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...burden placed on the citizens of these host countries is enormous. The populations of Syria and Jordan have ballooned as a result of the influx of Iraqis, and because many refugees sneak in, there is a great deal of social friction between populations. Conflicts are likely to carry over across borders disrupting once peaceful communities...

Author: By Megan A. Shutzer | Title: International Homeless | 10/22/2007 | See Source »

...pitiful attempts to provide Harnett with opportunities for grade-A Hollywood heroism: When the vampires use a young girl as bait to lure the survivors into the street, Hartnett rushes in with his axe at the ready and tries (unsuccessfully) to save the girl. Later, when the survivors sneak from one hiding place from another, Hartnett fends off the bloodthirsty villains with a UV lamp his grandmother used to grow weed (for medical purposes, of course...

Author: By Anjali Motgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 30 Days of Night | 10/19/2007 | See Source »

...meet lots of people,” he says. “For every asshole, there are 100 nice people.” Unfortunately, he didn’t learn much in the way of “nice” from his patrons: for those trying to sneak in his typical response is, “Go to hell. You’ll be 21 soon, and it’s not that interesting.” Well, Ian, FM begs to differ. But you’ll be right at home in University Hall. (Bouncers interviewed...

Author: By Julia M. Spiro, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bouncing in the Square | 10/10/2007 | See Source »

...Huskies (8-1), however, created a few more scoring opportunities, keeping the Crimson goalkeeper busy. Junior Kylie Stone earned six saves on the night, allowing only two balls to sneak past on eight Huskies shots on goal and 14 total attempts...

Author: By Kara T. Kelley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: No.4 Huskies Put Away Crimson | 9/20/2007 | See Source »

...They typically do it by standing in the way of "unanimous consent," the way most routine Senate business is conducted, without formal votes by each Senator. While "unanimous consent" is usually reserved for non-controversial matters like Post Office namings and symbolic resolutions, the leadership will occasionally try and sneak substantive bills through the process, and the Steering Committee scrubs the daily list of UCs for objectionable items. DeMint, for example, objected to 10 bills just before the Congressional summer break in August. The measures, which covered the Health and Human Services Administration, Justice and Transportation departments, included a total...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Senate's G.O.P. Bomb Throwers | 9/19/2007 | See Source »

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