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That bucket triggered a 12-2 run, finished off with an emphatic slam by Stehle that saw Harvard’s lead balloon to 17 with 11:30 remaining in the contest. The Crimson made eight of its first nine baskets of the second half to spur the charge...
...Brotherhood uses its clout may be determined by younger leaders like el-Erian, who heads the party's political department. A practicing physician, el-Erian, 51, joined the group after Israel's defeat of the Arab states in the 1967 Six-Day War helped spur a revival of Islamic fundamentalism in the Arab world. He was among thousands of activists rounded up at about the time a Muslim extremist assassinated Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1981. After a year in prison, el-Erian won a seat in parliament in 1987, serving three years before being jailed again...
...spending as you may think. Yes, consumers will spend $24 billion more on energy this quarter than in the same period last year, a 21% jump. That hardship is prompting some to rethink holiday splurges. But prices have come down from their post-Katrina highs, far enough to spur a spike in consumer confidence. For a while, says college student May Rashid, 22, in Fort Worth, Texas, "gas prices were taking all my money," and she planned to cut holiday spending. Now, with gas prices falling, she figures the crunch will be manageable and is enticed to keep shopping because...
...playing field. It is about taking the difficult first step sooner than in the past. Previous criticism of U.S. military actions abroad have come only after major gaffes or losses of lives. It took the leak of the bombing of Cambodia combined with over 33,000 U.S. dead to spur then-President Richard Nixon to announce the withdrawal of the first 25,000 U.S. troops from Vietnam in June of 1969. In Lebanon and Somalia, President Ronald Reagan and President Bill Clinton, respectively, did not begin withdrawals until casualties took them by surprise. We should not wait for a catalyst...
Defense wins championships. If this popular sports mantra is true, then the Crimson, for the first time all season on Sunday, looked to have its eyes on the prize. Senior goaltender John Daigneau posted the first shutout of his career to spur Harvard’s gritty and defense-dominated 2-0 win yesterday over Brown (2-4-0, 2-4-0 ECAC). The defense, led by Daigneau, powered the Crimson’s victory—a strange turn of events for a team usually so dependent on its offensive firepower. It is a positive sign for a squad...