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...running al-Qaeda in Iraq, I would put a circle around March 2008 and pray, as many times as possible, for a victory not only for Obama but also for the Democrats." JOHN HOWARD, Australian Prime Minister and George W. Bush ally, on presidential hopeful Barack Obama--a staunch Iraq-war critic who said he would remove troops by March...
...fame, the film imagines a world in which women are no longer able to bear children. Based on P.D. James’ novel, the film opens eighteen years after the last baby has been born, a phenomenon that coincides with—and perhaps contributes to—staunch anti-immigration sentiment, widespread violence, extensive environmental damage, and the frequent advertisement of assisted suicide drugs. Perpetually scruffy and emotionally detached, Theo is left to protect the miraculously pregnant Kee (Claire-Hope Ashitey) after her first defender Julian (Julianne Moore) is killed. The rebel group of which Julian was part...
...Crimson, however, will staunch its wound on Friday night in Providence. Harvard always seems to play well at the Pizzatola Center, the sad little arena on the north side of the Brown campus that plays host to a Bears squad that has lost its last two games and nine of its last 11. Harvard has won two straight at Brown, and last year, Goffredo scored 30 points in a ringing road defeat of the Bears early in the league season, back when there was still authentic hope that it was finally Harvard’s year. Harvard...
...second challenge will come Saturday night, as Harris will try to staunch senior forward and returning All-Ivy League standout Mark Zoller’s attempts to carry his Quakers (10-8, 4-1 Ivy) to another NCAA tournament...
...uncritical alliance, nor were Foreign Minister Taro Aso's comments on Feb. 3 that the American plan for Iraq had been "very immature." Both Kyuma and Aso were echoing what a majority of Japanese feel, but their statements seemed almost calculated to cause embarrassment to their boss - a staunch supporter of the U.S. - while currying favor with the public. Shiozaki, who should be keeping Abe's team in line, was left to protest to reporters last week that "we are not a cabinet with its members saying whatever they like." Perhaps he was preparing a set of muzzles...