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...seniors in particular showed off their veteran wiles in the second set. At 4-4, Durwood put the Crimson up 5-4 with a trick shot...
...concerned that this increased speculation could cause a backlash against some of our Muslim soldiers," General George Casey, the Army's top officer, said on CNN on Sunday. "And I've asked our Army leaders to be on the lookout for that." At least one Muslim Army veteran agrees. "Muslims have been serving for generations in the United States armed forces, and we will continue to serve proudly and with honor," says Abdul-Rashid Abdullah, who served as an Army parachute rigger from 1991 to 1998. Hasan's religion "is immaterial," says Abdullah, deputy director of the American Muslim Armed...
...criticized Washington Archbishop Donald Wuerl last spring during a videotaped interview, he was forced to apologize less than 24 hours after the video aired. In early September, the bishop of Scranton, Pa. - a Burke protégé - abruptly resigned after a stormy tenure and was not reassigned. Veteran Vatican watchers took it as a sign that some Burkean antics - such as threatening to refuse Vice President Joe Biden Communion and disparaging the USCCB - would not be tolerated...
...year's end money spent to acquire 2009 TIFF films will be comparable to that of prior years, others say he's dreaming. "Usually there would be one film that came close to a double-digit million-dollar sale, if not hitting that," says Ted Hope, a 20-year veteran indie-film producer whose credits include 21 Grams and The Ice Storm. "Then you would have four or five films in that $4-to-$6 million range and four to seven films in that $1-to-$3 million range. Now we likely have just three or fewer films...
...team came into the season with a veteran offense and the make-up of a dark horse Ivy League contender. The other came in with a title to defend and an untested quarterback. It was anyone’s guess who would still be undefeated at this point...