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...Stand back, however, and something rather encouraging is going on. Those making U.S. security policy are learning how to pitch appeals for European help with humility. ("We have stumbled along the way," said Gates. "And we are still learning.") And Europeans have learned to listen to their U.S. friends with respect...
...intensely loathed by more than a few of their own members. But the parallel stops there. McCain is widely admired among Democrats, and many Democratic Hillary haters will be happy to vote for him. By contrast, there is no constituency for Hillary among Republicans who can't stand McCain. Nor, for that matter, will many of them vote for Barack Obama...
...face Macau shows to the world today may be its 29 sparkling casinos, but one of the last links with the city's gambling past can still be found two miles away from the main strip, in a plastic reproduction of Rome's Coliseum that stands out amid the dowdy surroundings of its working-class neighborhood. Inside, six sinewy greyhounds stand shivering on an oval race track, waiting for a mud-stained mechanical rabbit to give them something to chase. Even on this Saturday night, most of the red plastic seats at the Yat Yuen Canidrome remain empty. "Before, when...
...Some games you win, some games you lose. I think we have to prepare [for BC] the same way we prepared for the game against Northeastern, just be upbeat in practice, sharp in practice.” If there is one facet of its game that Harvard could stand to improve on as it prepares for the winner-take-all rematch with the Eagles, special teams might be it. While the Crimson was a respectable 2-for-8 on the power play in the teams’ first matchup, BC was able to net four man-advantage goals in nine...
...witness stand, Sgt. Robert Redfern, another soldier on that patrol, described a combat schedule leading up to the shooting that tested the limits of human endurance. In great detail, he chronicled two back-to-back two-day missions that included nighttime hikes while carrying 150 lb. packs in what may be the most dangerous area of the country. During the day, the soldiers had no choice but to bake in the open sun in 120 degree heat as they tried to conserve the three or four liters of water per man they had carried in. And, since they were either...