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The Iraqi Surge seems to be Working Posted: 11 months ago by Dangerman
There is new evidence that the surge in Iraq is working, at least for now, but we are not finding any news of this in the national print media or on television networks. ( Go Figure )
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Surge raises memories of disaster 50 years ago Posted: 11 months ago by Bornbad
The storm that battered Scotland yesterday will set off a huge storm surge down the North Sea today.
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Obama: Surge Succeeded Beyond ‘Wildest Dreams’ Posted: 1 month ago by ImNotBlue
The troop surge in Iraq has been more successful than anyone could have imagined, Barack Obama conceded Thursday...
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Food Prices & Poverty Posted: 6 months ago by kErObErOs32
The surge in food prices could push 100 million people into deeper poverty, World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick said at the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington.
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Letters to the editor Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad
The Surge: One man's opinion.
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Petraeus: Iraqi Leaders Not Making 'Sufficient Progress' Posted: 7 months ago by 2manyusernames
Iraqi leaders have failed to take advantage of a reduction in violence to make adequate progress toward resolving their political differences, Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said Thursday.
Via
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McCain opposed Bush Iraq policy in '03; why didn't he try to unseat him in '04? Posted: 1 week ago by artsaken
The McCain-Palin ticket has been making much of the fact that the Arizona senator wanted more troops in Iraq as early as 2003. Yet he supported Bush for re-election, wrong-headed Iraq policy and all. He could have done the truly "maverick" thing and tried to unseat Bush so as to improve the execution of the war. He put the interests of the Republican Party over the good of his country.
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U.S. death toll in Iraq reaches 4,000 Posted: 7 months ago by dollyllama
Four U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Baghdad late Sunday, raising the death toll for American forces since start of the war to 4,000, according to the Pentagon.
*wait, didn't the "surge" make baghdad safe?
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Interracial Marriages surge across US - Despite the problems. Posted: 2 years ago by BrownTrout
What once seemed so radical to many Americans is now commonplace... the steady flow of immigrants from all parts of the world is fueling a surge of interracial marriages and multiracial children. Yet problems still exist on both sides of the racial divide.
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Antarctic Glaciers Are Moving Faster. Posted: 8 months ago by PulsisX
Satellite measurements have shown that three huge glaciers here have been speeding up for more than a decade.
The biggest of the glaciers, the Pine Island Glacier, is causing the most concern.
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New HIV Infections in Australia Surge Posted: 2 years ago by tlovesd
New HIV cases in Australia surged more than 40 percent from 2000 to 2005.
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Inside the surge Posted: 1 year ago by misswinkle
Filmmaker Sean Smith exposes the exhaustion and disillusionment of the soldiers in Iraq. This one is kind of long but worth it if you like this stuff.
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SNL Mocks the Debate Posted: 2 weeks ago by gammerus
"As senator you voted against the surge; the strategy I have been arguing for since 1985."
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Flash waterfall surge kills 23, many others missing Posted: 1 year ago by BrownTrout
At least 23 people died Saturday and many more were missing after a flash flood swept over a popular waterfall in southern Thailand.
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Global Terrorism Declining Posted: 5 months ago by 2manyusernames
For example, global terrorism fatalities declined by 40 percent between July and September 2007, driven by a 55 percent decline in the "terrorism" death toll in Iraq after the so-called surge of new U.S. troops and a cease-fire by the Shi'ite militant Mehdi Army, the brief said.
Perhaps we are a bit safer
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Pelosi asks Bush to stop stockpiling oil as gas prices surge Posted: 6 months ago by clscott645
I see the need for an emergency stockpile, but should we stop just for a bit?
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911 systems bogged down by cell phones Posted: 1 year ago by TraumaMamma
California's emergency agencies are struggling to adapt to a surge in cellular calls that have overwhelmed the system, leading to lost calls and long waits, according to a report.
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Will repo surge fuel used car bargains? Posted: 6 months ago by 2longdogs
Will all the repossessed vehicles being dumped on the market drive down used car prices?
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McCain Narrowly Avoids Shoot Down Over Baghdad Green Zone Posted: 7 months ago by buddha
"We are witnessing the last throes of the surge insurgency," stated a confident Cheney. "A couple of RPG's randomly lobbed at a helicopter doesn't mean that it's not safe to don body armor and walk or drive down the streets of Baghdad and shop in the markets in broad daylight. These are romantic times for Iraqis and Americans alike."
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Kidd of Speed - Elena's Pictorial Motorcyle Ride through Chernobyl Posted: 6 months ago by Moe
On April 26, 1986 at 1:23 AM, reactor crew at Chernobyl-4 moved to shut down the reactor in its low power mode and a domino effect of previous errors caused a sharp power surge, triggering a tremendous steam explosion which blew the 1000 ton cap on the nuclear containment vessel to smithereens.
Elena gives us an unprecedented first person view of the place now.
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