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" Checkers - The Five Fundamental Positions (Part I) THE FIVE FUNDAMENTAL POSITIONS While in the examples of elementary endings given in the previous chapter, the correct method of play was comparatively easy to find, positions with few men often occur "

Getting It Right? Armenia Chooses Ruling Party in "Fair" Election

Observers are calling Armenia's election fair, though opposition parties are crying foul. Independent observers have noted irregularities, but seem willing to let them slide-- no further details just yet, but that is enough to raise an eyebrow."Pro-government parties in...

Breaking Ranks: The answer to military strain is not more troops but less war...

" March 12, 2007 Issue Copyright © 2006 The American Conservative Breaking Ranks The answer to military strain is not more troops but less war. by Christopher Preble Long before they were clamoring for more troops in Iraq—30,000, 50,000, even 80,000 in Frederick...

Breaking Ranks: The answer to military strain is not more troops but less war...

"Breaking Ranks The answer to military strain is not more troops but less war. by Christopher Preble Long before they were clamoring for more troops in Iraq—30,000, 50,000, even 80,000 in Frederick Kagan’s fondest imaginings—neoconservatives needed to swell the ranks of...

How NYC Govt. Causes Its Own Traffic Jams

"From an article in today’s N.Y. Times about Manhattan’s eternal congestion woes: 35.1% of government workers drive to work instead of taking public transportation, second only to workers in “transportation, warehousing and utilities,” at 36.1%. Comparatively, only...

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sets Lifespan

"The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has said it will spend all its assets within 50 years of them both dying, as the trustees want to focus the foundation's work in the 21st century. In a statement posted on the charity's Web site, dated November 29, the foundation said:...