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...backfield as well. But since Harvard surprised the Quakers in last year’s historic contest by pounding them with the run, don’t be surprised if the guy who cut his teeth on the JV squad ends up cutting a rug on the Franklin Field turf in the biggest game of the year...
...leads are falling through the cracks." Germany's fractured security system dates back to the aftermath of World War II, when law enforcement was broken down into isolated agencies to prevent the emergence of another Gestapo. Today, six different federal agencies have their own tiny slivers of homeland security turf, while each of Germany's 16 states has its own local intelligence-gathering and enforcement organizations. The agencies are further divided by the extent of their remits - the BKA, for example, can't initiate investigations but can continue those started by others; the Federal Office for the Protection...
...close of his 21st reception, Morris sustained a blow to the head and slumped to the turf unconscious. After two minues lying on his back, Morris jogged off the field with a mild concussion and did not return. Seven minutes remained in the game...
...Danby, Vt., for nearly three years, as a stare-down--sometimes a shout-down--plays out between environmentalists, led by Smith, and the Swiss-based, privately held Omya AG, one of the world's largest suppliers of calcium carbonate. The battle is far more nuanced than the familiar turf war between small-town preservationists and a megacorp. Omya seems more environmentally sensitive to this quiet corner of New England than many other companies might be. Most mining foes, who disapprove of digging almost as a matter of principle, agree that the product Omya wants to quarry is a relatively benign...
...Even if the Moscow standoff is resolved without serious casualties, it's unlikely to be the last such attack by a separatist movement increasingly desperate to break Russia's stranglehold on its home turf. But Moscow is unlikely to be forced back to negotiating by terror attacks. The standoff is more likely to amplify Russia's demand for a green light from the West to act against NATO-friendly Georgia, where many Chechen fighters continue to find sanctuary...