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...anymore - we can work together to keep our country safe. I've worked with Republican Senator Dick Lugar to pass a law that will secure and destroy some of the world's deadliest, unguarded weapons. We can work together to track terrorists down with a stronger military, we can tighten the net around their finances, and we can improve our intelligence capabilities. But let us also understand that ultimate victory against our enemies will come only by rebuilding our alliances and exporting those ideals that bring hope and opportunity to millions around the globe...
...quite rightly took credit for being the first government to do so after the years of John Major's sleaze," says a Labour insider. "So even the perception that we are seeking to evade our own legislation is terribly damaging." Proposals to restructure the House of Lords and tighten procedures for appointing peers, arrived on Feb. 7, clanging like a door on an empty stable...
...impressionable, but not to being hypercredulous simps. His first two tactics for system-beating, his Vague Generalities and Artful Equivocation, seem to presume the latter, and are only going to convince Crimson-reading graders (there are a few and we tell our friends) that the time has come to tighten the screws just a bit more...
...Tehran doesn't need Washington's permission to get involved. But even though Iran traditionally wields greater influence over the Shi'ite parties that dominate Iraq's government, it may have little to offer in the immediate crisis of sectarian escalation. Likewise Syria, whose contribution would be largely to tighten border security to prevent the trickle of foreign jihadists into the territory of its neighbor, may not be able to effect events on the ground as much it might like to think...
...assigment--Crusader center Tim Clifford--who exploded for 22 points on 9 of 11 shooting , including a 7 of 7 shooting performance to start the game. Throughout the contest, Harvard struggled to keep a lid on the Holy Cross offense, and ultimately allowed 56.9% shooting. The Crimson could only tighten the lead thanks to some hot shooting of their own. “We’ve really got to be concentrating on the defensive end,” Sullivan said. “[Allowing] Shooting 50% is unacceptable, we have to get them below that 40% mark...