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...country was massing troops at the border. Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue denied any knowledge that Kim Jong Il had been toppled and admonished the world to ignore "groundless reports and news" about North Korea. Kim was on the job as recently as Nov. 22, when he visited a unit of the Korean People's Army and listened to soldiers recite poetry, presenting the young bards with gifts of automatic rifles, according to the Korean Central News Agency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: He's Still There | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

While Harvard did a good job containing the Minnesota power play—highlighted by a successful kill of a 5-on-3 disadvantage in the first period of play—the potent Golden Gophers unit finally broke through eight minutes into the second period...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gophers Take Title Rematch from W. Hockey | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

...Golden Gophers showed the Crimson the power of a good defense on Saturday, having given up no more than two goals to any opponent before Saturday’s matchup and averaging 0.83 goals-against on the year. Even on Saturday, the defensive unit managed to hold the Harvard second and third lines in check...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gophers Take Title Rematch from W. Hockey | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

Fitts takes a small team over the road. "Terminators coming in," he bellows as he goes inside, using the unit's name in a code to warn that friendly forces are entering. Inside they find Bellavia alive and on on the hunt. Upstairs he scans the bedrooms. An insurgent jumps out of the cupboard. Bellavia falls down and fires, spraying the man with bullets. At some point another insurgent drops out of the ceiling. Yet another runs to a window and makes for the garden. Bellavia hits him in the legs and lower back as he flees. When...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Into the Hot Zone | 11/22/2004 | See Source »

...negate the U.S.'s preference to fight in the dark using night-vision equipment, the insurgents focused their attacks in the dim light of dawn and dusk. As the sun set, a decrepit warehouse suddenly sparkled with at least a dozen muzzle flashes. Bullets flew thick over the unit's commandeered building. "Look at the industrial complex," Bellavia yelled at his men. "I want you to shoot, shoot." The Wolf Pack lashed back with chattering automatic-weapons fire. A sister platoon, bunkered down a few hundred yards to the west, joined in, bringing a deadly cross fire to bear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Into the Hot Zone | 11/22/2004 | See Source »

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