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...progress stalls and then a new resolutioneither do what it takes to win or get us out. In Vietnam, nine years passed after the first U.S. servicemen were killed and more than 20,000 others died before a majority of Americans concluded we were on the wrong course. Opinion swung more quickly this time, as the cost-benefit analysis changed. When the weapons of mass destruction (WMD) weren't found and the Saddam-9/11 connection was discredited, the sense of urgent threat receded. However generous and idealistic Americans may be, a half-a-trillion-dollar nation-building venture...
...Brown, who completed the team’s only scoreless appearance of the weekend. “I think we definitely didn’t perform up to our potential,” Haviland says. “It was tough. Especially considering [on] Saturday and Sunday, the bats swung well enough to win.” The team’s pitching jitters evidently showed themselves in the team’s inability to master the changeup. “You can’t choke it; you can’t overthrow,” Haviland says...
...Kevin Du’s first of three goals, senior blueliner Brett Westgarth fired a shot through traffic past Crimson netminder John Daigneau’s glove and into the right-side netting.After an opening frame in which Harvard dominated, the Tigers’ goal at 19:38 swung the momentum back in Princeton’s favor.But the Crimson didn’t lose its lead for long. With a faceoff in the Tigers’ zone and only seven seconds on the clock, sophomore center Paul Dufault sent a draw over to linemate Dave Watters at the edge...
...officer sparred with a 43-year-old at Au Bon Pain who refused to leave the restaurant last Saturday. John Igo, 43, of Cambridge first swung at the officer, then pushed him over a bike rack. Igo was slapped with charges of assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, and falsifying his information to officers following the arrest. Igo originally lied to police about his name, address, date of birth and social security number...
...That isn?t bad. Meanwhile, headhunters report soaring demand for accountants, engineers, financial planners, physical therapists, computer support specialists, advertising executives, real estate professionals and sales and marketing managers-especially, for that last group, those with international experience. ?The pendulum has swung back in favor of workers,? says Richard Bayer, chief operating officer of the Five O?Clock Club, an outplacement service based in New York. His typical client today lands a job offer in under 10 weeks, versus more than 13 weeks the past few years...