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AFGHANISTAN - Dec 24 - Afghans And US Plan To Recruit Local Militias.
APS Diplomat Recorder; 12/31/2009; 1593 words; ...commanders and Afghan leaders are preparing to arm local militias to help in the fight against...is raising fears here that the new armed groups could push the country into a deeper bloodletting...the Taliban, possibly breaking off some groups that can be reconciled, the plan for the...

Virgil Earp was a strong second fiddle: although overshadowed by brother Wyatt, he was no slouch.(EDITOR'S LETTER)
Wild West; 12/1/2009; 1004 words; ...of the gunfight, one lost the use of an arm and the other his life. But even those...kept their feelings close to the vest. No group hugs but plenty of brotherly support is...the Earp who hugged her with his one good arm after the December 1881 ambush and the...

There is a newish group called J Street, which is a left-liberal American Jewish organization, meant to counter the traditional Jewish organizations, which it considers too hawkish.(The Week)(Brief article)
National Review; 11/23/2009; 711 words; There is a newish group called J Street, which is a left-liberal...At any rate, J Street's university arm has dropped the "Pro-Israel" part...many saying they had been unaware of the group's nature; the Israeli ambassador declined...

Researchers from University of Eastern Piedmont Amedeo Avogadro publish findings in heart failure.(Clinical report)
Heart Disease Weekly; 11/22/2009; 988 words; ...outcomes at discharge." "Two-arm, cluster-randomised trial...education) or to the control arm (usual care). The main outcome...5.6% in the experimental arm (n = 12); 15.4% in controls...001). In CP and usual care groups, the mean rates of unscheduled...referral, patients in the CP group, as ...

Green tea shows promise as chemoprevention agent for oral cancer, M. D. Anderson study finds.
NewsRx Health & Science; 11/22/2009; 1429 words; ...in the lowest extract dose and 18.2 percent in the placebo arm. At an extended follow-up with a mean of 27.5 months, 15...insomnia and nervousness, were mostly seen in the high-dose group but produced no significant toxicity. "While these are encouraging...