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...that Howard was physically ready. In fact, he believed that, with the typical goalkeeper peaking in his early 30s, "we could have a big player on our hands for years to come." Equally appealing was the fact that the U.S. has become soccer's WalMart: Howard's $4.1 million transfer fee was tiny compared with the $52.5 million paid out to Leeds in 2002 for defender Rio Ferdinand, now with Man U but suspended for eight months for missing a drug test. The only real unknown for United was how Howard would handle his immersion into the icy, treacherous waters...
...also stressed the importance of a transfer of power within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), whereby the United States acts as an equal partner with the European members of the alliance...
After they arrived at the airport to await a U.S.-chartered plane, Moreno asked Aristide for a letter of resignation as proof of a voluntary transfer of power. As his American-born wife Mildred sat in sullen silence, Aristide pulled the letter from her purse. In a single paragraph written in Creole, Aristide renounced his office: "The Constitution should not drown in the blood of the Haitian people...I agree to leave with the hope that there will be life and not death." The Boeing 757 finally arrived, and at 6:15 a.m. on Feb. 29, Aristide fled the country...
...spite of her love of contests against the top teams in the nation, Moore doesn’t lament her transfer from No. 6 Louisiana Tech...
...Shiite leadership had previously scuttled Bremer's plan to transfer sovereignty to a provisional government created through carefully selected caucuses by insisting that Iraqis be allowed to vote for the body that writes their constitution. Compromising on the Basic Law, and even on how to constitute the interim authority that takes the baton from Bremer on July 1 was relatively simple for Ayatollah Sistani and his supporters, since they recognize these as a caretaker arrangement bridging the brief interlude between the transfer of sovereignty and the holding of elections. Because they make up almost two-thirds of Iraq's population...