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...help explain the extensive indictment, announced Thursday at Camp Pendleton, California - four Marines charged with murder in the killing of 24 Iraqis, and another four officers charged with dereliction of duty for not relaying accurate information about the killings up the chain of command. The charges send a sharp message of zero tolerance for abuses of civilians to U.S. uniformed personnel in Iraq, but also to Iraqis, whose Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, had branded the incident as emblematic of a contempt for Iraqi civilian life on the part of U.S. forces. Altering that perception will certainly be critical...
...worse." Putin himself complains that his foreign critics remain mired in an outdated cold-war mindset, and exhorts Russians to work harder to create a modern, prosperous society. One big campaign he launched this year aims to encourage Russians to have more children, in order to reverse a sharp drop in the population that could have serious long-term consequences. It's all part of his message that Russia needs to become strong again - a message with which the West must still learn to live...
This time of year is when you need to be most alert. Heavy retail activity through January brings out the crooks. Keep a sharp eye on your January bills, which may offer your first clues to a usurped identity. Check carefully for unauthorized charges...
...Kohl Center in Madison. The Crimson, winners of just one game in its first eight contests, took on a Badgers squad that had won 10 straight and was a perfect 7-0 at home. Streaking Wisconsin (11-2) bested Harvard 86-66 behind aggressive transition offense and sharp-shooting guards Janese Banks and Jolene Anderson, who were a combined 17-of-23 from the floor and scored 46 points. The Crimson (1-8) put forth its best total offensive effort of the season, but spotty zone defense in the first half led to three Wisconsin three-pointers in the first...
When he received his MBA 35 years ago, Hamermesh and his younger peers did not encounter sharp resistance from employers, he says...