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...troops on the ground meant it was mostly the Pentagon's problem. But that argument has become less persuasive as the violence has continued and all military options - short of a massive increase in U.S. troops - have proven ineffective in dealing with the insurgency. By now, even Bush's dog Barney knows that extricating ourselves from Iraq will require cutting some ugly political deals with an assortment of rogues, who might be willing to help stabilize Iraq in return for a piece of the country's future: Sunni Baathist rebels and Shi'ite Islamists, Iranian spooks and Arab strongmen. That...
...album. But just when it seems that it’s all going downhill, hope surfaces again with “ODB, Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” one of the most whacked-out love duets in recent memory. ODB howls like a stray dog over Macy Gray’s breathy hook and Damon Elliot’s slick production, delivering lines that no other rapper could successfully spit: after cataloguing, for Macy’s benefit, a number of after-dark outdoor sex acts, ODB suggests that they could...
...cuts to a cat with mismatched eyes are more precious than petrifying. The use of split-screen technique evokes “The Brady Bunch,” not “Carrie.” The fact that the whole fight was precipitated by someone tripping over a dog only contributes to the adorable absurdity. It’s all just too darling. I guess CSS can’t stop being sexy no matter how hard they try. It may be tiring work, but someone has to make the hipsters dance. —Alexandra M. Gutierrez
...spaces to be converted into public spots.The policy order was defeated in a roll-call vote, with Kelley submitting the only vote in favor.However, the council did not forget the needs of Cantabridgians’ four-legged friends, and asked the city manager to pursue the creation of a dog park on Pacific Street in Cambridgeport.“As a responsible dog owner, you become a more responsible citizen as neighbors get to know each other and take care of each other,” said resolution supporter Gina Bilander of the Cambridge Dog Owners’ Group...
...prisoners are placed in chain-link enclosures called "dog runs," one per cage. Their cuffs are removed through a door slot. This is the only time the inmates actually see and interact with one another. "It is awkward adjusting my voice from the necessary yell of the cell block to the face-to-face conversation in the yard," Rudolph writes. "Unlike me the Arabs don't adjust the volume." Rudolph describes how his neighbors pair up in their separate runs and then "walk the length of the cage in unison, back and forth, yelling as they...