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...jumped all over a stunned Harvard squad in the game’s first minutes to open up a 3-0 lead, then withstood a furious rally by the No. 15 Crimson to prevail 4-3 in front of a raucous sellout crowd at the Bright Hockey Center Saturday night...
...imported aluminum tubes were designed for rockets, not for use in nuclear-processing plants. Powell personally grilled CIA experts on the tubes and was told that U.S. intelligence had spun some of the intercepted tubes at the extreme speeds required to enrich uranium. Rocket tubes would have shattered--these withstood the strain. The discussion of the tubes was a high point in a performance that took almost 1 1/2 hours. When it was over, Powell had done about as much as any member of the Administration could to convince the world that Saddam was cheating the inspectors, hiding weapons...
...concrete basin in which the foundations of both towers once rested. As the street-level sounds of the city fell away, the primeval depths of Manhattan filled his view. "At that bedrock level you can see the indelible traces of the towers," says Libeskind. "These were walls that had withstood the trauma of the attack. I thought to myself, There is something very significant here--the voice of the site itself...
...Crimson extended its unbeaten streak to five games on Dec. 19 at Lavietes Pavilion, winning 86-74 over Mercer. Harvard led by 23 at halftime and withstood a furious second-half surge by the Bears to earn the victory, which saw a number of Crimson players set career highs...
...Crimson extended its unbeaten streak to five games Thursday night at Lavietes Pavilion, winning 86-74 over Mercer. Harvard led by 23 at halftime and withstood a furious second-half surge by the Bears to earn the victory, which saw a number of Crimson players set career highs...