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...from three directions--south from Turkey, east from Jordan and north from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, although Iraq's neighbors have been reluctant to serve as staging points. Pentagon officials are optimistic that the Iraqi military, after more than a decade of sanctions, is a brittle force ready to snap under pressure. U.S. troops would face the most potent threat from the Republican Guard divisions and the Special Republican Guard, especially if they retreated to lairs inside Baghdad and challenged the invaders to a duel to the death...
...Catholic groups that have been active in pressing for the changes proposed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops were unimpressed by the Vatican's response. David Clohessy, national director of the Chicago-based Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), questioned whether Rome truly understood the magnitude of the problem, and the damage it was causing among the faithful. "It's basically a flat-out rejection with a vague promise to talk some more," Clohessy said. "We've been talking this to death for decades. The hierarchy has always protected its priests and that seems...
Harvard placekicker Anders Blewett took a direct snap during a botched field goal try as the clock expired in the first half. The stunned Blewett tucked the ball and ran a naked bootleg left into the endzone. The only problem—the clock had already run out on the half and the play was whistled dead...
After watching Winthrop snap its five-game winning streak the previous Saturday, the Crimson began a new streak, bullying Yale to a straight game 3-0 (30-21, 30-24, 30-25) victory Friday night...
Fitzpatrick will go about his business of leading the team for as long as Rose remains out. He’ll make intelligent passes, build confidence with each snap and bring some different skills to the table, including his knack for scramblin—something that has already driven a few defenses bonkers...