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...Last Thursday, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that the existing ban on the photography of U.S. military caskets returning from Iraq would be altered to allow news coverage of the caskets with express consent from the families of the deceased. This ban had been in place for 18 years, enacted under the administration of President George H. W. Bush during the Gulf War. As the regulation stood, all photography of caskets of war dead was prohibited. Under these new provisions, caskets can be photographed only with the consent of the soldiers’ families. While this is a promising...
...took it one event a time. They did a really good job racing to make sure it went their way.”Meanwhile, Harvard sent a smaller squad to the ECAC Championships at home at Blodgett Pool, [how they finished].The Crimson started off the weekend strong on Thursday, showcasing its depth in the first individual swim of the weekend, the 500-yard freestyle. Harvard claimed four of the top-five places—all in NCAA provisional qualifying times—while simultaneously breaking the school record in the event three times, with junior co-captain Alexandra Clarke...
Fare Sale. American Airlines is putting international destinations on sale. Fly Los Angeles-London for $203 each way, New York-Tokyo for $425 each way or Miami-Aruba for $135 each way. The fares are good for travel Monday through Thursday, or Monday thru Wednesday for the U.K. routes. Buy by March 10; all travel must be completed by May 20. Check the website for other details...
...usual promotions, Las Vegas's T.I. hotel is offering guests a free night in a deluxe room if they spend $169 or more on massages or other services at Wet, the hotel's spa and salon. Spend $299 and get two nights. The offer applies for stays Sunday through Thursday; rooms must be booked by March 23 for travel through March 31 3300 Las Vegas Blvd South...
...After over 24 hours of intense negotiation and the offer of a general amnesty - followed by a direct appeal by the Prime Minister to the rebels to lay down their arms - troops were readied to storm the BDR headquarters, a threat that finally prompted the mutineers to surrender early Thursday evening...