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Need help with my own brain teaser. I know this is probably a stupid question, but for some reason cannot remember the brand of the beans! And I can already see the rabbit with the pancake on his head...

WASHINGTON - Civilian partnerships, in combination with military efforts, are crucial to success in Afghanistan, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told the Senate Armed Services Committee, Dec. 2. The current civilian effort would expand through a "civilian surge" if Congress approves Obama's strategy for the way ahead, Clinton said. "Civilian experts and advisors are helping to craft policy inside [Afghan] government ministries, providing development assistance in the field, and working in scores of other roles," the secretary said. "When our Marines went into Nawa this July, we had civilians on the ground with them to coordinate assistance the next...

<p>RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A small plane has crashed while approaching an airport in the town of Fallon, Nevada, killing a naval air station officer and his three daughters.</p>

Various forums discussing the pros and cons of the different brands. It seems they all have preferences, and I bet some do here as well, but at least if you say "Colt is best, and here's why..." I can ask questions later on FR. Officer Forums The Firing Line The High Road

Explosion reported, no further word on injuries or exact location. Just the title and "More soon" on the BBC site.

Palestinians have used a bulldozer to make a new hole in the border wall between Gaza and Egypt, allowing scores of people to pass through. Eyewitnesses describe the situation as volatile, and say the frontier remains porous for kilometres at a stretch. Earlier Egyptian security forces tried to block almost all illegal entry points, using water cannon and firing warning shots to drive back crowds. Hamas, which controls Gaza, says it backs the decision to close the border. Hundreds of thousands have surged into Egypt to buy supplies since militants first blew holes in the border on Wednesday. Israel has...

According to him, "this is what happens when you have a moron running the country." Oh, and "we had a genius running the country a few years ago, and it wasn't an issue".

Al Franken couldn't resist spouting anti-war rhetoric during a scheduled USO tour at Camp Victory, Iraq.

KIRKUK, Iraq – Bastogne Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division saved the life of an insurgent near Kirkuk, Iraq , May 23 after the grenade the insurgent threw exploded on him, causing severe injuries to his lower extremities. Iraqi soldiers were manning their post in Hawijah, a city just west of Kirkuk , when a man approached and tossed a grenade at their position. The grenade bounced off the roof of the structure the soldiers were in, falling back to the ground and exploding, severely cutting and burning the man. Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 101st...

Bill Hemmer joined Fox News Channel (FNC) as a weekday anchor and correspondent in August 2005. For the past 10 years, Hemmer worked as an anchor and correspondent at CNN where he most recently co-hosted American Morning. While there, he also anchored CNN Live Today and CNN Tonight...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military has found the body of the pilot of one of two Marine Corps jets that crashed in Iraq and believes the warplanes may have collided in mid-air, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. The U.S. military lost contact with the two Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in Iraq on Monday night, a military statement said. The planes were flying from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, the military said. In Washington, defense officials said they suspected the two fighters collided in mid-air at 30,000 feet, but no final conclusion had been reached. One official, who...

ABOARD USS CARL VINSON, At sea (NNS) -- Strike fighter aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, flying from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the Persian Gulf, attacked an enemy insurgent location east of Baghdad, Iraq, April 4. F/A-18 Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadrons (VFA) 154 and 147 dropped two 500-pound laser-guided bombs, striking the enemy position in support of Iraqi and coalition forces. Carl Vinson deployed with four Hornet squadrons, including the Black Knights of VFA-154 and the Argonauts of VFA-147, both based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. Aircraft from CVW-9 are currently...

I just watched ABC news (no cable currently) and they were doing a live sort of "Grand Opening" thing with the Clintoon library...

Dear President Bush, I am sure that you won't personally read this email but I truly hope that your staff passes along my support. My wife sent this to President Bush the other day when she got fired up listening to that other guy speaking on some news program. I thought I'd share. I hope this works from out here without ending up as repeat posts (i.e. six of the same thing) because I get frequent "timed out"s and "error"s here. By the way, the weather is fantastic out here, it is hazy, and gray.

A Vietnamese restaurant in Fresno was among the markets and restaurants that received a portion of recalled beef linked to the nation's first case of mad cow disease. Business owner Song Nguyen says federal officials phoned him last week about a shipment of beef bones he bought from a Bay Area wholesaler in late November. "I was kind of worried when they told me," said Nguyen of Pho 75-2 Oriental Restaurant on East McKinley Avenue. "I am hopeful everything is OK." The bones -- about three or four 50-pound cases -- were used in soups for flavoring a week after...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Hundreds of Iraqis waited for hours outside a Baghdad prison Thursday in hopes their relatives would be included in a much-publicized release. About 80 men were freed, but U.S. officials said they weren't part of the amnesty, and most Iraqi families left disappointed and angry at America. "Liars! Liars! They won't let them out!" one woman screamed in dismay before fainting. A coalition spokesman insisted the prisoner release was on track, but would be done quietly for reasons of "security and privacy." U.S. administrator L. Paul Bremer announced Wednesday that U.S. occupation forces would free 506...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Levi Strauss & Co., the California Gold Rush outfitter whose trademark blue jeans have been an American clothing staple for generations, on Thursday closed its last two sewing plants in the United States. The financially troubled company has been steadily shifting production to overseas contractors for several years to cut costs and invigorate drooping sales in the ultra-competitive apparel market. About 800 workers at the 26-year-old San Antonio plants have lost their jobs in the move, which was announced in September. Jeff Beckman, a Levi Strauss spokesman, said the 150-year-old company was making a delayed but...

printable version with comments Ken O'Keefe - Baghdad by Ken O'Keefe - Truth Justice Peace (TJP) Monday, Jan 5 2004, 10:04am universalkinship@yahoo.com international / anti-war / press release To Burn U.S. Passport in Baghdad Irish Citizen Burns U.S. Passport - Ex-U.S. Marine, Gulf War Veteran & Truth Justice Peace (TJP) Human Shield Iraq Founder to Burn U.S. Passport in Baghdad When – 10 AM, January 7, 2003 Where – Firdos Square - Baghdad’s Infamous Saddam Statue Toppling site Contact – universalkinship@yahoo.com (checked throughout the day) Ken O'Keefe Ken O’Keefe to read the following statement at Firdos Square; “First of all...