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...went to see Mein Fuhrer at a downtown cinema the day it opened. I laughed twice during the film, and felt a bit uneasy doing so. And I didn't learn much, for all the hoopla. I suppose I am not outraged that the film was made. But it did feel weird barking out the words mein fuhrer in Berlin, even at a cinema ticket window...
...supported nonprofit to oversee EarthLink's 135-sq.-mi. system, which should be ready next October and will emphasize digital inclusion programs like half-price accounts for low-income residents. Subscriptions will be $21.95, about half the cost of DSL and cable (a bit pricier), with some free access downtown...
...Even Bush joined the chorus of voices condemning the way Maliki's government handled the execution of Saddam Hussein. And disagreements over strategy are becoming more apparent. For example, Maliki had pressed Bush to move U.S. troops from central Baghdad to the edge of the city, leaving the volatile downtown area in the hands of Iraq security forces. Instead, the White House's emerging strategy has most of a U.S. troops surge headed into downtown Baghdad...
...cheer me up, and I gratefully accepted. McClung put a cap over her straight red hair and led me to the chow hall. As we sat down to eat, she gave me an overview of the situation in Ramadi, where insurgents have control of whole swaths of the downtown area. Retaking the city, McClung explained, would not involve an assault of the kind the Marines staged against Fallujah in 2004. "We don't want to Fallujah Ramadi," said McClung, making me laugh. "We don't want to destroy the city to save it." McClung went on: Beefed-up local police...
...next two attempts came from the left side of the arc, putting CCSU up 22-11. And with his fifth shot from downtown, over the outstretched hand of Harvard junior Brian Unger, his fifteen-point outburst was complete, and the Blue Devils were...