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How Not to End a War - washingtonpost.com

As President Bush and Congress debate a drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq, past wars offer cautionary lessons on how not to withdraw from a prolonged conflict.

Billionaire sought secret lair for sex, drugs, complaint says - Los Angeles Times

Flush with wealth from Broadcom Corp.'s 1998 public stock offering, computer chip magnate Henry T. Nicholas III made a few additions to his equestrian estate in Laguna Hills: hidden doors and secret levers, an underground grotto, tunnels and a 2,000-square-foot sports bar he called "Nick's Cafe."

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New mechanism found for memory storage in brain

PhysOrg news: New mechanism found for memory storage in brain

Coming Soon: Protein Synthesis Without Amino Acids?

PhysOrg news: Coming Soon: Protein Synthesis Without Amino Acids?

Multi-gigabit wireless research could make wired computers and peripherals obsolete

PhysOrg news: Multi-gigabit wireless research could make wired computers and peripherals obsolete

Surprising new species of light-harvesting bacterium discovered in Yellowstone

PhysOrg news: Surprising new species of light-harvesting bacterium discovered in Yellowstone

Exxon Mobil Cleanup Effort Continues on Brooklyn Spill - New York Times

Exxon Mobil says it is slowly removing contamination from a 1950 oil spill in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, but some say the efforts are a bare minimum.

Computer Checkers Program Is Invincible - New York Times

Scientists report that they have rigorously proved that Chinook, the computer program, cannot lose.

Exxon Mobil Cleanup Effort Continues on Brooklyn Spill - New York Times

Exxon Mobil says it is slowly removing contamination from a 1950 oil spill in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, but some say the efforts are a bare minimum.

Thanks for the Memories ... Whatever They Were

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The World's Tiniest PCs

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The Hottest Field in Physics Is Ultracold

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None of the above - The Boston Globe

Massachusetts voters sick of holding their noses on Election Day could get another option: none of the above.

Pollution in China | News | Guardian Unlimited

101 Greatest Simpsons Quotes

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