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...Dictatorships require isolation if they hope to survive freedom's onslaught. Fidel Castro's five decades in power were less the product of brilliance and charisma than the result of the U.S.-enforced isolation. Uncle Sam's embargo provided Castro with the shield he needed to survive the demise of the communist bloc. The embargo denied Castro nothing he couldn't buy elsewhere, while his totalitarian communist system has destroyed entrepreneurial initiative, squandered wealth on weapons and brought abject poverty to the Cuban populace. Tony Gonzalez, Weeki Wachee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 3/13/2008 | See Source »

Dictatorships require isolation if they hope to survive freedom's onslaught. Fidel Castro's five decades in power were less the product of brilliance and charisma than the result of the U.S.-enforced isolation. Uncle Sam's embargo provided Castro with the shield he needed to survive the demise of the communist bloc. The embargo denied Castro nothing he couldn't buy elsewhere, while his totalitarian communist system has destroyed entrepreneurial initiative, squandered wealth on weapons and brought abject poverty to the Cuban populace. Tony Gonzalez, WEEKI WACHEE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Clooney Came to Dinner | 3/12/2008 | See Source »

...difference was enough to overpower the Crimson. Harvard played from behind for the remainder of the match, surrendering, 30-25.In the third stanza, Harvard battled to stay in the game, as the game featured nine ties and three lead-changes. But St. Ambrose refused to relent in its offensive onslaught, as the Fighting Bees recorded a hitting percentage of .368 and slammed down a match-high 20 kills in the final game. The Crimson kept close, but fell short in the end, 30-27.Kuld led the Crimson with a match-high 14 kills, and Weissbourd followed close behind with...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Blanked Twice To End Three-Game Win Streak | 3/10/2008 | See Source »

...Dictatorships need isolation if they hope to resist freedom's onslaught. Fidel Castro's five decades in power were less the product of brilliance and charisma than of U.S.-enforced isolation. Uncle Sam's embargo provided Castro with the shield he needed to survive the demise of the communist bloc. The embargo denied Castro nothing he couldn't buy elsewhere, while his totalitarian communist system has destroyed entrepreneurial initiative, squandered wealth on weapons and brought abject poverty to the Cuban populace. Tony Gonzalez, Weeki Wachee, Florida...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 3/7/2008 | See Source »

...After a finely-balanced first half, Harvard had no response to an early second-half onslaught by the Foxes. Justifying its second seed status, Marist powered into the lead, maintaining a two or three goal advantage for the remainder of the game to consign the Crimson to defeat...

Author: By Allen J. Padua, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mixed Results Mark High-Scoring Weekend | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

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