Word: righting
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There may be no debates or TV ads, much less political parties - and a self-appointed group of conservative clergymen reserve the right to exclude any candidate advocating a separation of church and state - but Iran's parliamentary election Friday nonetheless represents an opportunity for the Iranian people to make their voices heard. And that's a prospect that has the country's conservative political clergy understandably nervous. Last time voters were presented with such an opportunity, the conservatives allied with the country's supreme spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameini, suffered a humiliating defeat, as 70 percent of the voters...
According to Harper, becoming the first black member of the Harvard Corporation was merely a matter of being in the right place at the right time...
Because the simple truth is nobody really cares about the Beanpot consolation game. If the whole tournament is a battle for Boston bragging rights, then this game is a Battle for the Boston Basement (or the right to stay out of it) with a suitably sized crowd to match...
After a couple of spectacular saves, sophomore Jim Fahey slipped a neat tip-in to Prestifilippo's right and the Huskies finally netted their first goal in the 2000 Beanpot...
...past month, the Chilean air force has had a plane waiting at a British airfield to take General Augusto Pinochet home; right now, the former dictator might as well unpack his bags. Britain's High Court Tuesday overruled Home Secretary Jack Straw's decision to keep Pinochet's medical records secret from countries seeking his extradition, compelling Britain to make them available - in confidence - to Spain, Belgium, Switzerland and France. The results of a series of medical tests ordered by the British government prompted Straw last month to announce he was "minded" to send Pinochet home on compassionate grounds rather...