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...Republican, Mike DeWine, had put up a spot that called into question Democrat Sherrod Brown's record on national security, using a smudged, smoking, slightly distorted image of the World Trade Center terrorist attack. The thrust of the ad was accurate: Brown is a mortal dove who repeatedly voted against increases in the intelligence budget. And the attack had been expected. "Our candidates were really worried about how to counter the Republicans on national security," says J.B. Poersch, executive Director of the DSCC. "It's what worked against...
...afternoon in Baghdad early this year while he was out buying a new cell phone. The neighborhood seemed safe; Waddah didn't bother to lock his car door. He was about to cross a narrow alley when a car screeched up, blocking his way. Two men got out, thrust AK-47s into his ribs and pushed him into the floor behind the front seat. Climbing in the backseat, the men pinned him down with their feet and beat him in the torso with the butts of their guns. When he tried to speak, he got a sharp...
...thrust of Ilyinsky’s piece, which called for more moderate use of “literally,” was different from the point of the Slate article, which deconstructed criticism of the word’s usage. But what appeared to be a repeated failure to cite sources led Marra and the editorial chairs to retract the column...
...many of them toting shopping bags from nearby malls. But this is anything but a normal town, because just across the river stands the decrepit North Korean city of Shinnuiju. As the main crossing point on China's 880-mile border with its purported ally, Dandong has suddenly been thrust into the international spotlight as U.N. sanctions over North Korea's nuclear test come into effect...
...writer—he’s just too weird. And he’s from Harvard so there’s hope for you. Tom ShillueStand-up comedianRR: Why did you become a stand-up comic? TS: I didn’t want to be. It was actually thrust upon me because people would laugh at me unexpectedly. I figured if nobody takes me seriously in life I might as well just switch professions.RR: What did you do before? TS: I was helping my dad run an ice cream store in Randolph Massachusetts. It?...