Word: exits
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...However it is spun, what all of this undoubtedly also means is that just as the U.S. is gearing up its military presence in Iraq, Britain is looking toward the exit. The slimmed-down U.K. forces will concentrate on the training and support of Iraqi soldiers, on securing the Iraq-Iran border and on supporting any operations against extremist groups. A troop presence will be maintained into 2008. But, said Blair, it was important for Iraqis to see that foreign troops would not be stationed in the country for longer than necessary - and thus the Basra example could even give...
...service as their mode of transportation home this past holiday weekend despite a recent accident. Last Wednesday, a speeding Fung Wah passenger bus heading from Boston to New York crashed on I-90. The driver, Jimmy Chow, lost control of the vehicle and veered into the right guardrail at Exit 19, near the Allston-Brighton toll booths, according to Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Robert Bousquet. The bus held 35 passengers, none of whom sustained injuries. The disabled bus was towed from the scene, shutting down the Turnpike for five minutes, Bousquet said. A second Fung Wah bus was dispatched soon...
...After all, Antigonus turns out to be the victim of Shakespeare’s most famous stage direction: “Exit, pursued by a bear.” It’s grim and horrible and everything, but come on. Bears are funny...
...desire to heal the planet needn't be stopped by death. In Australia a funeral company is offering the green crowd an eco-friendly coffin in which to exit. The boxes are made of wood fiber, 90% of which is derived from recycled materials; natural glue holds them together. In the U.S., woodland cemeteries are another way the funeral industry has gone green. Here are a few more paths to an environmentally correct afterlife...
...June 1940, the U.S. State Department had toughened the visa-application process. Candidates had to show "a good reason" for seeking U.S. admittance, not just a need to exit Europe, says American University historian Richard Breitman. "The State Department frequently reduced the number of immigration visas granted below the annual quota levels... by enforcing strict immigration regulations." Why? National security concerns, fear of foreigners - and, some have argued, anti-Semitism...