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...upped and that the youngest of her three children, Shamario, 18, also a soldier, would be going to Iraq early in the new year. Then she saw a picture of Marquette in Baghdad that was posted on an online site for African Americans. The photo--of a thinner, older-looking Marquette--scared her. "I had to take a stress leave. He usually smiles all the time. He looked so sad." For two weeks she lay in bed, watching TV, unable to turn off coverage...
Harvard’s depth in the backcourt had been substantial enough to take a hit, but its numbers were even thinner with sophomore Laura Robinson sidelined with a nagging back injury...
Dartmouth’s penalties were controversial because Stucker exchanged the stick she used during the rest of the game for a thinner version just before the penalty. The height of Stucker’s shots was also questionable given the proximity of Harvard’s players...
...decades ago with Namu departing her homeland and entering adulthood. Her life of Chinese celebrity began shortly after?and is ending now. These days Namu rarely gads about Europe on the elbows of wealthy Western men. Versace has given way to Chinese-style gowns, and her books have grown thinner as she runs out of things to say. She is, she says, negotiating to become the "cultural ambassador" for Red Pagoda Mountain cigarettes. Gone are both the glamorous Western life that she sold in Chinese and the Mother Lake upbringing that she sells in English. The reconciliation...
Yale squeaked past Harvard by an even thinner margin, the lone goal of the game being scored on a penalty kick in the eighth minute of play...