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...less a problem for Villepin, whose government was badly damaged by the rioting in the dense minority neighborhoods last fall. There's a sense in Paris that, this time, the Prime Minister must stand up to the student protesters to show a certain toughness, before facing a possible showdown with his right-wing rival, Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, in next year's presidential election. But clinging resolutely to a deeply unpopular policy seems unlikely to help Villepin - whose personal approval rating has sunk to the mid-30s - with the voters. He may be looking for some room to maneuver...
...Frozen Four, where it knocked off St. Lawrence in the national semifinals before bowing to Minnesota, 4-3, in the title game. This time around, Harvard (18-12-4) travels to the Durham, N.H. arena of the top-seeded Wildcats (32-2-1) for a home-site quarterfinal showdown with a ticket to the season’s final weekend in Minneapolis on the line. The puck drops at 7 p.m. ”A lot of people felt like we wouldn’t be here now, so I’m proud of these kids...
...headed to the ECAC semifinals in Albany, NY. After a busy best-of-three series last weekend in which it outlasted St. Lawrence, the No. 4-seeded Crimson faces off against top-seeded Dartmouth at 4:30 this afternoon in Pepsi Arena. The St. Patrick’s Day showdown will determine which team will play for the ECAC championship. “It was obviously a real tough weekend last weekend,” senior Tom Walsh said. “Our only goal was to get to Albany, and we’re here, so we?...
...world may be anxious to see how Israel and Hamas deal with each other. But Palestinians are more worried about another showdown: between Hamas and Fatah, the organization founded by Yasser Arafat, whose members do not want to relinquish control of the Palestinian government to the upstarts. Both Palestinian officials and Israeli security experts say that a clash between the two forces is inevitable and could swiftly turn violent. The feud runs deep. Fatah members are secular, while Hamas' leadership is guided by the Koran. Palestinians complain that many of Arafat's old commanders are little better than gangsters...
...putting on this event is why doesn’t this happen every week,” Rhodes said. Another competition will take place tomorrow to decide which two of the four new bands will perform against the Fly Upright Kite, Major Major and Stolen Records. The final showdown will be on Tuesday the 21st. Both shows will start at 9:30 at Tommy Doyle?...