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Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
The best military advice I know supposedly comes from a subordinate of Napoleon at a time that the French emperor was facing difficulties with his ill-fated military occupation of Egypt. "One can do anything with bayonets, Sire, except sit on them."
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Background Note: Nigeria (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 923.8 thousand sq. km. (356,700 sq. mi.) about the size of California, Nevada, and Arizona. Cities: Capital --Abuja (pop. est. 452,000).
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Shaking footy to the core (The Age)
After 150 years, football's identity is still being shaped.
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One Mans Military-Industrial-Media Complex (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
Barry R. McCaffrey, a retired four-star Army general, has quietly flourished at the intersection of network news and wartime commerce.
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Marine in line to be Obama's security adviser (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
In late summer 1979 a Marine named James Jones arrived on Capitol Hill for a new assignment as advocate for Marine programs in the Senate. His boss was a Navy officer and fellow Vietnam vet who showed Jones the political ropes and became a lifelong friend -- John McCain.
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Natural calm and leadership make retired Gen. Jones a smart pick for national security adviser (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON - The national security adviser doesn't require Senate confirmation, nor does the job come with the muscle of a large federal agency. But in that role, James L. Jones may well be the last voice the new president hears before making crucial decisions on security.
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Community Meetings (Savannah Morning News)
Submit your organization's meeting for immediate publication online at savannahnow.com/do/add_event or e-mail your meeting at least two weeks in advance to calendar@savannahnow.com or fax to 525-0796. Contact number must be listed. Community Meetings is printed Monday-Wednesday in the Accent section as space allows. For information, call 652-0310. To see more upcoming community meetings, ...
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From Commandant To National Security Adviser (Strategy Page)
Former Commandant and NATO Supreme Allied Commander is to become the National Security Adviser for Obama. As Commandant Jones was the brain behind MCMAP, the reinstatement of 2nd Force Recon & ANGLICO, MCSOCOM DET-1, and many other programs.
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Jones brings experience, polish to security post (AP via Yahoo! News)
The national security adviser doesn't require Senate confirmation, nor does the job come with the muscle of a large federal agency.
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Afghan security at seven-year low (Canada.com)
Security in Afghanistan has deteriorated to a seven-year low, Canada admitted Wednesday, as President Hamid Karzai continued to vent frustration at the slow pace of progress and accidental civilian deaths caused by Western forces.
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