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The documentary simultaneously traces the life of Dominique, an agronomist turned radio journalist, and the transformation of Haiti from brutal dictatorship to equally brutal military rule to corrupt oligarchy with democratic overtones. The film is helped out by Dominique’s eccentric character—gleeful, charismatic and contrarian...
But being a conservative doesn’t come with automatic positions on many issues, such as drug legalization, immigration and gay marriage. Libertarian conservatives, for instance, might be inclined to support the legalization of marijuana, while social conservatives might adamantly oppose it. The Wall Street Journal’s...
So Friday’s winner would, almost certainly, be the only squad undefeated in Ivy play—and with the title would come an automatic NCAA tournament berth.
To replicate the success of that team, Harvard must first qualify for the NCAA tournament, a task now within reach as the Ivy title—and its automatic playoff berth—are within reach now that the toughest part of the Crimson’s season is behind...
It was into this cauldron that the four American Blackwater contractors headed last Wednesday. Spokesmen for the company say the contractors, who typically travel armed with automatic weapons, were guarding a convoy of trucks loaded with food. But the reasons for their decision to drive through such a hostile neighborhood...