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...saluted American troops for the allies' most dramatic victory in Iraq since Saddam Hussein was captured in December 2003. He didn't allow himself a public grin until half an hour later, at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast. While Washington slept, Iraqis had announced that an American air strike had killed Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, who competed only with Osama bin Laden for the title of world's most wanted terrorist. Speaking live for six minutes on the network morning shows, the President said coalition and Iraqi forces had "persevered through years of near misses and false leads, and they...
...death of Pope John Paul II in April 2005. But the President had learned of it 11 hours earlier, in an Oval Office meeting with a few top aides. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow said National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley told Bush that "there had been a strike in Baquba and they thought that they had gotten al-Zarqawi." Snow said the President responded with understatement: "That would be a good thing." Bush appeared relieved and pleased, and was more inquisitive than jubilant, Snow reported...
...really more to be done than build as much housing and cultural facilities as possible, which Harvard seems to be making a good-faith effort to do. “It’s something that always need to be considered and calls for us to strike the appropriate balance between creating the future and respecting the past,” says Kevin McCluskey, who is Harvard’s director of community relations for Boston...
...point second-half comeback, and ample opportunities for each team to claim victory.Almost. But considering Harvard’s resiliency—from sophomore Steve Williams’ 18-yard interception return for a touchdown to sophomore quarterback Liam O’Hagan’s 22-yard touchdown strike to freshman Alex Breaux to junior defensive tackle Mike Berg’s first career interception in overtime—fate made a Crimson victory seemingly inevitable.“I think it illustrates the great intangibles our kids have,” Murphy said. “They play...
...afraid to get into an argument.”‘THEY CAN’T ALL BE BAD’After graduation, she interned at The Washington Post for three months, where she had the opportunity to write stories about the air traffic control strike of 1981. She then took a reporting position at The Miami Herald, where the term “crazy 80s” took on a whole new meaning. “Every possible reporter was completely deployed on covering the riots,” she remembers. “You couldn?...