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Grimshaw’s long shot bounced off Quinnipiac goalie Dan Clarke’s pad, but rookie Luke Greiner picked the puck up in the left circle and found nothing but net for his first career tally...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Ends Winless Streak With Victory Over League-Leading Quinnipiac | 12/30/2009 | See Source »

...that the closest part of the U.S. to Iran is Alaska." He added that the U.S. has other ways of destroying such weapons, including attacking them during the several days it takes to ready them for launch. "All ICBMs right now associated with Iran and North Korea are pad-launched," added General James Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, at the same session. "They're very visible, they're up above the ground, and you can go after them before launch if you so desire. We're not advocating pre-emptive, but it is a physical capability that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pentagon Prepares for a Missile Attack from 'Iran' | 12/17/2009 | See Source »

...minutes in, Harvard was on its first power play, but couldn’t convert on either of its two opportunities—one went just wide of the net, the other was stopped by the pad of the goaltender...

Author: By Erica A. Sheftman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Falls to Ivy Foe Again | 12/2/2009 | See Source »

...will be several years before Afghan troops can defend the country on their own. Before it withdraws its forces, the U.S. will want to be sure that all al-Qaeda bases have been destroyed and that the group will not be able to use Afghanistan as a launching pad for further terrorist attacks. In theory, that is doable. Intelligence officials estimate that there are fewer than 100 al-Qaeda operatives in Afghanistan, but for the Taliban to completely renounce their al-Qaeda sponsors, says Giustozzi, they will have to be provided with alternative sources of income. (See more about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Talking with the Taliban: Easier Said Than Done | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...spoke, Knox, whose compulsive journal-writing in the early days of her incarceration inadvertently provided authorities and media 300 pages of a "prison diary" to examine for clues to her mentality, scribbled on a legal pad, "In prison, you do not become a beautiful person unless you have an inner light that guides you." Italian photographers captured her note-to-self. (Read about Amanda Knox's testimony in court...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amanda Knox Murder Trial Moves Toward a Climax | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

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