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Q&A: How Are the Taliban Linked to the Ancient Tribe the World Never Quite Conquers?

By Dana KennedyApr 28th 2011 – 12:25PM
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Just when NATO forces in Afghanistan thought the Taliban were finally less of a threat, they staged an astonishing comeback Monday when they broke about 488 of their colleagues, mostly fighters and commanders, out of a maximum-security prison. Five days before the mass escape from Kandahar's Sarpoza prison, Defense...

UFOs in the UK: Britain's Actual 'X-Files' Released

By Lee SpeigelMar 3rd 2011 – 3:02PM
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Britain has just released more of its massive collection of X-Files -- over 8,000 pages of documents detailing UFO investigations, eyewitness testimony and military concerns about possible extraterrestrial visitors. The files are the largest disclosure of declassified documents released to date online by the National...

'The King's Speech' Leads Oscar Nominations, but It Got Some Facts Wrong

By Torie BoschJan 25th 2011 – 10:25AM

Who knew a stutter could be so engaging? "The King's Speech," starring Colin Firth as King George VI, swept the 2011 Academy Award nominations with a whopping 12 nods. The film tells the story of George VI's terrible stutter, which he was able to get under control -- for the most part, at least -- thanks to the unorthodox...

2010: A Big Year for UFOs

By Lee SpeigelDec 27th 2010 – 7:35AM
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Like a bad penny that keeps showing up, UFOs have been around on a regular basis from antiquity through modern day. And as 2010 unfolded, the UFO mythology was alive and well. Famed British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, the pope's astronomer, a high-ranking Italian politician and even the late Winston Churchill...

Dorito-Shaped UFOs Spotted Over Britain

By Lee SpeigelNov 22nd 2010 – 5:35PM
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(Nov. 22) -- Flying saucers are one thing, but flying snack chips? England appears to be the latest hot spot for UFOs shaped like triangles or, if you will, Doritos. Several sightings of a chip-shaped object have occurred over the U.K. in the past few years, the Daily Mail reports. The latest report emerged last week...

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Antiques Appraiser Talks Trash and

May 30th 2012 - 09:58PM

In the world of yard sales and antiques auctions, the thrill is in the hunt for hidden treasures.

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The Queen and the U.S.A.: The Future of the Special Relationship

By Andrew Losowsky May 23rd 2012 - 03:47PM

In 1946, Sir Winston Churchill spoke of a "special relationship" between the United States and Great Britain.

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Disaster Recovery: Crisis Communication 101

May 17th 2012 - 01:09PM

You know those nagging fears about your company that keep you up at night?

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  • 05/30/12 Antiques Appraiser Talks Trash and Source: The Huffington Post In the world of yard sales and antiques auctions, the thrill is in the hunt for hidden treasures.
  • 05/28/12 A right royal trip down the river Source: The Independent - London - UK One says "neat" because this is a very sanitised version of a very insanitary thoroughfare.
  • 05/25/12 A mighty pen Source: FT.com Mr Churchill's Profession: The Statesman as Author and the Book that Defined the 'Special Relationship', by Peter Clarke, Bloomsbury, RRP$30, 352 pages The tabular content relating to this article is not available to view.
  • 05/25/12 Our obsession with young politicians is damaging... Source: Telegraph Blogs - Toby Harnden As Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson dismissed some of his critics as "teenage scribblers".
  • 05/24/12 Spirituality Opened the Doors that Religion Could Not Source: Bangor Daily News - Bangor ME Spirituality is best defined as a relationship between oneself and something more powerful than self that one believes in, finds meaning in, and experiences connection through.

Background on Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British Conservative politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War.

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