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Archives for October, 2010

US missile attack kills 5 in NW Pakistan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86060175&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A U.S. drone attack killed five people in northwest Pakistan on Monday, local intelligence officials said, the latest in a barrage of such strikes against al-Qaida and Taliban militants that have long sought sanctuary in the region.

Iraqi MPs get handsome pay for little work

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86060173&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iraqi lawmakers have collected their $90,000 stipend, they're raking in $22,500 a month in salaries and allowances, and they're spending free nights in Baghdad's finest hotel — and they've only worked about 20 minutes this year, without passing a single law.

Opening arguments set in Tom DeLay’s trial

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86060142&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Opening arguments were set for Monday in the long delayed trial of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a once powerful but polarizing Republican politician accused of illegally financing Texas GOP legislative races in 2002.

Cowherds discovering that ticks are for the birds

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86060141&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK South African cowherds are discovering that when it comes to debugging their cattle, nature knows best.

At No. 1, Lil Wayne redefines stardom behind bars

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86060168&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK He had the top-selling album in the country earlier this month. He's on the president's iPod. He's on the charts with two singles and a collaboration on a third. He's on Facebook with updates for the more than 14 million people following them. He is, in every respect, on.

NHL Standings

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NFL Standings

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86060130&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK

NBA Standings

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86060129&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK

Postseason Baseball Schedule

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86060128&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK All Times EDT

JFK aide Sorensen helped create Kennedy mystique

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86060127&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Of the courtiers to Camelot's king, Theodore C. Sorensen ranked just below Bobby Kennedy. He was the adoring, tireless speechwriter and confidant to President John F. Kennedy, whose term was marked by Cold War struggles, growing civil rights strife and the beginnings of the U.S. intervention in Vietnam.