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...three--Chávez, you struck out!" protesters chanted as they took to the streets in several Venezuelan cities after authorities closed six TV stations that refused to air a speech by President Hugo Chávez, as required by law. Two students were killed in clashes among protesters, Chávez supporters and police. One of the stations, a frequent critic of the President, has skirmished with the government since supporting the 2002 coup that briefly unseated...
...keep money out of politics is like trying to keep a basement dry in New Orleans, which made the issue a perfect subject for the Supreme Court: nothing revs up Justices like a symbolic fight over an intractable issue. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the court struck down certain limits on corporate campaign spending--upholding the First Amendment or selling American politics into bondage, depending on your view...
...soldiers in a bomb attack in a remote corner of northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, Feb. 3, the Taliban scored a political jackpot. With anti-American sentiment cresting in Pakistani public opinion, the presence of the three American trainers in a convoy passing through Koto village when it was struck by a roadside bomb has set off a flurry of questions and even wild conspiracy theories about the U.S. presence in the country. The news left Islamabad in a difficult position, deepened suspicion of the U.S. and further strained an already troubled relationship. (Watch a video about bomb threats at Pakistan...
...event he had been looking forward to for a while. But then, tragedy struck...
Using this control, Ryabkina struck for the last time with six minutes remaining on the clock to give Harvard its final 5-0 victory...