officials were worried that bin Laden and his Taliban hosts might learn how to evade or shoot down the drones when there were few available, and the agency was also concerned that assassinating enemies with the Predator would provoke an international outcry against...
...earns points in heaven. A third unit goes to the dead militant's home to set up the mourning tent and prepare refreshments for the crowds who will come to show their respects over the next three days. When Hani Abu Shkaila, a senior field commander, died in a shoot-out with Israeli soldiers in Gaza City last month, Hamas immediately took charge, just as it has done for many others. Abu Shkaila's wife and 3month-old son, like the family of Massoud, will receive a Hamas stipend for food, clothing and schooling until the children grow...
...Saints struggled to shoot the puck on net and, once the momentum changed, the Crimson dominated. The number of shots Harvard threw on goal paid off again when it managed a couple of unusual scores...
...wasn’t done there. At 4:50 of the second, Cavanagh skated in on a two-on-one break, chose to shoot instead of pass, and flung a hard and fast wrister by Traylan. And just like that, the game was tied. It was, according to Harvard coach Mark Mazzoleni a goal that “changed the complexion of the game...
Should you be in an ARM? In a time of rising rates, ARMs lose their advantage. That's no small caveat. Rates have been declining for most of the past 20 years, a cycle that has probably ended. Yet few economists expect rates to shoot higher and keep moving up. If rates rise 2 percentage points over several years, an ARM might still prove cost effective. Underlying the Fed chief's call to ARMs is that we could be in a low-rate environment for years...