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Harvard did manage to pull within one goal with under two minutes remaining as Fisher took a pass from co-captain Katie Hodel, beat a defender and sent a perfectly-placed cross that senior forward Alisa Sato headed in, but the Crimson was unable to regain possession before time ran out. Harvard coach Tim Wheaton had moved Fisher forward in an effort to get the Crimson on the board...
After dropping its first two games, Harvard looked to regain its promising form of late last season—when it rallied to win the ECAC Championship—with a 9-8 win over Boston College...
...that means they will probably be shot. Meanwhile, the outmuscled rebels can be expected to draw out the fighting to provoke more atrocities, hoping to embarrass Jakarta into withdrawing its troops. But a continuing conflict also serves the interests of Indonesia's military brass, which sees a chance to regain some of the power it lost with the fall of dictator Suharto five years ago. And President Megawati Sukarnoputri, looking to next year's elections, wants to be seen as tough on separatism. As a senior Western diplomat wearily remarks, all sides want--even need--the conflict to continue...
...which delights Indonesia's once all-powerful generals. The military has found itself beleaguered and under suspicion ever since the fall of longtime dictator Suharto in 1998, something the current top brass is determined to change. "The military sees Aceh as a chance to regain its legitimacy and influence," says leading human-rights activist Munir. "Aceh is a way to demonstrate that they are the only force that can hold the country together. And it is a win-win situation for them: if they win and crush GAM, they are heroes. If they fail to solve the Aceh problem within...
...polls showed his opponent, Nestor Kirchner, would win in a landslide. Kirchner, now victor by default, will assume the presidency on May 25. With the country facing massive foreign debt and half the population in poverty, Kirchner says he will work to restore the confidence of the IMF to regain economic stability. MEANWHILE IN THE U.S. ... COLOR MY WORLD The Missile Defense Agency, part of the U.S. Department of Defense, handed out coloring books to children during Public Service Recognition Week in Washington, D.C. The book includes a variety of patriotic images, such as a portrait of Ronald Reagan...