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Ferreira, who came in from the bullpen to start the fifth, used a sharp curveball to fool the Bears’ hitters, and threw four perfect innings before giving up a single in the ninth. His efforts earned him his first win of the season...
Harvard appeared undeterred at the start of the fourth game, quickly building a six-point lead. But once again, the Crimson gave up the advantage late into the game, and concluded the season on a sour note, losing...
...first half of play saw Harvard get off to a shaky start. The team struggled to find the back of the net as many shots hit the posts, while Brown took advantage of several ejections to get ahead early...
...convening authority" for Basrawis and the different agencies working in the area, most of them outside his command. "As a military commander, not owning quite a lot of the other organizations and lines of development on the social, economic, political and development front, how do you then start to really fill the vacuum with positive things? That's the challenge we face," Salmon says. The reflexive assumption of authority that came with Britain's colonial power has no place in the messy conflicts of the 21st century. Says Nagl: "One of the keys to learning is to recognize that...
...before the start of the U.S. surge last summer, morale among British forces was undermined by mounting casualties - three-quarters from improvised explosive devices - and public skepticism about the NATO mission. Operation Moshtarak, this spring's offensive led by U.S. troops, has helped buck up spirits but misgivings remain. Prime Minister Gordon Brown denied that the decision made at a January summit in London - to offer cash to insurgents to lay down arms - amounted to a bribe. But the idea is a hard sell to soldiers who saw colleagues killed providing security last year for presidential elections stained by fraud...