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...other half of the ice, Harvard was writing a completely different story. Its stalwart protection of the goal allowed the offense to effectively accomplish its job—to take control of the game and score goals...
...strong defensive line and variegated forward attack—eight different players scored—was something the team was unable to accomplish earlier in the season. However, Harvard’s sound defense effectively translated into a powerful offensive line on Friday night, allowing the Crimson to control the pace, and ultimately the outcome, of the game...
Yesterday, in China's Sichuan province, at least eight bodies were brought to a Buddhist monastery in Aba prefecture, allegedly shot dead by Chinese riot control police, according to an eyewitness account quoted by Radio Free Asia. The escalating confrontation in and around Tibet is a nightmare for China's top leadership, but one, some diplomats believe, that could not have taken anyone in the central government completely by surprise. It pits the leadership in Beijing against its domestic opponents - who include not only Tibetan dissidents, but also separatist groups in the heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang, as well...
Thus, the dilemma for the Chinese leadership is clear. "They need to get this under control, but to do so without a lot of brutality," the diplomat says. The reason for that is clear enough: the memory of Tiananmen Square, undeniably, now hangs in the background as the crisis in Tibet unfolds in this, the year of China's grand coming-out party. The scale of the unrest in the Tibet Autonomous Region - as well as the threat they pose to the Communist Party leadership - doesn't compare to the massive political demonstrations in Tiananmen Square in 1989, which were...
...terms whereas the House members go back to the polls in eight months, and whoever is facing off John McCain at the top of the Democratic ticket could have a major impact on their own races - a concern many freshmen have voiced about Clinton behind closed doors. Democrats won control of Congress in 2006 on the backs of the freshmen, and their swing districts are crucial must-wins for any presidential candidate on either side of the aisle...