Word: turfing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...there was no progress. This time, however, nearly all the Senators, including most Democrats, opened their comments by praising the general and the ambassador for their fine work-noting the reduced casualty rates and the success against al-Qaeda. The debate had finally moved on to more fertile turf: If things were going so well, why were Crocker and Petraeus so reluctant to come home...
...Senator who mined this turf most profitably was ... Barack Obama (a surprise, since you never expect a presidential peacock to be succinct or acute enough in these bloviathons). Obama hit Petraeus and Crocker with an artful series of questions about the two main threats: Sunni terrorists like al-Qaeda in Iraq, and Iran. He noted that al-Qaeda had been rejected by the Iraqi Sunnis and chased to the northern city of Mosul. If U.S. and Iraqi troops succeeded there, what was next? He proposed: "Our goal is not to hunt down and eliminate every single trace of al-Qaeda...
...just tentative for whatever reason—that we were playing here at Gillette Stadium or against Cornell who we haven’t beat in a while,” tri-captain Brooks Scholl said.The venue only heightened the drama in an already charged matchup and provided a turf easier to maneuver.“It was definitely a once in a lifetime experience,” Scholl said. “We came yesterday and kind of got that ‘ooh and ahh’ out of us—that was something coach wanted...
...while his grandfather played football and baseball there.So playing Cornell is always a special occasion for the senior tri-captain.This year, however, the game is different.When the Harvard men’s lacrosse team steps onto the field to face Cornell on Saturday it will be walking onto the turf of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.—home of the New England Patriots.The 68,000-seat stadium, which normally displays players such as Tom Brady, Randy Moss, and Tedy Bruschi, will host its first ever lacrosse games in a Saturday doubleheader, starting with the Crimson taking...
...game Ermakov blinked, losing 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.Harvard’s three wins came from No. 3 Nguyen, No. 5 freshman Will Guzick, and No. 6 freshman Alexei Chijoff-Evans.HARVARD 6, CAL POLY 1The Crimson had no trouble taking care of Cal Poly on its home turf on the first Saturday of spring break, winning 6-1. Given that the Mustangs play at the level of a typical Ivy league opponent, the win was positive indicator of how Harvard might deal with upcoming challenges.The Crimson swept the doubles point and won four of the six singles matches in straight...