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...political leaders to reach agreement on a new, pluralistic government of national unity. "We'll work together day and night until we finish the job," he says. Khalilzad told TIME that if the conference succeeds and the parties settle other disputed issues, the U.S. may be able to pull out some troops this year. "If we get--when we get--the national-unity government, when we have ministries that are run by competent ministers, and as we get into the next phase of our Sunni outreach ... I see a set of circumstances, frankly, that would allow for a significant withdrawal...
...Samuelson said. “He had one of the better defenders on him, and instead of accepting that, he really took the initiative and was going hard all day.” But the lead was brief. By the end of the quarter, Massachusetts (3-0) pulled to within one, and just three minutes into the second quarter, the Minutemen tied the game up. Massachusetts senior Sean Morris helped his team to another two goals in the period, finishing with two goals and five assists. “[Morris] had a really good feeding day,” Crimson...
...battled hard to stay close throughout the game, trailing 5-2 at halftime and 7-3 after three quarters, but the Hawks (15-6, 4-0) took advantage of several Harvard miscues on offense and capitalized on several quick counters to score five times in the final quarter to pull away for the victory.“The fact that we hung with them for three quarters was good,” senior 2M-0 Mollie Mehaffey said. “Obviously, though, we wanted to keep up with them [for] 28 minutes.”The nine-goal differential...
...Ambassador Khalilzad on why he thinks the U.S. can pull some troops out of Iraq this year...
...Ambassador Khalilzad on why he thinks the U.S. can pull some troops out of Iraq this year...