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...several years, Kyrgyzstan has been stuck in a tug-of-war between the two Cold War enemies, frequently making the landlocked state the center of geopolitical strategizing. The Americans have been pushing to maintain their cherished military base in the north of Kyrgyzstan, without which U.S. supply lines to the nearby war in Afghanistan would be significantly hampered. Russia, meanwhile, has lobbied to kick the American military out of what it still sees as its sphere of influence in the territories of the former Soviet Union. (See pictures of the disorder in Kyrgyzstan...
Last season was a virtual tug-of-war on water for the then-No. 4 Radcliffe and then-No. 5 Georgetown women’s lightweight crews. After the Black and White prevailed at the Class of 2004 Cup, the Hoyas responded by robbing Radcliffe of a bronze medal at the EAWRC Sprints. But the Black and White had the final say of the season, closing out the IRA National Championships one position ahead of Georgetown...
...point because newborns could slip through the leg holes (which have since been redesigned). Eventually, a friend gave me her old ERGObaby Carrier, which has been growing in popularity and hipness quotient in the past couple of years. Its myriad adjustments (side, back, front, with merely a tug here and a twist there) still remain a mystery to me. But with its sturdy canvas cloth and multiple buckles, it feels more substantial. I used it as recently as last weekend, tucking my 2-year-old inside as I hiked up a mountain. (See how Americans are spending...
...table, while the Japanese media occupies another, like contending military encampments. Indeed, the rivalry is all the more intriguing because of history - an uneasy legacy of the days when Japan occupied Korea and in the eyes of some Koreans, attempted to quash their culture and identity. The continuing tug-of-war over the ownership of the Dokdo Islands (which the Japanese call Takeshima) was just the most recent demonstration that animosity between the two nations continues to run deep. "There's more emotion to [the skating competition] because it brings back the past," says Wendy Park, a precocious 15-year...
...Only 36% of Americans now think even more troops will improve the American position in this war, according to a recent CBS News poll, including just 17% of Obama's Democratic base. So the President's aides needed to upgrade the setting, interrupt the networks' prime-time lineups and tug a bit harder at the nation's patriotic heartstrings. (Read the full transcript of Obama's speech...