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They are the third set of Masters to announce their impending departure in just under two weeks. Cabot House Masters Jay M. Harris and Cheryl L. Harris made their announcement on November 29, while Eliot House Masters Lino Pertile and Anna Bensted did so three days earlier.
Playing on a mere 15 screens, Up in the Air soared to a stratospheric $1.2 million. The Jason Reitman comedy-drama, starring George Clooney as a charming, rootless management consultant who flies around the country firing people, was deemed a front runner for the Best Picture Oscar after its premieres...
On Tuesday afternoon, a senior White House official who declined to be quoted by name dismissed McChrystal's call for a bigger Afghan force. "We know that number's out there," the official said, without mentioning that it was put out there by the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan. James...
So far, only Britain has come up with a plan to send extra troops - about 500 - while the other major European powers, notably Germany and France, are reluctant to commit any. Surveys consistently show that most European voters feel the Afghan mission is failing and are opposed to any additional...
How Big an Afghan Army? The U.S. and additional NATO reinforcements will include between 5,000 and 10,000 soldiers dedicated to training new recruits to the Afghan National Army, the growth of which is the key condition for eventual coalition withdrawal. McChrystal hopes to double the size of the...