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...after the attack, as the Argentines launched a mopping-up operation against 22 marines on the island of South Georgia, the full storm of recrimination broke over the Thatcher government. In the first emergency weekend sitting of Parliament since the Suez Canal crisis of 1956, both the opposition Labor Party and even many Conservative backbenchers called for the resignation of Foreign Secretary Carrington, Defense Secretary Nott, the man ultimately responsible for British military preparedness, and of Thatcher herself...
...essential public issue in many countries is cultural tension. The Archbishop should be congratulated for highlighting the potential of plurality that Britain has in the realm of law and the more amorphous world of “values.” Contentious remarks will always induce a storm of media attention and differing reactions. Williams’ remarks, though, reflected a confidence in the potential of his country’s multicultural identity, and should be considered as such...
...proud of how they were able to move past Friday’s extremely disappointing loss. “Last night was the lowest of lows,” coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said. “Tonight I cared about our fight and our pride. To weather the storm and come out with a win is a very good thing.” —Staff writer Jay M. Cohen can be reached at jaycohen@fas.harvard.edu...
...kill and generally kept control of the game’s momentum in Harvard’s hands.“We did a really good job of managing the game and managing the clock,” Cahow said. “We were able to weather the storm.”The victory over the Bobcats was the 293rd of Stone’s career. Stone is now the third-winningest coach in Division I history.—Staff writer Loren Amor can be reached at lamor@fas.harvard.edu...
...marketing any business, including the Hornets, in a post-Katrina New Orleans faces challenges. New Orleans was already the second-smallest NBA market before the storm; now, with 600,000 TV households in the metropolitan area, it's the smallest. About 300,000 people live within the city, just 66% of the pre-Katrina population of 455,000, and the local economy still hasn't rebounded...