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...called by both sides, last a bit longer. An extended truce would give Hamas recognition in its power struggle with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who sits in the West Bank, and it might lead to the lifting of a crippling economic blockade on Gaza imposed after Hamas swept out Abbas loyalist fighters from the strip last June...
...Abolghasemi is the leader of 300 basij women, a network of volunteers allied with the Revolutionary Guard and political conservatives. It was the grassroots efforts of groups like hers that helped conservatives take control of the legislature from reformists in 2004, and swept President Ahmadinejad to victory in the 2005 presidential election...
...good things must come to an end. Even the Harvard men’s volleyball team’s three-game winning streak.Succumbing to a pair of losses, the Crimson (7-7, 4-3 Hay) was swept by non-conference foe St. Ambrose (16-6) Friday night and by EIVA division-leader Springfield (14-5, 7-1 Hay) Saturday.Harvard dropped to .500 in EIVA division play. Springfield currently tops the Hay division with a 7-1 record, while Harvard remains in the middle of the pack behind the Pride and NYU.“We still have...
...Harvard baseball team is not in Kansas anymore, and that’s probably a good thing. The Crimson had a rough start to its 2008 campaign this weekend after getting swept in a three-game set against No. 16 Wichita State in Wichita, Kan. Harvard (0-3) was blown out by the Shockers (7-3) by a score of 16-3 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday. The Crimson was on the brink of victory in the nightcap, but Wichita State rallied to tie the game and force it into extras. Yesterday’s series...
...Evans, the freshman recording his third varsity victory in a 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 win. “In the third set, he [Chijoff-Evans] just kept going for the win, even when the pressure was on,” Rueb said. Unfortunately for Harvard, the Buccaneers swept to victory in the remaining matches. At No. 4, Nguyen lost 2-6, 6-4, 3-6 to Picardo, while at No. 5, Omodele-Lucien fell to a 6-2, 4-6, 4-6 loss against Oscar Posada. “It’s a hard loss...