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...team field.“[The Championships] could have gone better,” Caputo said. “Overall, we’ve got some strides to make, but going to these tournaments is all about facing the best guys in the country and seeing where we stand.”Caputo and Jantzen entered the tournament ranked fourth and first, respectively, but both faltered late in the draw.The third-seeded Caputo rode a technical fall, a major decision, and a 4-2 victory to earn a semifinal matchup with Iowa’s Phil Keddy, who handed Caputo...
...Finelli] was your ultimate senior captain” Delaney-Smith said. “She did it at both ends. She was a leader, she shot, she just had the all-around, senior leader, captain game.” Finelli was not the only Harvard player who had a stand-out game. Four Crimson players scored in double-digits, including Berry, who also had six assists, and Emma Markley, who picked up four steals. “There are things that do not show up statistically, like great defensive plays, like [sophomores] Jackie [Alemany] and Claire Wheeler had some...
...Within two years, the LTTE, who say they are fighting subjugation by the majority Sinhalese, had set up law courts, banks, hospitals and administrative offices - all the trappings of state that stand in defiance of Sri Lanka. But it is no longer the home of rebel leadership or military operations. "Kilinochchi was ceded by them a long time ago," says Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, executive director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives, a public policy group based in Colombo. "Mullaitivu is a much more vital strategic asset...
...this ruin, Wiesel's foundation, in a statement of grace, found something inspiring: "The values we stand for are more needed than ever ... We shall not be deterred from our mission to combat indifference, intolerance and injustice around the world." They've been hit, but they are not down. Life and work...
President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, 74, acknowledged to the country's parliament that Somalia was paralyzed and that there was nothing more he could do. "As I promised when you elected me on Oct. 14, 2004, I would stand down if I failed to fulfill my duty. I have decided to return the responsibility you gave me," Yusuf told them. "I said I will do everything in my power to make government work across the country. That did not happen either." That statement may just be a late contender for 2008 Understatement of the Year. At the very least...