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Rivers, Gates Lead Chargers Past Bills

AP | BERNIE WILSON | Posted 02.10.2012

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SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Chargers kept their faint playoff hopes alive while snuffing out what little chance the Buffalo Bills had of reaching ...

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Why Don't Girls Want Careers in Technology?

Belinda Parmar | Posted 01.30.2012

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When it comes to careers, boys are five times more likely to go into technology. Why is this? At what point are we losing our girl geeks to other industries?

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Obama Meets With Wealthiest Two Americans On The Giving Pledge

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 09.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Obama will host the nation's two wealthiest private citizens, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, at the White House on Monday to r...

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As Defense Secretary Gates Sours on NATO, Policymakers Mixed

HuffingtonPost.com | Samuel Haass | Posted 08.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- When Secretary of Defense Robert Gates suggested recently that NATO was at risk of becoming impotent because certain members of the mili...

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NATO's Future Is America's Dilemma

Robert Barrett, PhD | Posted 08.16.2011

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Robert Gates' critique points to a deeper intervention dilemma for the United States -- how to balance its known military might with its desired level of participation in global conflicts.

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Gates: Afghanistan Is Not A 'War Without End'

AP | By DONNA CASSATA and LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 08.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday bluntly rejected suggestions that Afghanistan is a "war without end," defending the U.S. mil...

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Obama's National Security Shuffle

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 06.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In a high-level reshuffle of his national security team, President Barack Obama intends to move CIA Director Leon Panetta to the Pentago...

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Art and the Public Domain: Olafur Eliasson, Tomas Saraceno, and Ai Weiwei at the GSD

David Glick | Posted 06.18.2011

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The Divine Comedy, a current exhibition at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, features world renowned artists known for blurring the boundaries be...

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Pentagon Assertions of "Progress" In Afghanistan Are a Bad Joke

Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

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The latest Petraeus/Gates media tour is under way in preparation for the general's testimony to Congress next week, and they're trotting out the same, tired spin they've been using since McChrystal was replaced in disgrace last year.

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Gates Warns Against Any More Wars Like Iraq Or Afghanistan

nytimes.com | THOM SHANKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates bluntly told an audience of West Point cadets on Friday that it would be unwise for the United States to ever fight ...

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On Anniversary of Marjah Push, Escalation Strategy Still Failing

Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today is the one-year anniversary of the launch of the escalated military strategy in Afghanistan. It's clear from the last 12 months that the escalation strategy is a failure. It's time to come home.

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Plutocracy: The Rich Elite and the Rest of Us

Robert Lenzner | Posted 05.25.2011

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The controversy over the disparity between the rich and the rest of us has hit the covers of two emblematic fountains of ideas; The Economist and The Atlantic Monthly.

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It's Been Said Before

Linda Silverman | Posted 05.25.2011

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I know I am writing the same thing I, and others like me have written time and time again. These kids need small classes and individual attention.

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Education's Trojan Horse

Julie Cavanagh | Posted 05.25.2011

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Edu-philanthropists cloak themselves in the slogan of reform; they have gained access to our public education system with their wealth. They seek to dismantle our public education system from the inside.

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PHOTOS: 19 Stunning Man-Made Arches Around The World

Posted 05.25.2011

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With photographs of Paris blanketed in snow in recent weeks, it's been easy to be reminded of just how beautiful arches can be--nothing says winter mo...

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Obama's Next Steps

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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We'll have lots of time to examine Obama's new course before he actually formally announces it next year. In the meantime, Obama has two short months remaining to convince the Senate to get something done to bolster his legacy.

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The Gender Gap in Philanthropy Revealed

Lisa Witter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Research from the Women's Philanthropy Institute show that women, in general, score higher on motives of care and empathy. However, further research needs to examine other motivations for giving by gender.

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Friday Talking Points [144] -- Midterm Home Stretch

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Many Democrats in this election cycle seem to be getting much better at the tactic known as "the attack ad."

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Billions for Charity, But Not One Cent for Taxes!

Kelly Kleiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Even the best-intentioned best-directed private donations are a way for moneyed people to work their will on the public, while the rest of us have nothing but the vote.

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The Runaway General, Part II: General Conway

Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama needs to come out right now and reiterate that there will be a drawdown that begins no later than July 2011 and that it will involve significant numbers of U.S. troops.

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From McChrystal to Petraeus: From Fry Pan To Fire?

Sandy Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

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If getting American troops out of Afghanistan in the shortest feasible time is still the president's aim, I don't think he can expect much support from the new man he's put in charge there, Gen. David Petraeus.

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Gates: We Can Cut Military Spending

William Hartung | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week, Robert Gates acknowledged that the United States has such a huge lead in conventional military power that we can afford to do without a few ships here, a few planes there.

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Robert Gates Succession: Obama Passes Executive Order Changing Rules In Event Of Defense Secretary's Death

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Who would act as defense secretary if the 66-year-old Robert Gates died or resigned and his deputy, Bill Lynn, couldn't do it? Pre...

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Friday Talking Points [110] -- Left Still Waiting For Rahm Apology

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats need to realize that they still have the biggest majority in both houses of Congress that they are likely to see in their lifetimes.

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Returning Troops From Iraq And Afghanistan Are Different From Our Vietnam Vets

Belleruth Naparstek | Posted 11.17.2011

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This new group of active military knows what's happening to them, to a much greater extent. There's been a push to educate our troops and the general public about posttraumatic stress.

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