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...that way." At Restaurant Château Saint-Martin in Carcassonne, Rodriguez faithfully recreates cassoulet à l'ancienne, with white beans from the village of Mazères, aged ham, pork rind, pig's foot and knuckle meat. And in season, Rodriguez adds (on request) the authentic Carcassonne touch: wild partridge in lieu of duck confit...
That was too much for the wild card Republican libertarian Ron Paul, who warned of "fascism ... carrying a Cross." (Huckabee's reply: Sometimes a bookshelf is just a bookshelf.) But then, the line between sacred and secular has always been blurry at this time of year--check out all the White House Christmas trees. The Iowa situation is regrettable because it's so arbitrary and unnecessary. There's no good reason for the campaigns to be crammed into the week reserved for family and faith. It's just the sad result of jealous competition among states over the chance...
...average lifespan of a chimpanzee is 15 years, and only seven percent live past the age of 40, according to the study. But of the 34 wild chimpanzees featured in the study that were older than 40, researchers found that almost half were able to give birth into old age, with one giving birth...
...said an attack from China had penetrated a computer system at the Pentagon--though nonclassified, it included a server used by the office of Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Beijing denies that it is behind hacker attacks. Jiang Yu, a spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, described such reports as "wild accusations" and said they reflected a "cold war mentality...
...also here for the landscapes. Just outside Graaff Reinet is the Karoo at its most awesome: the Valley of Desolation. Formed by millions of years of wind erosion, the valley is a spectacular collection of rock towers and plunging precipes that evoke the Wild West. Though there are few people, it's far from empty. Eagles soar over the cliffs, and in the valleys you can see springboks, buffaloes, tortoises and mountain zebras...