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...attack is, however, a major embarrassment for Putin, because it undermines his claim - officially announced last April - that the war in Chechnya is over. By restricting media coverage, Kremlin claims of success in the breakaway republic have gone largely unchallenged at home, except by occasional dramatic events such as the killing of 119 Russian personnel when a military helicopter was shot down in August. But violence in Chechnya has been ongoing, with large numbers continuing to die on both sides. And the fact that a heavily armed group of this size was able to travel undetected from the Caucasus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the Moscow Theater Siege | 10/25/2002 | See Source »

With 11 minutes left in the half, Pell’s second goal of the game near-well iced it. She intercepted a misplayed defensive transfer, walked in on a breakaway and scored her second goal of the game to put the Crimson...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Field Hockey Scores Most Convincing Win Yet | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

Elusive Cornell sophomore forward Steve Reuter struck on a breakaway off a nice feed from sophomore defenseman Scott Palguta seconds after the Ara miss...

Author: By David Mu, CONTRIBUTINGWRITER | Title: Ara Atones For Miss; M. Soccer Earns Tie | 10/15/2002 | See Source »

Before Ara’s game-tying tally, the two teams had exchanged several scoring chances. Both Cornell and Harvard had breakaway opportunities to go ahead, but the respective goalies were equal to the task. Harvard sophomore Jamie Roth finished with four saves...

Author: By David Mu, CONTRIBUTINGWRITER | Title: Ara Atones For Miss; M. Soccer Earns Tie | 10/15/2002 | See Source »

...always looking to advance the ball upfield, but with every pass or breakaway, a Crimson defender was there swiping at the ball, working to create a turnover...

Author: By Wes Kauble, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Field Hockey Crushes Big Red: Harvard, Princeton Emerge as Last Unbeaten Teams in Ivy Play | 10/15/2002 | See Source »

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