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...thing, this war is tragic but not inherently dramatic. The useful clichs of old war films--capturing a hill from the bad guys, getting an enemy uniform in gun sight, wooing a pretty maiden in a distant land--don't apply to a conflict on city streets, with the enemy in mufti and the local women off-limits. For another, the number of soldiers at risk in Iraq is, compared with past conflicts, relatively small--a niche market, if you will, like the audience that has paid to see Paul Haggis' In the Valley of Elah (with Tommy...
...perfect 10 kills on 10 attempts to lead the Crimson to a 30-28 game-victory over the Big Red. On the whole, Trimble finished with a .450 hit-percentage, 4 blocks, and an ace in addition to her 32 kills in her last two games wearing the Crimson uniform. Yesterday’s league announcement makes Trimble the first Harvard volleyball player to receive Player of the Week honors this season...
...serving our country," one Air Force veteran wrote, "or if it's intended to bring attention to the audacity and stupidity of our elected leaders." One woman pulled into the driveway bearing a photograph of her nephew, killed in action the day before. Another day, a Marine in uniform got out of his car to stand at attention and salute. Another day, the phone rang and Ann heard a woman on the line announce, "My son is one of those flags...
...This is regrettable because it is an arbitrary cap that replaces a standard accounting-audit-based system of determining the actual overhead it costs to produce the research that we do,” Casey said yesterday. “Establishing a uniform cap is not a policy based on sound reasoning...
...rows of barbed wire, further locking her in. A water cannon truck pulled up. Still, Bhutto remained defiant. "We consider this a victory because there is no government today. We brought the government to a standstill." Nevertheless, she told the crowd, "If he restores the constitution, takes off his uniform, gives up the office of the chief of army staff and announces an election by Jan. 15, then it's okay." And if he doesn't, she said, "We will come out and fight...