Iraq needs U.S. engagement, and a slower clock - Washington Post
The significance of August 1990 remains considerable. It was the dramatic opening of the post-Cold War era, in which regional actors, state and non-state, could operate without the constraints imposed by the two great

Petraeus Finishes Rules for Afghan Security Transition - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
WASHINGTON -- Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top commander in Afghanistan, has completed work on new guidelines for turning some security duties over to Afghan forces in the months ahead, calling for American and allied

Here's Something You Don't Want To Know - NPR News
It’s an 80-year-old illustration showing the largest animals and plants in the world. The ugly little secret is item no. 10, that totally unnoticeable line in the middle of the picture just below the

The True Cost of Coal: an illustration by The Beehive Collective is coming to Portland - Oregonian
Sunday August 29 at 7 p.m. at Autonomy, 316 Northwest 4 th Avenue. To create the illustration/poster, those in the Beehive talked to hundreds of people living in the Appalachia region. Mountaintop coal removal

Petraeus near on guidelines for transition - Seattle Times
WASHINGTON — Gen. David Petraeus, the top commander in Afghanistan, has completed work on new guidelines for turning some security duties over to Afghan forces in the months ahead, calling for U.S. and

Shootin’ from the Hipp: Dan Hipp wows with Western illustration - Comic Book Resources
This certainly isn’t the first time Dan Hipp has graced the pages of Robot 6 with his one-off illustrations, but now his rousing and relentless blog features a drawing of the so-called Mr. Harmonica from a

Rentabiliweb: Record Growth in Sales and Income in H1 - Earthtimes
BRUSSELS, August 31, 2010 -- - Extremely High Organic Growth: Sales up 39% - Excellent Rise in Operating Performance: EBITDA and COI up 52% - Forecasted 30% Increase in Annual Growth in Sales for 2010 During

Bauman: Pitching again Braves' strength - Major League Baseball
ATLANTA -- The era of Smoltz, Glavine and Maddux has been gone for some time. But the Atlanta Braves are once again a team that can be expected to win because of the strength of their pitching. Chipper Jones