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...Bainimarama has been targeted for assassination-a fate he narrowly escaped in 2000, during a failed mutiny in the wake of the coup. The Commander is constantly shadowed by eight bodyguards in bulletproof vests. There are rumors that some senior officers now want the Commander removed. "There is a split in the ranks as well," one officer told Time. Despite the threats, Bainimarama gave no sign of backing away from his vow to remove the government unless it agrees to all of his demands...
...country in save percentage. Kim ranks No. 2 at .946; Brittany comes in third at .940.Then, on Saturday, the Bright Center crowd got its first look at highly regarded Harvard freshman Christina Kessler, who missed the first three weeks of the season with a knee injury and has split time with Martin since her return. Kessler continued her impressive debut, posting a shutout for the second time in three career starts, stopping 20 shots in the process. “It’s good to have two goalies that can go at any single time,” Brittany...
...base. Followers of Maronite Christian leader General Michel Aoun formed a colorful stream that flowed into the out of Christian East Beirut and into the crowd at the rally, dressed in their trademark orange. Aoun, who has presidential ambitions, formed an alliance with Hizballah that has split Lebanon's large Christian population, which has historically had strong ties to the U.S. and the West...
...James Paul. Key orchestra members and several principals were paid,” he writes in the letter.But not all members were satisfied with HRG&SP’s move towards a paid system. Soon, the group shattered.“An acrimonious controversy over this policy in 1969 split the group resulting in Paul’s exit and the exodus of many student stalwarts,” Marshall says. “The prevailing faction, led by baritone and talented director David Hammond, proclaimed their independence by producing a non-G&S show, ‘Fledermaus...
...Words: "Scandal" is a strong word in any language, and that's how Benedict said he sees the millennial split between Catholics and Orthodox. And he pledged that "the Catholic Church is ready to do everything possible" to move closer to the world's quarter-million Orthodox believers. Patriarch Bartholomew I echoed the good will, citing "the unwavering journey toward the restoration of full communion among our churches." He even called the Pope "our brother, and bishop of the elder Rome." Their joint declaration touched on two of Benedict's favorite themes: secularization and the Christian roots of Europe...