Oct 30, 2009 -
Long, but worth the effort (I think)
By Scott Ritter
There is a curious phenomenon taking place in the American media at the moment: the lionization of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the American military commander in Afghanistan. Although he has taken a few lumps for playing politics with the White House, McChrystal has generally been sold to the American public as a “Zen warrior,” a counterinsurgency genius who, if simply left to his own devices, will be able to radically transform the ongoing debacle that is Afghanistan into a noble victory that will rank as one of the greatest political and military triumphs of modern history.
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Jan 07, 2008 -
I don't know about you, but New Year's Resolutions have always been sort of a turn off for me. My aversion probably stems back to the fact that they were forced during grade school, and even at times in high school (write your resolutions in Spanish, for example). I've been off the resolution train for some time now, but am getting back on in 2008.
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Jul 14, 2009 -
NEW YORK – One trip for their Jack Russell terrier in a plane's cargo hold was enough to convince Alysa Binder and Dan Wiesel that owners needed a better option to get their pets from one city to another.
On Tuesday, the first flight for the husband-and-wife team's Pet Airways, the first-ever all-pet airline, took off from Republic Airport in Farmingdale, N.Y.
All commercial airlines allow a limited number of small pets to fly in the cabin.
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Mar 10, 2009 -
David Zinczenko, with Matt Goulding - Posted on Mon, Mar 02, 2009, 12:37 pm PST
Eating out invariably raises a number of tricky questions: sit-down or drive-thru? Burgers or pizza? Thin or stuffed crust?
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Jan 29, 2009 -
Time to beam down to earth, President Obama
By Victor Davis Hanson
Last week the United States got lucky again and took out several suspected terrorists by Predator drone attacks over Pakistan. Anti-war critics prior to Jan. 20 used to decry "collateral damage" from such controversial strikes.
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May 12, 2008 -
Eight Ways to Cut Summer Energy Bills
by Stephanie AuWerter
Friday, May 9, 2008
http://www.smartmoney.com
With summer finally kicking into gear across the country, you can almost hear the gentle hum of air conditioners ratcheting up. And with it, climbs home energy bills.
These days, the average household spends $1,900 annually on energy (based on electricity and gas usage), according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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