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...counterterrorism tactics. Brennan is a good pick for the job. A longtime CIA official who was blocked by the Democratic left from becoming the head of the CIA because of his service under former President George W. Bush, Brennan has the look of a prizefighter and presents a tough-guy image for the White House. The problem is that he is taking on not just Republicans but also a majority of Americans - and even arguing against positions that Obama took during the 2008 campaign. (See pictures of Obama's State of the Union speech...
...extent that Brennan and the White House adopt the Bush Administration's approach on security, they win with the public. Americans approve of Obama when he gets tough on terrorists, as he did in the wake of the attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day. His numbers for handling terrorism went up 4 points in a USA Today-Gallup poll after he demanded a shake-up in the intelligence and security systems following the Christmas Day attempt, and his handling of the incident was viewed favorably by 57% to 39% of respondents to a CNN poll...
...You’re going after the afterglow of the Monday night game, with its big crowd and a lot of energy,” Huskies coach Greg Cronin said. “It’s tough for both teams to go out in a big arena like this when there’s nobody...
...thought we started the game a little bit flat—put ourselves in some tough situations penalty-wise,” said Crimson coach Ted Donato...
Although Harvard and Northeastern have not met since the Crimson bested the Huskies, 3-1, in the 2008 Beanpot opener, the two teams have played a similar schedule. Northeastern comes into tonight’s game after Saturday’s tough 2-1 loss to Providence, a team that Harvard beat by the same score on Jan. 30. But the Crimson can’t be too confident against its top-ten opponent...