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...really excited to come out and play on Wednesday, and that showed on the ice,” Farni said. “She played awesome, and she has the points to show...

Author: By Daniel K. Lakhdhir, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Back On Ice, Junior Snaps Deadlock | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...contribution, or ability. Now, however, celebrity has become an end in and of itself—reality television creates cultural icons who are famous for nothing other than their own celebrity. Consequently, people seek prominence to gain more prominence, pulling stunts they think could land them a reality-television-show role. This obsession with fame for fame’s sake reflects a strange trend in American culture. While we recognize that the desire for prominence is nothing new, the new media machine that creates stars out of individuals with nothing noteworthy about them creates new temptations to take whatever...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Party Crashers | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...enough troops for such an increase. McChrystal's smallest option - about 10,000 more troops - was scrapped because the U.S. military felt it was too risky. They've coalesced around the "Goldilocks option" of 40,000, minus what some Pentagon officials call a "Commander in Chief's tax" to show who's in charge. (Some of the difference will be made up by 5,000 extra troops expected from allies.) The troop decision will win grudging support from congressional Republicans and the military, but it will anger lawmakers in the President's party. Many Democrats will see in this second...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Afghanistan Speech: What to Watch For | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...attention-hungry Virginia socialites broke their silence on Tuesday, appearing on NBC's Today show, where they insisted that they had permission to attend the gala dinner. "We were invited, not crashers. There isn't anyone that would have the audacity or the poor behavior to do that," Michaele Salahi said, but the couple did not specify who had issued the invitation. On the same program, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs denied that claim, saying, "You don't show up at the White House as a misunderstanding." The Salahis exchanged e-mails about attending the state dinner with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Could the White House Party Crashers Go to Jail? | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...result, America will have to show our strength in the way that we end wars and prevent conflict. We will have to be nimble and precise in our use of military power. Where al-Qaeda and its allies attempt to establish a foothold - whether in Somalia or Yemen or elsewhere - they must be confronted by growing pressure and strong partnerships...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Full Transcript of Obama's Speech | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

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