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EUROPE’S PATRONIZING ATTITUDE TOWARD TURKS CAN PUSH ANKARA ... - Eurasia Da...

" RUSSIA UNFAZED BY NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST - MOSCOW BEEFS UP SECURITY TIES WITH KYRGYZSTAN Other Jamestown Publications: EUROPES PATRONIZING ATTITUDE TOWARD TURKS CAN PUSH ANKARA CLOSER TO MOSCOW By Igor Torbakov Turkeys prospects of becoming a full-blown member of the...

Ask Mrs. Riches: Choosing Heirs

"My husband and I, a couple in our 50s, are in the midst of reviewing our estate planning and are trying to decide on heirs. While we have no children of our own, we do have many nephews and nieces, one of whom we are much closer to than the others. She's the youngest of my...

Bill Clinton: I got closer to killing bin Laden

"NEW YORK (CNN) -- In a contentious taped interview that aired on "Fox News Sunday," former president Bill Clinton vigorously defended his efforts as president to capture and kill al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. "I got closer to killing him than anybody has gotten since. And...

From the "well, duh" Dept: Israel troubled that war in Lebanon drove its enem...

The Christian Science Monitor posts this  epilogue to the 2006 war in Lebanon:"Israelis say the war that started July 12 with the capture of two of its soldiers has created a much more dangerous enemy as the conflict has deepened ties between Lebanese guerrillas and...

Bikers Beware: Wearing a Helmet Could Be Dangerous

"A one-man study in Britain reports that wearing a helmet while bike riding actually increases the likelihood of getting hit by a car. Using ultrasonic distance sensors, a traffic psychologist at the University of Bath found that cars tend to drive significantly closer to...

New Hezbollah Boy Band

"They were struggling in a boy band, working the West Bank wedding circuit and dreaming of stardom. Now the five singers who make up the Northern Band have come a little closer to their goal, with help from an unwitting ally - Hezbollah guerrilla chief Hassan Nasrallah. At...

E-mails shed light on Ramsey suspect

"DENVER -- The suspect in the slaying of JonBenet Ramsey called the 6-year-old girl "my love, my life" and prayed that the little beauty queen could hear his voice "calling out" from the darkness separating them, according to e-mails he sent to a Colorado...

Yahoo Photos and Flickr may grow closer

"Yahoo may build links between Yahoo Photos and Flickr, though it has no plans to consolidate the photo-sharing services."There are no plans to merge Yahoo Photos and Flickr," said Will Aldrich, Yahoo Photos director. "But there are exciting integration opportunities."...

The Closer Update (TNT)

This article covers the TNT drama The Closer with Kyra Sedgwick. The show is currently in its second season.

San Francisco OKs Universal health plan (AP)

" SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco moved closer Tuesday to becoming the nation's first city to provide health care coverage for all its residents. The city's Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan that would give adults access to medical services regardless of...