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...call the affair "Iraqgate." The Administration's defenders call it a "witch hunt." Others call it a confusing mess. But whatever the term, the overeager attempts by the Reagan and Bush administrations to make friends with Iraq in the years before the Persian Gulf War -- and later attempts to contain the political damage of that failed policy -- have become yet another problem for George Bush as he struggles against increasingly heavy odds to win a second term...
...lives of Egyptians were closely tied to the Nile's annual flood cycle, and they were acutely aware of its influence on agriculture. They erected huge monolithic statues representing the god Min -- who symbolized fertility and the harvest -- and period tombs inevitably contain pottery, jars of wine and beer or platters of food. People were often buried with items related to their occupation: hunters with spearheads, political leaders with symbols of office...
...They're both very effective runners. Personally, it doesn't matter to me who it is. We have to contain whoever it is that's back there," the Winthrop senior said...
Harvard doesn't stand a chance of winning today unless it can contain the Lafayette offense. Though Russo said his team has been focusing on defense, trying to prepare for--what he terms--the "unpredictable" Multi-Flex, it's clear the coach is really only concerned with putting points on the board...
...Harvard can't contain the potent Lafayette offensive backfield, it could suffer its worst defeat of the season. With senior back Kendrick Joyce and senior split end Colby Maher both questionable for today's game, the Crimson offense will have an even harder time getting started today than it has in the past...