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Pentagon Wants Smaller Army
Time - 24 Feb 2014 18:05
With no more land wars to fight, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel calls for pre-WWII troop levels
'Downton Abbey' Insufferability Index: The Final One
The Atlantic Wire - 24 Feb 2014 20:18Kevin Parker Is Both Organic Winemaker And Sustainable Investor
Forbes - 24 Feb 2014 23:15
At the end of the 1987 hit "Wall Street", Carl said to his son Bud : "Stop going for the easy buck and start producing something with your life. Create, instead of living off the buying and selling of others."
Ousted Ukrainian president's files found dumped in a lake
New York Post - 24 Feb 2014 07:44
A treasure trove of documents dumped in a Ukrainian lake reveal years of lavish spending by ousted President Viktor Yanukovych -- including millions of dollars spent on decor and nearly...
Oil Spill Closes Part of Miss. River in Louisiana
ABC News - 24 Feb 2014 01:04
Part of Miss. River closed for cleanup after oil barge hits towboat, spilling light crude
Secret dossier handed over in Madeleine McCann case
USA Today - 24 Feb 2014 13:04
British police get dossier on burgaries at Portuguese resort from which girl disappeared.
Records reveal AG aide's calls to ex-co-workers involved in AIG fraud case
New York Post - 24 Feb 2014 08:00
Newly revealed phone records are raising questions about whether the state attorney general's top deputy is getting mixed up in the case against AIG honcho Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, although he...
Hardline Serb wins Kosovo town mayoral race
Al Jazeera English - 24 Feb 2014 03:09
Belgrade-backed Rakic becomes mayor of Mitrovica North in poll soured by killing of one candidate and arrest of another.
2 Dead in Attack on Bangkok Anti-Gov't Protesters
ABC News - 24 Feb 2014 02:16
Attack on protesters in central Bangkok kills 2 as political violence spikes in Thailand
Ex-Venezuelan general in armed standoff at home
Boston - 24 Feb 2014 02:46
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- One of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's most outspoken critics has become the latest rally cry for opposition protesters after engaging in an armed standoff with security forces.
World's oldest Holocaust survivor dies in UK
Al Jazeera English - 24 Feb 2014 02:44
Alice Herz-Sommer, who along with other musicians performed in concentration camps to keep up spirits, dies aged 110.
Escape To Parrot Cay, A Private Island In Turks and Caicos
Forbes - 24 Feb 2014 21:32
By Mark Colodny for Fathom | In Herman Wouk's now largely forgotten 1965 novel Don't Stop the Carnival, a jittery New York Broadway press agent named Norman Paperman goes on vacation to a Caribbean island and, seduced by...
California Kids Contract Polio-Like Mystery Illness
Time - 24 Feb 2014 20:05
All experienced sudden paralysis
Ugandan president to sign anti-gay bill
Al Jazeera English - 24 Feb 2014 07:30
Museveni is expected to sign a bill that sets life imprisonment as the penalty for "aggravated homosexuality".
War fighters, not bureaucrats bear the brunt of cuts
Fox News - 24 Feb 2014 16:46
Fighting force shrinks as long term trend shows uniformed military gets less while civilian bureaucrats and contractors get more.
Breakingviews: High Hopes at the G20 - but Can It Deliver?
Boston - 24 Feb 2014 06:56
(SOUNDBITE) (English) REUTERS REPORTER, TARA JOSEPH, SAYING: "Lofty pledges from the G20 over the weekend - surprise, surprise Andy. They want to raise global output by 2 percent in the space of five
Landslides kill 11 in Indonesia's Papua province
Boston - 24 Feb 2014 06:53
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Torrential rains have triggered floods and landslides that killed at least 11 people in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua.
Pope tells new cardinals to 'avoid intrigue'
Al Jazeera English - 24 Feb 2014 04:50
Francis urges 19 newly appointed cardinals to shun intrigue, gossip and cliques as they take up their positions.
Tiny Church Intervenes In Freedom From Religion Foundation's Most Pointless Case
Forbes - 24 Feb 2014 04:44
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has several cases going against the IRS. There is a recent development in my least favorite. That would be Freedom From Religion Foundation v Koskinen in the Western District of Wisco...
Swastikas, obscenities painted on cars, houses
Boston - 24 Feb 2014 04:16
Middleborough Police are investigating vandalism involving swastikas and obscenities spray-painted on 10 cars and several homes early Sunday morning.
Budget battles scar Miami-Dade mayor Carlos Gimenez’s past year in office
Miami Herald - 24 Feb 2014 23:59
The mayor remains popular with voters, but another budget battle looms