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Time, war-wounds catching up with Serena Reuters By Ian Ransom | MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams vowed to bounce back from her fourth-round exit from the Australian Open on Monday, but her loss to world number 56 Ekaterina Makarova suggests time may have caught up with the most dominant player ... See all stories on this topic »

Civil war possible if NTC quits, says Jalil News24 Benghazi - Libyan leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said on Sunday the nation would fall into a "civil war" if the ruling National Transitional Council resigned, as it faced its first major challenge. Angry protests in the eastern city of Benghazi - the city ... See all stories on this topic »

Male sex drive to blame for wars Times of India The root of most conflict in the world from war to football violence can be blamed on the male sex drive, scientists have claimed. A review of psychological research has concluded that men evolved to be aggressive towards 'outsiders', a tendency at the ... See all stories on this topic »

Ecuador's war on the media Los Angeles Times Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has been at war with his country's media. Now he's set his sights on international media observers. Ecuador's President Rafael Correa delivers a speech during an event marking the fifth anniversary of his ... See all stories on this topic »

War crimes or misbehaving: Were Marines acting 'normally' in video? MetroWest Daily News World War II veteran John McNamara of Millville shows his souvenirs, including a samurai sword taken from a Japanese soldier he killed with his bayonet. McNamara says the Marines who were taped urinating on dead Taliban soldiers should not be punished. ... See all stories on this topic »

Boko Haram's Rise in Nigeria Sparks Civil War Fears Voice of America January 22, 2012 Boko Haram's Rise in Nigeria Sparks Civil War Fears Peter Heinlein | Abuja Friday's deadly bomb attacks in Nigeria's second largest city, Kano, are the latest in a series of spectacular strikes by the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram. ... See all stories on this topic »

Romney shifts positions again, this time on the Afghan war The Boston Globe QUESTIONS OF war and peace have not been a major focus of this presidential campaign. They should be. Nearly 100000 US troops remain in Afghanistan. What to do about that decade-old war is one of the biggest decisions any president will make in the ... See all stories on this topic » The Boston Globe

Nashville professors tell of 'Red Tails' heroism The Tennessean David Bundy / ap Associated Press Rated: PG-13, for some sequences of war violence. Tuskegee Airman Herbert Carter flew 77 missions during World War II and crashed landed only once, impressive numbers that challenged those skeptical of the abilities of ... See all stories on this topic »

'Downton Abbey' recap: War House Entertainment Weekly By Aubry D'Arminio | Published Jan 23, 2012 There is one golden rule for staying safe in a war movie: Do not talk about home. Do not mention your sweetheart, your father, or the fresh Yorkshire air. Avoid vocalizing your plans for your upcoming leave. ... See all stories on this topic »

God Of War IV and Syphon Filter 4 reveals due next month? Metro Will the next God Of War be Kratos-free? The next God Of War game will be announced in February, alongside another sequel to third person spy adventure Syphon Filter - or at least that's the latest rumours from UK magazine Play. ... See all stories on this topic » Metro

Paul-Santorum sign war erupts during Florida rally Daily Caller During Rick Santorum's Sunday rally in Florida, a great sign war erupted between supporters of Texas Rep. Ron Paul and supporters of the former Pennsylvania senator. Had it not been for a certain soul singer comparing Democrats to slave masters and ... See all stories on this topic »

Turf war sees Rams keep it clean and extend run Burton Mail by ROB SMYTH DERBY County extended their unbeaten run to six matches with a dogged and determined defensive display against Burnley at Turf Moor. The goalless draw saw the Rams record a fourth clean sheet in a row, and left Nigel Clough's men side in ... See all stories on this topic » Burton Mail

Afghanistan, An Indecent Silence Huffington Post (blog) And yet, the war that shook Afghanistan -- and in which France has actively participated for a decade -- is not over. On Friday morning, four unarmed French soldiers were killed on a base near Kapisa by a man wearing an Afghani uniform. ... See all stories on this topic »

Science waged Cold War battle over Greenland USA TODAY By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY Ice cores, glaciers and the cruel polar winds — the Cold War for Greenland featured the fiercest of foes. By Dan Vergano And scientists fought on the front lines. They battled polar whiteouts that halted bomber flights, ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Houston area war casualty mourned San Antonio Express By Joshua Mannand Lindsay Wise HOUSTON — Joseph Logan nearly lost the use of his arm in an accident, but he refused to let the crippling injury keep him from pursuing his dream of becoming a Marine. A bad fall at a party severed arteries and veins in ... See all stories on this topic »

