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Anatomy of an Afghan war tragedy
Nearly three miles above the rugged hills of central Afghanistan, American eyes silently tracked two SUVs and a pickup truck as they snaked down a dirt road in the pre-dawn darkness.
The vehicles, packed with people, were 3 1/2 miles from a dozen U.S....Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Wars and Interventions, Health, Los Angeles Times, Transportation Industry
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Aberdeen man volunteers for Afghanistan deployment
Nearing the end of his almost three-decade military career, South Dakota Army National Guard Col. Michael Herman had never been deployed. So Herman - an Aberdeen husband, father and grandfather - volunteered to go to Afghanistan, where he spent 15...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), United Nations, Robert Gates, Family, Defense
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Notes on a Year: Ann Powers on pop music
"Let's have a toast," sang Kanye West in September of this sometimes seemingly endless year, debuting a new song, "Runaway," on the MTV Video Music Awards. Over a glassy keyboard sample and an old-school breakbeat, West intoned a gentle melody. "Runaway,"...Tags: Missing Persons, Wars and Interventions, Popular Music (genre), Music, Eminem
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'Obama without tears'
Change of SubjectFrom William Greider's essay headlined, "Obama Without Tears" in The Nation: Obama's governing style is a function of his biography - —a man who grew up always in the middle, both black and white. He succeeded by learning rare skills,...... -
"Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre" by Heather Cox Richardson
Special to the Tribune"Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre" By Heather Cox Richardson Basic Books, 392 pages, $28.95 Heather Cox Richardson’s superb new book should come labeled: Warning! Reading the contents may lead to depression. A...Tags: Health, Republican Party, Minority Groups, Benjamin Harrison, Human Interest
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Mailbag: Ramani deserved harsher punishment
The Fair Political Practices Commission is an embarrassment, engaging in a full investigation, convicting Sunder Ramani of 33 direct campaign violations ("Report: Ramani campaign erred, Sept. 3) and simply slapping him on the hand and saying don't do it...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Iraq, Defense, Al-Qaeda, Politics
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Mailbag: City needs to project a better image
Is Glendale so bereft of any culture or other activities to publicize that the only thing we can think of to hang on poles all over town is "No smoking" and "Seat belt your child in their seats" banners? Do we have to be reminded by these fairly ugly...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Iraq, Defense, Al-Qaeda, Politics
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Vanity Fair issues annual hot-or-not list of media executives
Company TownTime to put away the flowers, booze and pleading phone calls to Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter. The magazine's annual list of the most powerful in entertainment, technology, finance and culture, hits newsstands Thursday and is already on its website...... -
Film Review: 'A Film Unfinished' and 'The Tillman Story'
Brand XIt is bizarre that two films dealing with governments spinning the truth for corrupt political gain reach Los Angeles screens the same day. It is depressing that the two governments involved are the Third Reich and our own. Continue reading after the... -
Social media wrap: Obama's new-media maven Katie Stanton jumps ship to Twitter
Top of the TicketSan Francisco tech company lands a White House veteran for its international business development strategy.... -
Petraeus Takes Over Afghan Fight, Vows to Win
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan -- Gen. David Petraeus formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan on Sunday, declaring "we are in this to win" despite rising casualties and growing skepticism about the nearly 9-year-old war....Tags: KTLA, Kabul (Afghanistan), Organized Crime, Al-Qaeda, Armed Conflicts
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Sunday morning: Sen. Lindsey Graham on ‘Face the Nation’; Sen. John McCain on ‘This Week’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelNBC's “Meet the Press” will be pre-empted this weekend for Wimbledon. Here's a look at the programs that will offer guests on the Fourth of July. CBS' “Face the Nation” will interview Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., from Afghanistan....
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