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...weren’t rebounding as well [against New Orleans],” Matera said. “That’s something we need to be more consistent with. But we were playing tough the whole game and were able to just grind...
...many forces, including abuse by priests, have damaged American Catholicism and crippled the parochial school system. Nearly 1 in 5 Catholic schools in the U.S. has closed its doors this decade. Combine that with a more secular society, a more competitive college-recruiting environment and Notre Dame's tough admissions requirements, and it has become more and more difficult for the school to field a team capable of competing for a national championship. (See the top 10 Heisman Trophy winners...
...recent election fiasco has made it a ripe target in the U.S. and abroad. The Administration is hoping that a Security Council resolution will include language that would allow countries hesitant to act without U.N. authorization to target the IRGC - and all the businesses it now controls - for tough economic sanctions...
...France's Nicolas Sarkozy is pushing hard for a political commitment to toughen the organization's sanctions against Iran. The U.K. has been a strong supporter of further sanctions; Germany has been unwilling to move without full E.U. support. (Read "Why China Isn't Willing to Get Too Tough on Iran...
...Washington, both chambers of the U.S. Congress are preparing to pass widely supported bills that would punish corporations anywhere in the world that supply Iran with refined petroleum. One or both of the bills could pass before the end of the year, and they are sufficiently tough to raise concern in the Administration that they could close off all chances for diplomacy. "The problem with congressional measures is you can't turn them on and off as you like," says the senior Administration official. "We've been having ongoing discussions with the Hill," to tailor the bills and slow them...