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...elements in the military, whose disproportionate share of the country's national budget would be threatened by peace with India. And the country's civilian government dares not cross the red lines drawn by the military for fear of being toppled. Every civilian Pakistani government, without exception, has been overthrown before the end of its elective term of office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opportunity in Crisis | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

...felt him staring at the receiver,” Barnes said after the game on Saturday. “And I was coming up to make a play on the guy that was open in the end zone. It was kind of an overthrown ball that I was fortunate enough to pick...

Author: By Ricky Liu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Senior Big in Three Pick Performance | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

...life of an exiled leader used to be a comfortable one. Uganda's Idi Amin whiled away his post-dictator years in Saudia Arabia, while the Philippines' Ferdinand Marcos spent the rest of his days in Hawaii. But Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand's former Prime Minister who was overthrown in a bloodless coup two years ago, is having a harder time finding a new place to call home. Earlier this month, Thaksin had his British visa revoked, shortly after a Thai court sentenced him in absentia to two years' imprisonment for a conflict of interest conviction. The Thai telecoms tycoon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Self-Exiled Ex-Premier Seeking New Nation, with Fairway | 11/12/2008 | See Source »

...Matt Hanson just flagged for pass interference—a terrible call. The ball was way overthrown...

Author: By Crimson staff | Title: LIVE BLOG: HARVARD VS. COLUMBIA (11/8) | 11/8/2008 | See Source »

...False start on Lorditch moves the ball back to the 18 and an overthrown pass to Luft brings...

Author: By Crimson staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: LIVE BLOG: HARVARD AT DARTMOUTH (11/1) | 11/1/2008 | See Source »

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