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...N.P.A. Like Asia's other communist rebel groups-India's Naxalites and Nepal's Maoists-the Philippine rebels have survived because they are primarily fueled not by foreign ideology but by domestic realities: poverty, corruption, unemployment. Some 40% of Filipinos live on less than $2 a day, while a tenth of the 87 million population seeks work abroad. Corruption watchdog Transparency International ranks the Philippines near the bottom of its corruption index, alongside Nepal and Rwanda. The N.P.A. promotes communism as the only cure for the Philippines' many ills, but even Filipinos who reject its cause still share its grievances...
...elevating the play of those around them. Four of these talents dot the listing of the nation’s top ten in points per game; Harvard co-captain Julie Chu is first, teammate Sarah Vaillancourt is fourth, and Dartmouth wingers Gillian Apps and Sarah Parsons rank ninth and tenth, respectively. Chu and Parsons, along with Crimson junior defender Caitlin Cahow, donned the Stars and Stripes in Turin. Vaillancourt and Apps, along with the Big Green’s Katie Weatherston and Cherie Piper, who was inactive for Friday’s game, picked up gold medals as members...
...Dartmouth guard DeVon Mosley. Once more, he drove to the basket and drew a hard foul. On Harvard’s next possession, Lin changed pace, dribbling right-to-left and releasing a gentle stop-and-pop jumper. The shot from thirteen feet out fell to give Lin his tenth point in fewer than four minutes. Lin added two free throws later to finish with 12 points. Though Lin’s play was far from perfect, especially in the final minutes, his effort put the Crimson back on track by reigniting its offense. “I think it?...
...Harvard’s next possession, Lin changed pace, dribbling left from the right wing and releasing a gentle stop-and-pop jumper from just in front of the free throw line, scoring his tenth point in fewer than four minutes. (He added two free throws later to finish with 12 points...
...Lamson. The Montana spokesman couldn't lavish enough praise on its contracted testing company, New Hampshire-based Measured Progress, which he says has performed well on all aspects of its commitment. But it's worth remembering that Montana was only responsible for 60,000 student tests, less than one tenth of Illinois' workload...