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...increasingly in the north, is becoming extremely unstable. In August, the number of coalition casualties had doubled compared to the number of casualties just two months earlier, and already 362 soldiers have died this year compared to a total of 294 in 2008. The Taliban is also drawing strength from accusations of fraud in the recent elections to de-legitimize Hamid Karzai’s government. Reporters need to respect this precarious situation, and they must act with appropriate prudence...
...India can’t go back to what it was before colonization. Arguments about whether the country would be better off today if globalization hadn’t been forcefully thrust upon it are ultimately pointless. The real show of strength for India is not, as I once believed, to pretend that Western influence doesn’t exist, but to incorporate that influence, as Varma did, into a distinctly Indian story. For the first time in modern history, the world is listening...
...good feel for it before we go back to race there in four weeks time. I think we’ll be ready for the Ivy Championships.” It only remains to be seen how such a race will shape up after Harvard unveils the full strength of its roster next week. —Staff writer Max N. Brondfield can be reached at mbrondf@fas.harvard.edu...
With the opposition showing its strength even under pressure, it is questionable as to how much the Iranian regime's hard-line tactics have worked to demobilize the Green Movement's members. The rallies seem to be spontaneously organized through the Internet before trickling down to word-of-mouth notifications. Some participants said that future protests are already being planned, given the large and unexpected turnout on Friday. Due to Iran's many religious and revolutionary holidays, opposition supporters have no lack of opportunity to continue showing their protest against the regime. One of the next dates in sight...
...performance. “We’re not giving up many goals,” Clark said. “We gave up our goal with ten minutes to go, and the game was already over.” Grimm echoed the sentiments of his coach, signifying the strength of his team’s defensive effort. “It was another team effort where the back six played particularly well, continuing the defensive games we’ve been having,” Grimm said. —Staff writer Alexandra J. Mihalek can be reached...