Obama Faces New Doubts on Pursuing Afghan War Herald Tribune | WASHINGTON — When President Obama announced a new strategy for Afghanistan in December, he argued that by setting a deadline of next summer to begin drawing down troops he would create a sense of urgency for the Afghan government to take the lead in the fight, while acknowledging the limits...
Edna St. Vincent Millay's Home; the Apollo; Irons Galore The New York Times | EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY’S HOME OPENS TO THE PUBLIC Jane Feldman | Edna St. Vincent Millay's eerily preserved bedroom in her restored 1890s farmhouse in Austerlitz, N.Y., now open for tours. Blog | ArtsBeat | The latest on the arts, coverage o...
Loose lips as tool of rank and file in work settings Houston Chronicle | It's the gossip girls who get a bad rap for yapping about their friends. But really now, who's never gossiped? These days it almost seems like the national pastime. | There are magazines, television shows and websites dedicated to spreading the buz...
Gossip a tool of rank and file in work settings Houston Chronicle | It's the gossip girls who get a bad rap for yapping about their friends. But really now, who's never gossiped? These days it almost seems like the national pastime. | There are magazines, television shows and websites dedicated to spreading the buz...
Oosthuizen pulls away to dominating Open title The News & Observer | ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- Louis Oosthuizen walked over the Swilcan Bridge toward a victory that was never in doubt Sunday at St. Andrews, another big moment in sports for South Africa. | This celebration, though, carried a different tune. | The dron...
Intel cash flow may hit $12b this year Gulf News | San Francisco: Intel increased its cash pile by $2 billion (Dh7.34 billion) last quarter selling the fingernail-sized chips that run the world's personal computers, underscoring the technology industry's ability to wring profit at an unprecede...
Alleged 'Barefoot Bandit' to face charges in US Herald Tribune | MIAMI - The teenager who authorities call the "Barefoot Bandit" was set to face an initial court appearance Wednesday in Miami, a day after he was deported from the Bahamas. | It's likely Colton Harris-Moore will eventually be taken to Seattle, whe...
4 child porn ring members sentenced in Indiana Herald Tribune | INDIANAPOLIS - A federal judge sentenced two high-ranking members of a major international online child pornography ring to 15 years in prison Friday. | Michael Baratta, 49, of Sacramento, Calif., and William Watkins, 39, of Lake Worth, Fla., were ...
Portland Man Involved in 20 Year Gambling Operation. The Examiner | It's been alleged that for more than 20 years an illegal poker game was ran out of an apartment in Fort Wayne Indiana. According to news reports, the terribly illegal poker game has finally been broken up, after police, protecting the interest ...
Izod ready to promote IndyCars in tough market The Examiner Comments INDIANAPOLIS (Map, News) - New IndyCar Series CEO Randy Bernard walked into the perfect situation in February. | The longtime open-wheel feud was over. The constant quest to find a title sponsor was resolved when Izod signed on. There was mo...
McChrystal resigns, but problems persist in Afghanistan The News & Observer | WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's decision to accept Gen. Stanley McChrystal's resignation and draft his superior, Gen. David Petraeus, to lead the war in Afghanistan eliminates a source of friction, but it doesn't address the problems plaguin...
Manny Pacquiao could face trouble with Mexican tax authorities The Examiner | International Sports Examiner | - sports extra - a n a l y s i s: | If boxing king Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2) fights in Mexico to escape paying "millions of dollars worth of taxes," the Filipino boxer could face trouble...
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