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...interested buyers. Meanwhile, as Richard Haas argues in the current Foreign Affairs, the greater Arab world is likely to grow more radical, more unstable and less amenable to U.S. influence. And that's not to mention the prosepct of future Darfurs, which the next President will find even tougher to stop, given the American public's growing aversion to foreign adventures and the military's inevitable, post-Iraq conflict fatigue...
Still, Jericho is trying to do something serious: to ask what apocalypse would do to the humanity of us who survive. That is also the question of The Road; its answer is tougher to take. A father and son trudge across a wasteland of burnt trees and skeletons, evading murderers and cannibals. The evil control most of the weapons and scant provisions; the good have, literally, been eaten away. Grim as The Road is, it's more anguishing emotionally, as the ailing father struggles, out of a febrile love for his son, to keep the boy and hope alive...
...Murphy is quick to highlight.“All things being equal,” Murphy said, “You ask any defensive coordinator, you get two guys of basically somewhat equal ability, and one guy can make plays with his feet…it’s tougher to defend. It’s a dimension that’s more intangible. And [putting in O’Hagan] gave us that.”O’Hagan, for his part, was thrilled to be back in the fray.“I was itching...
...nobody has.” Hegge found himself unable to explain the Crimson’s inability to break through that barrier. “We played basically about the same both days,” he said. “The course played a little tougher today, but the weather was fine so there were no big issues.” After five tournaments, only Mayer has broken par for the Crimson. He shot a three-under 67 at the season-opening McLaughlin Tournament. With the fall season now concluded, the Crimson looks forward to resuming play...
...Mahon said. “If every player does her job, it helps us play better defense.”Mahon acknowledged that the team’s defense came undone a bit on Saturday by the power of Cornell’s hitters. “It is tougher to play defense against a team that hits the ball so hard,” she added. “We didn’t do a good job adjusting to that in the beginning and weren’t as aggressive as we could have been...