Key dates in the career of Gen. Augusto Pinochet

"By The Associated Press Associated Press 2006-12-11 10:02 AM Key dates in the career of Gen. Augusto Pinochet: Aug. 23, 1973 _ Named commander of the Chilean army by Marxist President Salvador Allende. Sept. 11, 1973 _ Leads bloody military rebellion against Allende, who...

Madonna seeing marriage counsellor

"Madonna and Guy Ritchie have reportedly been seeing a marriage counsellor in a desperate bid to save their six-year union. The 'Hung Up' singer and her film director husband have allegedly been seeing top marital therapist Tricia Barnes after their relationship hit "rock...

The IIT-K letter and my comments

"I received a copy of the letter written by 125 faculty members of IIT Kanpur to the President of India and the Prime Minister of India. I respect the faculty members of IIT Kanpur. They are all accomplished individuals. However I must say that I was disappointed with the...

Sol LeWitt's Wall Drawings to be Permanently Installed at Mass MoCA

"LEWITT WALL DRAWINGS AT MASS MOCA Conceptual Art pioneer Sol LeWitt (b. 1928) is getting a major, semi-permanent installation of his history-making wall drawings at Mass MoCA in North Adams, Mass., beginning next fall. Featuring 50 works dating from 1968 to the present, "Sol...

Rooming House Fire Creates Search Hazards For North Hudson Firefighters

"New Jersey - A fire in the last known rooming house in North Bergen created a primary search nightmare for North Hudson Regional firefighters on the morning of November 14th. Larger apartments were divided into much smaller rooms in the two-story wood frame structure at...

Rooming House Fire Creates Search Hazards For North Hudson Firefighters

"New Jersey - A fire in the last known rooming house in North Bergen created a primary search nightmare for North Hudson Regional firefighters on the morning of November 14th. Larger apartments were divided into much smaller rooms in the two-story wood frame structure at...

A closer look at the Iraq group - USA Today

" Updated 11/13/2006 3:01 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print | By John Yaukey, Gannett News Service Question:  How and why was the Iraq Study Group created? Answer:  Congress created the panel March 15 after it was clear that Iraq was dangerously close to civil war and...

Death row inmates' pages on MySpace draws criticism

"HOUSTON - Crime victim advocates are upset that at least 30 Texas death row inmates have had pages on the popular Internet site MySpace created for them. "I think you ought to draw the line somewhere," said Andy Kahan, director of the crime victims office for Houston Mayor...

The Terror Suspect Who May Go Free

"Counter-terror officials believe Abu Doha was al-Qaeda's kingpin in Europe. But following Washington's withdrawal of an extradition request, Doha may be freed and deported by British authorities. On the face of it, Abu Doha would appear to be the sort of case for which the...

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How Iran's Revolution Created 'Muslim Lite'

"About five days before the start of Ramadan, in anticipation of a long month of abstinence, my upstairs neighbor's kid threw a house party. Car after car unloaded young men with spiky, gelled hair, and young women in tight jeans and spiky heels. The sound system, I believe,...

Networked: Video, Mobile Journalism

"Michael Rosenblum, the father of the Video Journalist (VJ) movement, is launching a futuristic video news project with Verizon that ought to give the "trusted brand" crowd a shudder or three. He's assembling news gathering units (what he terms "nodes") in various cities that...