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September 1st, 2010
In his live televised Oval Office address Tuesday night, President Obama dealt out a therapeutic, paternal sense of closure: The war in Iraq is over, in the sense that America is no longer officially fighting it. Our sacrifices have been made and honored. A trillion-dollar investment, on which we are now closing the books. Which is not the same as closure, so much as transferring the balance. As Obama noted near the end of his 18-minute address (only his second from that location since taking office in 2009), the whole concept of war now is that it doesn't end per se, at least not in a ..
September 1st, 2010
The fraternity guys from Virginia Tech have been busy practicing for weeks to get ready for Tuesday night's performance on America's Got Talent. Fighting Gravity says they're getting used to performing on the big stage. "Now it's just kind of becoming routine.  We kind of know what to expect and what we have in store for us, but never in a million years did we originally think we'd be performing for 13 million people,” said member Gregg Curtin. Brett Sposo is one the role players in the group who is hidden during their performances. "For me, I can't really see the whole crowd, so I'm kind of doing ..
September 1st, 2010
By JONATHAN J. COOPER (AP) – 3 hours ago PHOENIX — John McCain's daughter says in a new book released Tuesday that Sarah Palin brought drama, stress and uncertainty to her father's failed bid for the presidency in 2008, but she doesn't blame the vice presidential nominee for losing the race.In "Dirty Sexy Politics," Meghan McCain portrays conflicted feelings about her father's surprise choice for a running mate. She reveals that she called Palin "the Time Bomb.""I was waiting for her to explode," McCain wrote. "There was a fine line between genius and insanity, they say, and choosing her as the running mate was starting to seem like the ..
September 1st, 2010
Heisman Trophy winning running back Mark Ingram will miss at least the University of Alabama’s season-opening game against San Jose State this week after arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Ingram, a junior, was hurt during yesterday’s practice and his status will be evaluated on a week-to-week basis, Alabama coach Nick Saban said in a statement. “It was a situation where everyone involved thought it would be better to take care of now, so he would not have any issues with it later in the season,” Saban said. Alabama, which won college football’s national championship with a 14-0 record last season, hosts San Jose State on ..