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Maybe Body of Lies will break the losing streak. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Roger Ferris, a fearless CIA operative roaming the Middle East, and Russell Crowe as his Stateside boss Ed Hoffman. The movie was scripted by William Monahan, Oscar winner for The Departed, and directed by Ridley Scott, who proved in Black Hawk Down that he knows how to detonate suspense in the bazaar of political ideas. More important, Body of Lies is based on David Ignatius' best seller, which casts Ferris as a good-guy hero, firmly in the spy-novel tradition, and makes him the agent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Body of Lies: Leonardo of Arabia | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...outscored its three opponents by a total of just five points, and won last week against Lehigh during the last play of the game on Nathan Ford’s 63rd (not an exaggeration) throw of the game. Yet here it stands undefeated. Can Cornell sustain a winning streak this way? I don’t think so, not against the Crimson at Harvard Stadium at least...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AROUND THE IVIES: Ho Back To Lead Crimson Attack | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...rolls into Cambridge, hoping to come out on top for the first time in 15 years. Last season Cornell came close to ending the streak but still came up short in a hard fought 1-0 loss in Ithaca...

Author: By Evan Kendall, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Hopes For More Cornell Success | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

Harvard (4-3-3, 1-1) is riding high coming off a dominating 3-1 win over the league rival Bulldogs last week. After a 2-0 loss at Penn snapped its six-game win streak two weeks ago, the squad jumped right back on the horse, showing its true capabilities against Yale...

Author: By Evan Kendall, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Hopes For More Cornell Success | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

There is no place like home.In its Ivy home opener Friday night, the women’s volleyball team extended its winning streak to six games, defeating Dartmouth 3-0. Freshman Anne Carroll Ingersoll and senior Kathryn McKinley led Harvard (7-7, 2-0 Ivy) to its second victory over the Big Green (4-8, 0-2) in just a week, 25-15, 25-12, 25-21.The road-weary Crimson welcomed the fan-filled, supportive home atmosphere.“It was so fun to play for friends and family,” McKinley said. “And it makes...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Extends Win Streak to Six Games | 10/5/2008 | See Source »

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