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...injured in the fire. Additionally, since it started between the restaurant’s lunch and dinner hours, no customers were present during the fire, Cotter said. The restaurant had begun to prepare for dinner when the flames ignited...
...What U.S. officials don't like to acknowledge is that the Pentagon is hard at work developing an offensive cyber capability of its own. In fact, it has even begun using that capability to wage war. Beyond merely shutting down enemy systems, the U.S. military is crafting a witch's brew of stealth, manipulation and falsehoods designed to lure the enemy into believing he is in charge of his forces when in fact they have been secretly enlisted as allies of the U.S. military. And some in Washington fear that there hasn't been sufficient debate over the proper role...
...using critical information, systems and services" and to spoof adversaries "by manipulating their perception of reality." Just how such wizardry is to be accomplished is contained in a classified supplement. But hints can be gleaned in a trickle of contracts and budget documents, larded with geek-speak, that have begun seeping onto the public record. (See pictures of technological advances in the military...
...might be easy to forget that just over a week ago, Haiti experienced its largest earthquake in 200 years, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, hundreds of thousands of injuries and infections, and unthinkable devastation in the capital of Port-au-Prince. The media has already begun to turn its focus to other issues, but we must not forget about Haiti so soon—not again...
...third time that Obama had addressed a joint session of Congress in prime time. The first, in February 2009, was an introduction, a statement of goals and principles. The second, in September, was a defensive play, an attempt to reclaim the high ground on health care, which had begun to slip away. This third time was a declaration of his having survived his first serious setback and of his determination to keep trying...