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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Devoting an entire evening to a 12-minute drive is not the only way to know you've got obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). You know it when you shrink from the sight of a kitchen knife, worried that you'll inexplicably snatch it up and hurt yourself or a family member. You know it when leaving the house consumes hours of your day because the pillows on your bed must be placed just right. You know it when you can't leave the house at all for fear of a vast and vague contamination that you can't even name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Worry Hijacks The Brain | 8/2/2007 | See Source »

...wasn’t long before one of the sailors threw up his hands in disgust and backed out of the crowd. He had been trying to give the smaller children candy. But every time he reached down to give it to them, eager fingers would snatch it all away. If he hadn’t stopped, he said, “I would’ve lost my wedding band...

Author: By Lois E. Beckett | Title: Candy for Africa | 7/26/2007 | See Source »

Crimson swimmers finished first in 19 events at HYP—one more than the combined total of the other two squads—but the Tigers managed to snatch enough second- and third-place finishes to stand atop the podium. Harvard’s distance swimmers claimed crucial points for the squad, as junior Sam Wollner led a 1-2-3 finish in the 1650 freestyle, followed by sophomore Eric Lynch and freshman Alex Meyer. In the 500 freestyle, Lynch and Wollner once again grabbed the top two spots, although this time Lynch touched the wall first. In addition...

Author: By Julie R.S. Fogarty, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SEASON RECAP: Harvard Comes Up Just Short in EISL Race | 6/5/2007 | See Source »

...Although no group has as yet claimed responsibility, first suspicion is bound to fall on the Mahdi Army, the dreaded Shi'ite militia; the snatch bore some of the group's hallmarks, including the use of police vehicles and uniforms. Iraq's minority Sunnis routinely complain that the Iraqi police force often acts as a front for Shi'ite militias, especially the Mahdi Army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brazen Kidnapping in Baghdad | 5/29/2007 | See Source »

What do you get when you put tough guys played by former World Wrestling Entertainment champion “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Vinnie Jones of “Snatch,” and eight other death row criminals on a deserted island with cameras watching their every move? “The Condemned,” an action-packed adrenaline rush of a movie with enough bombs and gore to satiate the audience’s needs—assuming the audience is your average American male youth, thirsty for the return of Stone Cold and epic...

Author: By Jessica O. Matthews, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Condemned | 4/27/2007 | See Source »

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