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...nationwide insurgency. The army "realized that the gains they had made in Swat would not be sustainable unless and until they go after these guys in South Waziristan," says Hussain. "The government does not want to be in the position where these guys have made themselves so strong that the Taliban take root in Punjab, because then the game...
...that have trained their guns principally on U.S. and NATO troops across the border in Afghanistan and have assisted Afghan Taliban who have established bases on the Pakistani side of the border. But Shuja Nawaz, director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center, says the army is not strong enough to take on the Afghan Taliban based in Pakistan and their friends in the tribal regions. The army, he says, doesn't have "the numbers or the equipment to do that." (See pictures of a Pakistan police academy under fire...
...Federal Government $110 billion over 10 years, according to the most recent estimates by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). (The Federal Government's costs here would primarily be the subsidies it gives low- and middle-income people to help pay their premiums.) Not surprisingly, that robust public option faces strong opposition from doctors and hospitals, who complain they are already underpaid by Medicare, as well as from insurance companies, who say they would not be able to compete. So while this version of the public option is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's preferred one, she acknowledges...
...rebound win came in a shutout defined by team play, strong defense, and personal versatility. Junior forward Kate Buesser led the Crimson with two goals and an assist, while Wheeler scored one of her own. Senior keeper Christina Kessler kept Harvard’s net empty with 14 saves...
With five minutes left to play, the Crimson found itself in risky territory. After a pair of penalties, Harvard was facing a dangerous powerplay opportunity for its opponent, and the Saints even pulled the goalie to make it a 6-on-3 situation. But the Crimson defense held strong and stopped St. Lawrence from getting even a single shot during the penalty kill...