US commander: Afghan situation 'serious' but winnable
Christian Science Monitor
Gen. Stanley McChrystal submitted his recommendations Monday for a revised strategy to turn around the conflict. By Howard LaFranchi | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor That is the shorthand of what is likely to be the "revised strategy" …
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Another Kennedy May Head to the Senate
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Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick set January 19, 2010 as the date for the state's special election to fill the seat of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy. The primary — almost certain to determine who replaces Kennedy in the heavily …
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Wildfire makes menacing advance near Los Angeles
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — A deadly wildfire that has blackened a wide swath of tinder-dry forest around Los Angeles made another menacing advance Monday, surging toward thousands of suburban homes and a vital mountaintop broadcasting complex. …
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US commander in Afghanistan proposes revamped strategy
guardian.co.uk
The new US commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, today submitted an eagerly-awaited assessment of the war in Afghanistan that acknowledges the disastrous approach of the past eight years and proposes a completely revamped strategy. …
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The Disney-Marvel deal: What happens to the games?
USA Today
Disney says they will re-evaluate Marvel's bevy of video game deals with publishers as they move closer to expiration, representatives from the company said in a conference call. The call was part of Disney's announced acquistion of the giant comic …
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Multiple wildfires scorch West in dry, hot weather
The Associated Press
A look at wildfires across the US West on Monday: ARIZONA _ More than 500 homes north of Payson, about 90 miles northeast of Phoenix, were under evacuation orders Monday as crews worked to control a wildfire that had consumed more than 500 acres. …
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Gen. McChrystal calls for overhaul of Afghanistan war strategy
Los Angeles Times
NATO's top commander in Afghanistan issues his initial assessment of the war. At its heart is his belief that the military needs to follow an overhauled counter-insurgency strategy that focuses on mak By Julian E. Barnes Reporting from Washington - The …
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Disney $4 billion takeover of Marvel makes my Spidey sense tingle
New York Daily News
Maybe I'm just bitter over not being allowed into Disneyland in the 1960s because my hair was too long. But I'm nervous about this morning's news that Disney is buying the Marvel Comics universe. It's not that I dislike Disney animation and characters. …
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Experts: Abductees such as Jaycee stay out of fear
The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — In the 18 years that Jaycee Lee Dugard allegedly spent captive in Phillip Garrido's backyard, shielded from the world by trees, tarps, tents and tool sheds, she no doubt had a chance or two to tell someone the truth. …
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