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...Pakistanis have shown a renewed commitment to participating in a democracy. Despite the threat of terrorism - a very real concern given recent attacks on political rallies and the assassination of Benazir Bhutto - over 45% of eligible Pakistanis turned out to cast their votes, considerably more than the number that voted in previous general elections in 2002 and 1997. Under the circumstances, this was an impressive level of engagement. And in terms of sheer numbers, it was massive: 36 million Pakistanis voted, more than the entire population of either Iraq or Afghanistan...
...Germany, where he presented a second stolen passport, this one Brazilian; German officials then deported him to São Paolo, where he disappeared. Interpol's databases had worked well - but not fast enough to outwit him. Nor did they offer any clues as to whether he was a threat or harmless. "He could be nothing," says Sánchez, who had spent two days alerting officials in several countries about the passenger. "Or he could be a fugitive, or a terrorist...
These weak cattle—known as “downer cows”—pose an added threat of transmission of mad cow disease...
...Wednesday, echoing an earlier threat, a spokesman for Sadr and the Mahdi Army said that if the Shi'ite warlord did not reissue his cease-fire order by Saturday, it would be officially over. Petraeus, Odierno and U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker are all holding out hope that the cease-fire will be maintained, however. Petraeus said U.S. commanders were keeping up a running dialogue with leadership from the Mahdi Army. "There are numerous discussions ongoing," said Petraeus, who's personally spoken with senior figures in Sadr's circle. "And there's talks at my level, sometimes directly...
...focusing on [junior Devon] MacLaughlin, as they wanted to keep her from scoring,” Snyder said. “Because of that, I had a lot of open shots and I took them.”“Every single person can score, everyone is a threat,” she added. “Whenever a defense drops off to stop one person scoring, someone else steps up.”MARYLAND 11, HARVARD 8Fresh off the heels of a successful Saturday that saw the team compile two close victories, Harvard tasted defeat at the hands...