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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Prime Minister, he oversaw an office that ran operatives abroad, from Lebanon to Kuwait to Iraq. This was the heyday of Khomeini's theocratic vision, when Iran thought it really could export its revolution across the Middle East, providing money and arms to anyone who claimed he could upend the old order. Mousavi was not only swept up into this delusion but also actively pursued...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Robert Baer: Don't Forget Mousavi's Bloody Past | 6/18/2009 | See Source »

Allowing them to commingle with your heralded patrons threatens to upend the fundamental values upon which this University was built. When these ruffians invade, with their disc jockeys and general enthusiasm for life, our last bastion of civilized society will sadly cease to exist...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: No Kids Allowed | 4/21/2009 | See Source »

...week. Against a dispirited Alisha Turner of Penn, Mashruwala dominated the final game, 9-1, to take the match, 3-2, and raise her career fifth-game record to 3-0.At the No. 2 flight, Guruge bounced back from her first defeat of the season against Trinity last Wednesday to upend the Quaker’s Sydney Scott in a back-and-forth five-game battle. Guruge played around disappointing showings in the first and fourth games to take the match, 4-9, 9-4, 9-7, 3-9, 9-6.—Staff writer Barret P. Kenny...

Author: By Barrett P. Kenny, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Topples Penn, Falls to Princeton | 2/9/2009 | See Source »

...strong showing at 184. The veteran grappler matched BU’s Dan Kennedy point-for-point, trailing by a single score with moments remaining in the third period. The Harvard senior allowed his opponent to escape, hoping for a takedown in the final seconds, but he could not upend the redshirt freshman. Nonetheless, the 6-4 decision marked the best effort made by a losing Crimson wrestler and brought much-needed intensity to a lackluster match.“Patrick has been one of our top leaders, not as much in wins as in what he brings...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Sputters In Match With BU | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...embargo, like all grand schemes that seek to upend geography and history, is a porous affair. Rural U.S. lawmakers looking for new agricultural markets have made America the No. 1 exporter of food to Cuba. Grey's Anatomy and House were among the most popular shows in Havana this summer. Those who have money (often from family in the States) are scrambling to get converters to prepare for next February's conversion to all-digital TV signals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sound of Change: Can Music Save Cuba? | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

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