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What It Will Take for U.S. to Finish Job in Afghanistan
In early December, U.S. ambassador Karl Eikenberry attended a shura in the Zhari district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province for the first time.
IRISH FREE STATE: Testy Tim
At Chapelizod, outside Dublin, complications of jaundice, dropsy and heart disease brought Death last week to a bearded, brilliant gentleman with a testy tongue, Timothy Michael Healy, first Governor General of the Irish Free State, in his 76th year. Three years ago failing health made him resign the Governor-Generalship.
The Sum of Two Evils
After months of recovering from an attempt on his life that put eight bullets in his left side, Uday Hussein, the eldest son of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, was ready to party. At his first outing in 1998, at the posh Jadriyah Equestrian Club, he used high-powered binoculars to survey the crowd of friends and family from a platform high above the guests.
Murfreesboro, Tenn.: Yes to Church, No to Mosque
When the congregation of Grace Baptist Church held services in its new building last month, no protesters marched outside to mark the occasion.
Can a ‘Loyalty Oath’ Ensure the Allegiance of Afghans?
Earlier this month, Lieut.
Can Dave Letterman Survive the Scandal?
Apologies are becoming as much a part of Late Show with David Letterman as Top 10 lists.
Bodies of soldiers killed in Afghanistan due back in U.S.
The flag-draped coffins of at least four U.S. soldiers killed during a weekend onslaught against a U.S
Washington’s Green River Valley Prepares for a Flood
Months before flood season begins in western Washington, government officials have already declared a state of emergency and, even as they worry about the viability of a pivotal dam, have encouraged residents to buy flood insurance immediately. When the Howard Hanson Dam was first built on the Green River in western Washington in 1962, the concrete behemoth was hailed as the new protector of the valley below.
Sebelius sworn in as Health and Human Services secretary
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was sworn in Tuesday night as secretary of Health and Human Services