TransMedia Group to Wage Publicity War Against Hunger, and Extreme Poverty in ... MarketWatch (press release) 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The International Agro-Alliance ( www.interagroalliance.org ) has enlisted TransMedia Group to wage a publicity war against hunger and extreme poverty in the West African nation, Ivory Coast. ... See all stories on this topic »

War defined Charlotte 'Screaming Eagle' Charlotte Observer He'd bought a car, earned a pilot's license, and, with World War II raging, he'd joined the Army Air Corps and waited for his assignment. But Alley didn't have time to wait - his car payment was due soon. So he became a paratrooper for the extra $50 a ... See all stories on this topic » Charlotte Observer

Sudan to give aid agencies restricted access to war zones Sudan Tribune January 22, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government has decided to give a number of foreign aid agencies limited access to the war-stricken regions of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, following increased calls for humanitarian intervention to avert ... See all stories on this topic »

War Horse—All heart and no head World Socialist Web Site By Kevin Martinez In the First World War, Britain lost approximately 887000 men, nearly 2 percent of the population as a whole. For every eight soldiers who went to the front, one would not return home. Entire villages were decimated by the war and it ... See all stories on this topic » World Socialist Web Site

It's time to end the failed war on drugs Telegraph.co.uk By Richard Branson Just as prohibition of alcohol failed in the United States in the 1920s, the war on drugs has failed globally. Over the past 50 years, more than $1 trillion has been spent fighting this battle, and all we have to show for it is ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Local World War II vets get to see monument model Chicago Daily Herald Loechner planned to go to Washington, DC to see the National World War II Memorial last summer, but the 89-year-old Elgin woman had to cancel the trip because of heart problems. Sunday, she got the chance to see a scaled version of the monument during ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple vs. Android: War Without End? Newsweek Armed with his company's arsenal of patents, Jobs threatened "thermonuclear war." He sued the three leading Android handset makers—HTC, Motorola, and Samsung—in countries all around the world, seeking to have their products banned. ... See all stories on this topic » Newsweek

Surviving the Hell of War, and Then Some Truthdig She feels she is, in a way, a pioneer who was ordered into war out of necessity and helped pave the way for future women soldiers taking a role in combat. "I don't want to demonize our unit or our base. Not all of them were animals. ... See all stories on this topic » Truthdig

Putting an End to the War on Women, Conversation by Conversation Care2.com (blog) Indeed, what happens this November will determine whether we stop the War on Women, or whether the attacks that we saw in 2011 grow and multiply. Make no mistake: 2011 brought some of the worst legislative attacks on a woman's right to choose that I ... See all stories on this topic »

France's Hollande declares war on world of finance MarketWatch By Barbara Kollmeyer MADRID (MarketWatch) -- French presidential candidate Francois Hollande on Sunday said his real opponent was not current President Nicolas Sarkozy, but the "world of finance." In the first big speech of his campaign on Sunday, ... See all stories on this topic »

Italian firm nears pre-war pumping levels in Libya The National ENI, an Italian oil and gas company that has the biggest stake of any foreign player in Libya's crude production, has said its wells are pumping close to pre-war levels, the first oil company in the country to do so. The firm is now producing 270000 ... See all stories on this topic » The National

The War Against Piracy is as Much About Politics as it's About Piracy Kotaku This has long been a bit of an elephant in the room when it comes to "giant publishers talking about piracy", so naturally it's taken a representative from a small publisher to bring it up. I think there's a lot of politics, especially in bigger ... See all stories on this topic »

War beckons at the request of Israel Media Monitors Network As the first month of 2012 ebbs away, a question dominating many conversations is whether war is still likely to break out in the Persian Gulf anytime soon. While tensions have been heating up as "war talk" between regional players adds greater anxiety ... See all stories on this topic » Media Monitors Network

Websites crippled as copyright war gets personal WA today The controversy over proposed copyright acts in the United States has boiled over with a mass online attack that crippled US government and music publishers' websites. The hacking group Anonymous stepped up opposition to the bills, taking down websites ... See all stories on this topic » WA today

Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney & GOP Forget Iraq Mistake in Push for Iran War Daily Beast by Peter Beinart Jan 23, 2012 4:45 AM EST Gingrich, Romney and Santorum pushed for the Iraq War. Now the media should make them explain what they've learned from being wrong and why we should trust their eagerness to bomb Iran. ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Beast

War hits close to home for Sitka man who finds ex-classmate among the wounded ... The Republic As it turns out, the war hit much closer to home. Ancheta entered an area of a large room at the hospital that was cordoned off by a curtain to find two soldiers who had been injured the day before by improvised explosive devices while on a foot patrol ... See all stories on this topic »

