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...zeal to show it was combatting terrorism? It's unclear whether anyone could have foreseen the twists and turns, such as Moussaoui becoming his own counsel, that began to unravel the government's case. But the case now is pivotal for another reason: it has become a showdown between the basic right of criminal defendants to prove their innocence and national-security concerns that can affect the lives of many others. Here's how this supposedly open-and-shut case turned into an unruly tangle of conflicting legal principles...
...been making headway in restoring the country to normality. Power production recently surpassed the prewar average, more than 1,500 schools have been rehabilitated, and the din of construction fills the capital. Large swaths of the countryside are calm and cooperative. And the Administration won a diplomatic showdown with the U.N. Security Council last week when the council unanimously endorsed the U.S. plan for reconstructing Iraq--though the victory felt somewhat hollow when council members immediately declared they would not contribute men or money to the effort...
...reigning Ivy Champions are the No. 8 team in the nation, and their most recent wins show that they are a force to be reckoned with. With only one conference game—at Penn—remaining on their schedule after Saturday’s showdown, the Tigers will be putting all of their energy into this game...
...this Ivy League showdown in New Haven, Conn.—give or take a few goals—turned out to be simply more of the same...
...actual races begin early Saturday afternoon, with both qualifying and single heat events scheduled. The Regatta has been a two-day affair since 1996 when high winds spoiled what was then a one-day showdown...