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...this summer. As McChrystal turns his attention to other Taliban strongholds in Helmand and neighboring Kandahar province, he will depend on Afghan security forces to protect Marjah. In the past, the drug lords have exploited the absence of Western troops to strike alliances with Afghan officials, getting them to play the Taliban's role of protectors of the drug trade. Khan, the farmer, has seen it happen before. "When there is no Taliban, the government men take money from the smugglers to help them move drugs across the border," he says. NATO commanders say they will be on the lookout...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan's Fix | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

Ever since people started buying 56K modems, we've seen goofy attempts at TV-Internet convergence, from play-at-home websites for game shows to Internet-shopping tie-ins. But the kind of convergence people really want is dishing about Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin's duologue with their Facebook friends. It's doubtful people tuned in by the millions to see the Oscars' interpretative-dance number, in which performers did the robot to the score of Up. Or maybe they did, but to make fun of it together. (In a way, social media are better for bad TV than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Twitter and TV: How Social Media Is Helping Old Media | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

...opportunity to play a really good team in Charlotte University,” Way said. “It was a tough break but I think we showed progress. I think we’re going to be really good...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Swept By Charlotte in Weekend Road Series | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

...disappointing first quarter, because I thought we got the better of the play for the majority of the quarter,” Crimson coach John Tillman said. “They got the better of the play in ground balls and faceoffs, and that’s a lot of extra possessions. It’s hard to give that many opportunities to a good team like Brown...

Author: By Colin Whelehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lacrosse Suffers Early Setback in Ivy Play | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

While the record was unappealing, the team felt it faced difficult competition and was pleased with its play...

Author: By Charlie Cabot, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Tennis Falters in Alabama Contests | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

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