Border War blowout Laramie Boomerang The 19-point win is UW's largest against its Border War rival since a 23-point home win in 2002. Washington's previous career highs were 18 points and 10 rebounds, and he shattered those marks. He made 12 of 16 shots, 3 of 4 3-pointers and 5 of 6 free ... See all stories on this topic »

BUFFONE: Paterno's Death Should End Legacy War The Kittanning Paper by John Buffone After the news broke of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno's death, a number of emotions filled the nation. The 85-year-old Paterno lost his battle with cancer just 73 days after Penn State fired him in light of the child-sex ... See all stories on this topic »

Cynthia McKinney: US war machine pervades Africa San Francisco Bay View But even 6 inches of snow in Seattle don't keep me from becoming steamed when I read the latest news reports on the activities of the US war machine: A US commando special operations team deployed near Iran "is to mentor military units belonging to the ... See all stories on this topic » San Francisco Bay View

'Covered in glory': Commemorative, antique Civil War quilts featured in new ... Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier "Gardens from the Past" reproduction quilt based on a Civil War-era quilt. RICK CHASE / Courier Staff Photographer Where: Grout Museum of History and Science, 503 South St. When: Jan. 27 through Sept. 1. Hours are 9 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday. ... See all stories on this topic »

Who Is Backing the War Criminals of Damascus? Huffington Post UK Russia is still refusing to condemn the war crimes committed by the Syrian regime. The Security Council seems impotent to act to stop the massacres perpetrated by Bashar Al Assad's thugs against the pro-democracy protesters. Middle East watchers are ... See all stories on this topic »

Val쎩rie Donzelli's dramatic 'Declaration of War' San Francisco Chronicle Valérie Donzelli, the director, co-writer and female lead of "Declaration of War," says her film is fictional, although it mirrors her own experience. She infused the domestic drama with a surprisingly light tone. It is love at first sight when ... See all stories on this topic »

Songwriting camp helps vets deal with tragedies of war, transition to civilian ... Denver Post Last summer, at the first Songwriting Camp for Veterans, Wall teamed with eight other vets to turn their shared war experiences into songs. "It was very healing for everyone who participated," Wall said. "One guy said it was a revival of the soul. ... See all stories on this topic »

This week in the Civil War: January 22 - 28, 1862 Examiner.com Beauregard, one of the Confederacy's first war heroes, was responsible for securing the Union surrender at Fort Sumpter in 1861, and helped lead southern forces to victory at the First Battle of Manassas, or Bull Run. ... See all stories on this topic »

What keeps Ateneo-La Salle 'war' going Inquirer.net Gatchalian cited an example to prove he's on the right track: "Take 'Miss Saigon,' it's not really about the Vietnam War but about love. In 'Rivalry,' the themes are likewise universal—love, joys, fears. Ordinary people can relate to that. ... See all stories on this topic »

Amputee war vets hold softball game in Mission Viejo ABC30.com The Wounded Warrior amputee softball team made up of war vets took on able-bodied challengers in Mission Viejo. (KABC Photo) MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (KABC) -- A travel team of amputee war veterans hit the softball field in Mission Viejo on Sunday. ... See all stories on this topic » ABC30.com

Augusta-Richmond County Historical Society project compiles interviews with ... The Augusta Chronicle By Kyle Martin Four years of interviewing the people who lived through World War II is coming to a close for the Augusta-Richmond County Historical Society. Veteran Thurman Slusser, of North Augusta, has shared his story of being at Schofield Barracks ... See all stories on this topic »

War on cancer becomes a battle among hospitals Crain's New York Business As the war on cancer turns into a battle for patients, Sloan-Kettering is winning hands down. Its market share for cancer patients in the New York area is an estimated 9% to 15%, depending on who is counting. Either way, it is clearly the regional ... See all stories on this topic »

George Soros on the Coming US Class War Newsweek In the US, where the right still has not forgiven him for agitating against President George W. Bush and the "war on terror" after 9/11, which he described as "pernicious," his prediction of riots on the streets—"it's already started," he says—will ... See all stories on this topic » Newsweek

Book Report: 'War Horse' Suburban Life Publications (blog) By GHNS Synopsis: In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his officer, he charges toward the enemy, witnessing the horror of the ... See all stories on this topic »

PHA lobbyist maps agency's 2007 war with HUD | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2012-01-22 Philadelphia Inquirer By Jennifer Lin and Mark Fazlollah In the final weeks of 2007, the Philadelphia Housing Authority's executive director, Carl R. Greene, was at war with the federal housing agency. The Department of Housing and Urban Development was threatening to take ... See all stories on this topic »

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