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...What will not subside is the violence. Far from being collective therapy, the trial has only helped widen the sectarian divide. While Shi'ites celebrated the verdict, many of Saddam's fellow Sunnis protested. In his hometown of Tikrit, over 1,000 people staged demonstrations in defiance of the curfew. In Baghdad's mainly Sunni Adhamiya district, several mortars landed near the Abu Hanifa shrine, the most revered Sunni mosque in the country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saddam Is Sentenced to Death, and Iraq Shrugs | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

...world that is still growing at a healthy clip. That matters, strategically, economically and politically, as developed countries try to maintain their services, their militaries, their economic strength. If there is already a gap in energy and optimism between the U.S. and Europe, it looks likely only to widen in the next generation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An In-Depth View of America by the Numbers | 10/22/2006 | See Source »

...match.”The Crimson battled back to within one after a kill by junior co-captain Suzie Trimble, who posted a team-high 14 kills, made it 10-11. Just two points later, Brown (6-12, 2-4 Ivy) began a seven-point run to widen their advantage to 12-19, as the Crimson committed two attack and three ball handling errors in that span.After that point, the Crimson closed the deficit but only came within three points of Brown, as the Bears took the first game decisively, 30-25.The second game began in similar style as Brown?...

Author: By Robert T. Hamlin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Drops Consecutive Ivy Games | 10/15/2006 | See Source »

...Well, Mel's luck may be turning. Pope Benedict XVI is said to be preparing to widen the use of the old Latin rite again. He expected to issue a"motu proprio,"a document of his own initiative, which would loosen the permission requirement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Return of the Latin Mass | 10/12/2006 | See Source »

...against Brown that season). But this year’s edition of the Crimson has already weathered controversy and gotten off the quarterback merry-go-round for the time being. If Harvard can improve in key areas as the meat of the Ivy schedule approaches, the team will only widen the gap between itself and the field.—Staff writer Brad Hinshelwood can be reached at bhinshel@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Brad Hinshelwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SIDEBAR: Crimson Can Still Improve | 10/9/2006 | See Source »

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