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...Oslo accords. They decided to return home, as did many other members of the Palestinian diaspora. They built their company, Royal Industries & Trading, persistently, even after the prospects for peace shattered in the second intifadeh and it became near impossible to do business in the midst of a war zone, near impossible to move their products through Israeli checkpoints. It still isn't very easy, but the past few years have been much better. A new Palestinian government quietly began to restore order and emphasize economic growth. Israel removed many, but not all, checkpoints. Royal now has 360 employees...
...They pretty much shut us down in their end and were able to control the puck in our zone in the second period,” Donato added. “With a team that is that defensively sound and has that type of goaltender, it’s a tough hill to climb...
...loose puck in Harvard’s defensive zone stirred up the Crimson enough for Clarkson to slip past...
With the score knotted and time winding down, the Crimson dumped the puck into its offensive zone. As Harvard moved into a pattern, St. Lawrence netminder Maxie Weisz was knocked down by a teammate, putting her in the goal and out of commission...
...always going to be a tough sell for Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende. His government had pledged to withdraw 1,950 troops from Afghanistan by September - but he was going to renege on that promise and try to keep the Dutch contingent in the war zone through this year, flying in the face of Dutch political and public outrage. The result: on Feb. 20, after 16 hours of negotiations with his coalition partners in the Hague, Balkenende's efforts failed and with that came the collapse of his coalition government. New elections are expected within three months...