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Best of the Web Today: 'Failure Is Not an Option'

Obama and Holder's assault on due process. Power Line's John Hinderaker notes that Attorney General Eric Holder, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, made a similar statement under questioning from Sen. Herb Kohl,...

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Shorties (Best Debut Novels of the Decade, David Rawlings, and more)

Paste lists the best debut novels of the decade. Paste interviews David Rawlings about his debut solo album, A Friend of a Friend. Paste: You cover some songs on this record—including a medley of “Method Acting” by Bright Eyes...

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High-scoring Grant gets hall of fame nod

Have a question about your favorite team or player? Long before he became known as "The Machine" at Kentucky State, scoring more points than even Pete Maravich, Travis Grant was just a kid in the segregated South who loved...

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Muslims In 21st Century America: Political Correctness Deadly

Part 3: Muslim Major Hasan’s deadly jihad, political correctness, a U.S. Army soldier’s story In 1860 Mark Twain said, "The shabbiest of all lies is 'silent-assertion', which happens when the media, politicians and church...

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Preview: London Irish v Newcastle

Bob Casey: Back to lead the Irish Newcastle Falcons have made 12 changes to their team for Sunday's Guinness Premiership trip to London Irish. England Saxon Micky Young returns at scrum half as he picks up his half-back...

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Preview: Internationals

Preview: Internationals Friday, November 20 England's problems have given New Zealand cause to be wary ahead of their rugby test at Twickenham on Saturday. A depleted England appear to be ripe for the taking by a near...

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U2, Nick Cave (But Not Anvil) Among Oscar Hopefuls

The little-documentary-that-could The Story Of Anvil , about the band that was like a "real life Spinal Tap" right down to having a drummer named Robb Reiner, stole everyone's heart this past year....

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Benito Mussolini Regarded Adolf Hitler as a 'Sentimentalist'

Benito Mussolini regarded Adolf Hitler as a teary-eyed "sentimentalist" but was jealous of the Nazi dictator's power and fame, diaries written by the Italian leader's mistress reveal. By Nick Squires in Rome The Telegraph | 16...

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The Joy of Six: great matches since 2001

From the 2005 Champions League final to a Prenton Park classic, here are half a dozen of the best games of the noughties 1) Milan 3-3 Liverpool, 2005 Champions League final In 2001 a prankster named Karl Power crept into the...

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Lady Ashton: Principled, charming … or just plain lucky

Cathy Ashton's meteoric rise has surprised many, but not those who know her best When Cathy Ashton arrived in Brussels at short notice just over a year ago she had to attend to some urgent business: removing traces of her...

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