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Even after the tip-in by junior center Brian Cusworth and his layup on the next possession to give Harvard a 54-50 lead with a minute to go, it was still just a matter of time. History would step in and trump the Crimson’s chances...
Harvard won the tip, then threw the ball out of bounds when junior forward Matt Stehle drove and failed to connect with junior center Brian Cusworth underneath the basket...
...Eugene D. Bell-Gam Wembley, England Rapid Reaction Required After 9/11, the U.S. government was criticized for not anticipating the lengths terrorists would go to in their efforts to hurt us [Jan. 10]. Since then, the Bush Administration seems unable to appreciate how simple words or careless acts can tip the balance of world opinion. The President's flatfooted response to the tsunami disaster is an example. Handed the perfect p.r. opportunity to demonstrate compassion for Muslims and other non-Christians in the developing world, Bush took his time before personally responding to the disaster. And when he finally spoke...
...author, Stella Rimington, is a former director general of MI5 who spent 30 years foiling the plots of baddies from Russia, the Middle East and Northern Ireland. Rimington was the duty officer the night a Bulgarian émigré died of ricin poisoning after being stabbed with an umbrella tip by a Bulgarian secret agent while crossing London's Waterloo Bridge. Poor Liz Carlyle can't help but look like Matlock by comparison...
...Khan had a secret life. In hindsight, there were some obvious tip-offs. Although still a civil servant in a poor country, he owned dozens of properties in Pakistan and Dubai and invested in a Timbuktu hotel, which he named after his wife. He donated $30 million to various Pakistani charities and had enough money left over to buy his staff members cars and pay for the university education of their children. He had an ego to match his newfound fortune: after paying to restore the tomb of Sultan Shahabuddin Ghauri, an Afghan who conquered Delhi, Khan...