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When Russian tanks trundled into Georgia in August 2008, it dawned on the European Union that it should have been paying more attention to the volatile Caucasus and Black Sea regions right at its doorstep. Turkey - strategically placed between the Balkans, Black Sea and Middle East - is fast becoming a big regional player. It's no surprise that President Obama is fulfilling his pledge to visit a Muslim-majority country within 100 days of taking office by dropping in on Turkey. The new Administration sees Ankara as a key ally in dealing with many of its biggest noneconomic issues...
When Army Staff Sergeant Amanda Henderson ran into Staff Sergeant Larry Flores in their Texas recruiting station last August, she was shocked by the dark circles under his eyes and his ragged appearance. "Are you O.K.?" she asked the normally squared-away soldier. "Sergeant Henderson, I am just really tired," he replied. "I had such a bad, long week, it was ridiculous." The previous Saturday, Flores' commanders had berated him for poor performance. He had worked every day since from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., trying to persuade the youth of Nacogdoches to wear Army green...
...Appeared on the cover of TIMEin October 1975 as "Rock's New Sensation." He also made the cover in August 2005 in a story "Reborn in the U.S.A." highlighting how the musician reached out to 9/11 survivors...
...some extent by what happens in the House, and we'll learn from what they're trying to get done," said Senator Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat and longtime sponsor of climate-change legislation in the Senate. "My hope and belief is, by the time we break for August recess, we'll have had the opportunity to bring the bill to the [Senate] floor and hopefully start debating...
...immediate target is the planned August 20 presidential poll. The election adds to the challenge in Afghanistan. But if events in The Hague show anything, it is that help can come from unexpected quarters and that Obama will have to seize each chance as it comes...