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...killing just as many Muslim civilians. Anyone who joins the government's Thaksin-era job-creation scheme?like Ma-ae's cousin, shot dead by militants in October?is seen as a possible collaborator. Village chiefs, who are state employees, are routinely murdered. Afterwards, their positions either remain vacant or are often filled by militant sympathizers, forming what a local community worker (who requests anonymity) calls "a shadow government of insurgents...
...only was she a prodigious fund raiser in a state that functions as a political ATM for Democratic candidates across the country, but she also helped bring the national convention to her city in 1984. In 1987 she decided to run for the seat left vacant by the death of Sala Burton, the widow of Phillip Burton, who had run his own storied political machine. One of Sala's final acts was to give her endorsement to Nancy Pelosi...
...traditionally reserved for a small forward.Three spots in the starting five are set, with senior captain Jim Goffredo and sophomore Drew Housman at the guard positions, and senior Brian Cusworth manning center. Although the graduation of Matt Stehle ’06 leaves the power forward position vacant, Harvard has a slew of 6’8 bodies, chief among them sophomore Evan Harris, that can be plugged in there.It’s that pesky third position that has been subject to the most debate, and holds the most uncertainty.Last season, Michael Beal ’06 filled that...
...that maybe I should step down and maybe make basketball my hobby.”Balcetis was one of the highlights of coach Frank Sullivan’s frosh class. The swingman, although more of a shooting guard, had the potential to see minutes at the three position, left vacant by the graduation of guard/forward Michael Beal ’06. Given the guard-dominated dynamic of the Ivy League, having a shooter of Balcetis’s caliber to team with the Crimson’s backcourt standouts, sophomore point guard Drew Housman and senior shooting guard Jim Goffredo...
...being staffed far below the bureau's minimum safety standards. In spring a federal arbitrator heard testimony from ADX staff that some housing units had been left unattended for entire eight-hour shifts. Union officials also charged that posts in what they call the "terrorist unit" were routinely left vacant. According to the union, staff shortages meant that inmates weren't getting meals on time, scheduled phone calls were delayed or canceled, and exercise hours were cut because there was nobody to supervise them...