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...many cases, people didn't wait for the army. Thousands of volunteers headed into the mountains, carrying shovels, pickaxes and iron rods to dig for survivors. Down in the main cities, well-wishers donated tents, blankets, food and even cloth for burial shrouds. Among the first responders were militant Islamic groups, who seized on the catastrophe to blame Musharraf's alliance with the U.S. in the war on terrorism for incurring Allah's wrath. In Chehla Bandi village, members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an outlawed group sympathetic to al-Qaeda, cooked food, helped bury the dead and shoveled through...
...More recently, village officials have found new ways to line their pockets. China's booming real estate market makes rural land a valuable asset. Local governments increasingly depend on land sales as their main source of revenue. But in order to sell village property, they need to control the townships. This means making sure that their allies are elected as village chiefs. And, as was the case in Taishi, it can also mean attempts to rig local elections. In China's countryside, new alliances of ?lites have emerged among township officials, companies, high-ranking cadres, village leaders and the hired...
...Leopards sit atop the Patriot League standings, boasting a 2-0 mark in the league and a 5-1 record overall. Led by senior linebacker Maurice Bennett, Lafayette’s experienced defense has been the main reason for Lafayette’s early season success...
...With the core of the defense returning, the Leopards have dominated their opponents. Lafayette posts a top-six ranking in four main Division I-AA defensive categories, including a fifth-ranked scoring defense—allowing only 11.3 points per game...
...Hagan’s three top receiving threats—senior Rodney Byrnes, junior Corey Mazza, and senior Ryan Tyler—all inactive due to injuries, defenses are beginning to crowd the box with seven- or eight-man fronts to shut down Crimson’s main offensive threat—Dawson...