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...results released in mid-September, incumbent Hamid Karzai won 54.6 percent of the vote, enough to win re-election. But extensive reports of fraud mean that the final results will depend upon investigations and recounts already underway...

Author: By Leeann Saw, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: U.N. Removes Peter Galbraith | 10/7/2009 | See Source »

Hoping to score at least a few physics concentrators at their intro meeting this Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in the Rabe Room Rabb Hall at Harvard Hillel, Rush and Biden seek to tackle what even Georgi's next pset won't prepare you for: the reason why your broomstick, no matter which model Firebolt you own, still won't fly. With this small impasse, for the time being, College Quidditch remains grounded: official rules state that you must have physical grasp of your broomstick at all times. This means one hand, two hands, or that awkward feeling of clenching...

Author: By Ashin D. Shah | Title: So We Didn't Get Hermione...but We Still Got Quidditch? | 10/7/2009 | See Source »

...guilty to three counts of second-degree murder. Police say Gallo, who has a previous DUI conviction, had nearly triple the legal blood-alcohol level when his minivan slammed into the foursome just as they were about to arrive at a Fullerton dance club to celebrate Adenhart's hard-won success. A promising pitching prospect, Adenhart had come back from a severe elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery, named after the former Los Angeles Dodger pitcher who first successfully underwent the operation for ligament reconstruction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After the Adenhart Tragedy, an Angels Miracle | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

...youths nominated themselves for provincial councils," says Sanjar Sohail, editor of the newspaper Eight in the Morning. "What does this mean? That the generation that grew up with war, that has seen the blood, the rockets, the shooting and the crime, they know that the situation in Afghanistan won't ever change unless they come to politics. They see their involvement as a responsibility. And that makes me hopeful for our future." (See up-close pictures of the war in Afghanistan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Afghan Idol's Political Star Turn | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

...youth who are willing to rise up and do something positive." And, she says boldly, a provincial council seat is a stepping-stone to parliament. Even the position of President isn't out of the question. "Everyone needs a goal," she says. "If you don't try, you won't achieve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Afghan Idol's Political Star Turn | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

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