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...senior Army panel to examine what systemic problems may be contributing to the plunder. No evidence has yet surfaced that the missing arms or ammo ended up in the hands of the various militias and insurgent groups that have been battling U.S. forces and their Iraqi allies. But the lack of accountability comes just as some of those Iraqis--and police forces in the U.S.--are complaining about lacking sufficient weapons and ammunition to do their jobs...
...born. If you are over 35 or 40, you were probably raised to guard your privacy and hide your slipups. But reality TV, Web 2.0 and social networking have accustomed people to public performance. Karaoke shows, which reward correct lyrics, not proper pitch, fit the new American belief that lack of talent is no reason not to command an audience. The Singing Bee's slogan--"You don't have to sing it well, you just have to sing it right!"--would make a great national motto...
...contenders have hugged the political center and avoided such talk because they believed that populism scares away middle-class voters. But Edwards thinks those rules are finally changing, that voters everywhere are ready for a sharp critique of what's gone wrong. And he has one advantage his opponents lack: a sweet-tea voice that makes his tough talk go down easy. He isn't ranting; he's twanging like a bluegrass banjo, rolling along in full control-outraged on behalf of people who have lost their jobs or pensions to corporate restructuring, people who watch their children...
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama already has a Letterman appearance under his belt, as well as one on Oprah. He did The Daily Show With Jon Stewart last week, where he offered a sample of his wit to soften serious talk. When Stewart, referring to his oft-cited lack of experience, asked if he'd consider running a smaller country, Obama quipped: "No, what I did think about though was invading a smaller country...
Alonso, who calls the lack of government action a "disgrace," shares the despair of many farmers in Carpio. As she and her husband, along with four hired workers, toss aside the ruined potatoes they've just unearthed, she frets about the future. "The voles have taken our winter bread," she says. "What are we going...