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Aug 10 2008, Sreelata Yellamrazu

When all hope seems lost, there is still hope. Seems ironical? Not really. This may not be the ideal Test. But it has had enough drama from sunken hopes to revived charge, from dull despair to respite. The match is far from over. One could...

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Vehicles carrying coffins of fighters cross the Syrian-Lebanese border at Jdeidet Yabous, 56 kilometers (35 miles) southwest of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Thousands of Syrians and Palestinians have lined up at this crossing on the...