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Frustrated in Iraq, U.S. to cut diplomatic mission
Less than two months after U.S. troops left, the State Department is preparing to cut by as much as half the diplomatic presence it had planned for Iraq. Officials in Baghdad and Washington said Ambassador James Jeffrey and other senior State Department officials are reconsidering the size and scop...
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Louisiana bones to be reinterred
Bones uncovered at a south Louisiana slave cemetery where black Union veterans were buried after the Civil War will likely be reburied nearby to ensure their reinterment doesn’t disturb other graves, federal authorities have announced.
Gifted earn time with Obama
Under the watchful eyes of the Abraham Lincoln portrait in the White House’s State Dining Room, high school senior Taylor Wilson chatted Tuesday about nuclear physics with the president.
A moment of clarity
Those who run the Komen Foundation, and make a mighty good thing of it, too, sound confused in the worst way: morally confused.
Battle brewing for backup QB
Sifting through the roster he inherited, Arkansas State Coach Gus Malzahn and his football staff don’t face a conundrum at starting quarterback.
WALLY LIKE IT IS
Update
Just a short update while Rachel is down for an intense test that may take up to two hours. Her spirits are unbelievable, especially for someone is living off IV ...
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BIBLEBELTBLOGGER
Mitt Romney flip flops on…….poor people?
A few weeks ago, Mitt Romney said: “I’m concerned about the poor in this country.” But that was South Carolina in January and this is February. Today, on CNN, the ...
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BLOOD, DIRT & ANGELS
of Montreal, “Dour Pecentages” and “Wintered Debts” (free mp3s)
By Emily Zelmer Psychedelic masterminds of Montreal just released their eleventh full-length album with the psych-glam insanity of Paralytic Stalks. Frontman Kevin Barnes’ David Bowie tendencies are particularly evident here ...
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JOHN BRUMMETT
She’s out, and Komen reels
You could see this coming, just as you can see residual damage to the previously all-noble charitable juggernaut, the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Karen Handel, that right-wing Palinite from Georgia ...
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Loans get more takers at year end
Americans accelerated their borrowing in December for the second straight month, running up more credit card debt and taking out loans to buy cars and attend school.
Vision in overalls cultivates riddles
It hadn’t been much of a winter, but it was a windy, cold afternoon. Just in from walking the dogs, I was making a cup of tea when a breeze shifted the steam from the cup. As I turned to see if the door was open, a familiar sparkle in the air caught my eye. ...
