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...Maradona last played professional soccer in 1997, when his fifth comeback for Boca Juniors was abruptly ended after a positive test for cocaine after the first match of the season. Despite these falls, and a slow slide into decadence during a retirement marked by continued reports of substance abuse, sex scandals and violent confrontations with the paparazzi, Maradona is revered here here as "Saint Maradona," or simply "El Diego." A "Maradonian Church" has been created with followers who gather to celebrate his birthday every year with a "Maradona Mass" that includes dancing girls in front of a "Maradonian" altar...
...Musharraf agreed to a cease-fire in the mountains, which has allowed religious extremists and militants to regroup. They have since spread into more moderate parts of the country. A U.S. National Intelligence Estimate in July found that over the past two years, al-Qaeda had made a comeback in Pakistan, re-established training camps and begun plotting fresh attacks against the U.S. When the cease-fire ended nearly a year later, suicide bombings suspected of being linked to al-Qaeda had become a regular feature of Pakistani life...
...Debts." Taylor welcomes the debate: "That's the way scholarship works: people disagreeing with each other. Now that we have this edition, everyone can go to work." After 400 years as English drama's dirty little secret, Middleton is at last poised for his comeback...
Over the last two seasons as the football beat writer, I’ve had the opportunity to cover some thrilling games—a 21-point comeback at Lehigh and a battle that pitched 5-0 squads from Princeton and Harvard against each other last season, and then two last-minute finishes this year...
...senior co-captain Michael Byrd gave Harvard a 4-1 lead in the second quarter, and freshman Bret Voith’s second score of the afternoon made it 7-3 in the fourth. The defense, led by junior netminder Jay Connolly, did its part to prevent an Iona comeback. BROWN 10, HARVARD 6In what has become one of the most intense rivalries in collegiate water polo, the Crimson again matched up with the Bears, this time with a spot in the Northern title game up for grabs.After losing to Brown in overtime during the regular season, the encore...