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Cohen and Gibbons continued to spearhead Harvard’s offense in the second quarter. Cohen first tallied a goal with 11:42 to go. Senior attack Travis Burr joined in the scoring action as well, adding a goal of his own with 9:10 left in the quarter. Gibbons then sent two shots past the Crusader goalie, scoring first with 2:24 to go and then again with just one second left in the half...
...doctrine of Responsibility to Protect makes it the appropriate body to spearhead this endeavor. Adopted in 2001, this policy calls on all nations to provide for their collective security through shared responsibility of world crises. The tragedy in Haiti unmistakably qualifies as a crisis. With this in mind, the U.N. is the proper agent to organize necessary supplies and services in the short term and sustain the Haitian government in the long term, since it can best facilitate the cross-national efforts required under the Responsibility to Protect...
Down the road from the Waddells' home lies Colorado Springs, home to Fort Carson and the 4th Infantry Division, a spearhead in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Like those cycling in and out of Fort Hood, many soldiers at Fort Carson have endured at least two tours of duty, some three or more, sometimes with only a few months sandwiched in for them to reacquaint themselves with their families. Since 2007, eight men - all from a single combat-weary 500-man infantry battalion nicknamed Lethal Warriors - have been charged with carrying out a string of murders and attempted murders in Colorado...
Gandy said the most effective way to spearhead change was to contact media outlets directly, adding that individual letters or e-mails carry more weight than mass petitions...
...making policy can be seen in the development of the National Family Safety Program, started in 1999 by a small group of professional women concerned about domestic abuse. As a measure of how seriously he takes the subject, Abdullah assigned his daughter, Princess Adelah, to spearhead the initiative, and in 2006, the group helped write the first laws making it illegal for husbands to abuse their wives and children. "For us as Arabs and Saudis and Muslims, you can't believe in these values and look at these stories and not want to put an end to them," Princess Adelah...