Why do the French make things so easy for me? Have you heard this one? Never mind that France wanted nothing to do with getting rid of Saddam and wants everything to do with rebuilding Iraq after Saddam. Here’s the kicker: France says Britain and the U.S. should not have …
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Where-oh-where are Iraq’sweapons of mass destruction? Critics of the administration want answers from the administration, but it’s funny how some of them didn’t demand nearly as much from the United Nations (search). Back then it was OK to wait to find those weapons, for as long as it takes, whatever …
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I know you’re going to find this hard to believe, but when I was a teenager, I was a nerd. And a wonky nerd at that! I even helped form a youth commission for my town, with representatives from schools and clubs throughout my community, so that kids could get …
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WASHINGTON – Rep. Ernest Istook (search)fears that weary English-speaking travelers may one day come to a road sign reading “Umweg! Desvio! Deviazione!” and end up taking a “Detour” down the wrong road before finding English in the mix of German, Spanish and Italian. It may sound far-fetched, but several House …
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – In these times of Orange Alerts and terrorist-induced angst, sometimes a little “R and R” is just what the doctor ordered — rock ‘n’ roll, that is. Enter rockers Bon Jovi, currently on their worldwide “Bounce Tour,” performing classics like “Wanted Dead or Alive” and new …
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Airports around the nation were thrown into chaos Monday after a JetBlue computer outage caused a chain reaction of delays that affected other airlines and had passengers fuming at the start of the week. The hour-long delay was fixed by shortly after 6 a.m., according to a tweet from the …
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BERLIN – Germany’s Interior Ministry says it has appointed two Jews to a new commission on anti-Semitism in response to criticism that there was none among the original eight experts chosen. The ministry said Thursday that Marina Chernivsky, of a Berlin-based organization that fights anti-Semitism and xenophobia, and Andreas Nachama, …
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YOLA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s military says troops have killed scores of Islamic extremists and rescued 20 women and children from captivity even as reports come in of Boko Haram fighters slitting villagers’ throats and chopping them to death. That bolsters reports the insurgents are running out of ammunition and resorting …
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VIENNA – An Austrian court has found a 14-year-old boy guilty of planning to blow up Vienna’s main railway station after being radicalized by Islamic extremists. The court also found the defendant guilty of planning to join extremist fighters in the Middle East, a punishable offense in Austria. The unidentified …
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LONDON – It was one small ban for mankinis, one giant step for an English seaside resort town. Officials in Newquay say crime has fallen since they cracked down on stag parties with revelers wearing the revealing one-piece garments. The town in southwest England is a haven for surfers and …
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