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...Major Mike Shervington, commander of a company of British troops stationed in the hills above the village, scowls. For the past few weeks, the Taliban has been following in his footsteps, stealing by night the gifts his soldiers gave out during the day. But the villagers couldn't--or wouldn't--fight back. "We are afraid," says Madin. "The Taliban has force. It has power." Shervington, who leads about 200 men, asks, "More than me?" Madin shrugs. "You will come down and fight, and you will win," he concedes. "But you will win only for one hour. Then you will...
...earned a spot with the then Washington Senators, pitching batting practice and exhibition games--boosting the morale of fellow veteran-amputees. But one August afternoon, he took the mound against the Boston Red Sox, becoming the first man with an artificial leg ever to pitch in a major league game. Shepard struck out his first batter and held his own for more than five innings, giving up only three hits. It would be his only major league appearance, but to him it was a dream realized. "Goddammit," he recalled thinking at the time, "I'm in the ball game...
...repeats. Cari's son Max has 363. Any number greater than 200 causes full-blown fragile X syndrome (so named because, under a microscope, the expanded X chromosome may look bent to the point of breaking). The reason boys are more likely than girls to develop major symptoms is that girls carry a pair of X chromosomes, which means that if one is defective, the other can compensate. Boys, however, carry an X and a Y, so the damaged chromosome...
...While the Pentagon report declares that "all major violence indicators" have fallen between 40% and 80% "from pre-surge levels," the GAO sees some of that progress as based on the cooperation of Iraqis who remain sharply at odds with one another. The congressional watchdog office cites the so-called "Sons of Iraq" program, a largely Sunni group of militiamen now paid by U.S. taxpayers to keep the peace in their neighborhoods. More than 100,000 strong, the group has yet to reconcile its long-standing differences with the Shi'ite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki...
...event, though, Germany's last-minute win in the first match between the countries in a major tournament in 50 years was also a victory for those who see sport as a relief from politics. The game outstripped expectations but not for what happened off the field. Turkey, which took the field without eight of its first-choice players, who were forced to miss the game due to injury or suspension for previous yellow cards, managed an inspired performance that laid bare the weakness in Germany's defense while Germany belied a lackluster performance for much of the game...