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The Inexorable Logic of Iraq (George F. Will/Washington Post)

September 3rd, 2009 |

George F. Will / Washington Post:
The Inexorable Logic of Iraq — Since U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq's cities, two months have passed, and so has the illusion that Iraq is smoothly transitioning to a normality free of sectarian violence. Recently, Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. troops there, “blanched” when asked if the war is “functionally over.”

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Tags: George Washington, Illusion, Inexorable Logic, Iraq, Mdash, Nbsp, Normality, Ray Odierno, Sectarian Violence, Washington Post |

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Taliban Surprising U.S. Forces With Improved Tactics (Karen DeYoung/Washington Post)

September 2nd, 2009 |

Author: memeorandum

Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Taliban Surprising U.S. Forces With Improved Tactics — The Taliban has become a much more potent adversary in Afghanistan by improving its own tactics and finding gaps in the U.S. military playbook, according to senior American military officials who acknowledged that the enemy's resurgence this year has taken them by surprise.

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Tags: Adversary, Afghanistan, American Military Officials, Gaps, Karen Deyoung, Mdash, Playbook, Resurgence, Surprise, Taliban, Washington Post |

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Google Hot Trends 2009-09-01 18:52:31

September 1st, 2009 |

Author: Google Hot Trends

1 Gmail Down for Several Hours Gmail, the popular e-mail service offered by Google, went down for several hours today, though by late afternoon, eastern time, the company said, "We've fixed the issue, and Gmail should be back up and running as usual. "We're still investigating the root cause of this outage and we'll share ... ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=8466606 2 Gmail outage deprives millions of e-mail (CNN) -- Gmail, Google's popular free e-mail service, was inaccessible to many of its 36 million users Tuesday afternoon, causing widespread chatter on Twitter and other social networks. Many Gmail users encountered this error message Tuesday afternoon. The cause of the outage, which Google said ... CNN http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/01/gmail.outage/ 3 Google says Gmail outage resolved Google's last major technical problem occurred in May, leaving millions of people unable to use popular services such as its main search page, as well as Gmail and Google News. The hour-long outage affected Web surfers not only in the United States but in other countries and numerous other ... AFP http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5geayXO9JGu3KFFTcgBy_3P4DuQbQ 4 Google Gmail Outage: Problems and server error We are getting reports of a major Google Gmail outage today – September 1st 2009 – with reports of a Gmail server error. Have you had any Gmail problems today? The Washington Post reported today that users of the free e-mail service from Google were shocked to find Gmail down. ... Product Reviews http://www.product-reviews.net/2009/09/01/google-gmail-outage-problems-and-server-error/ 5 Gmail's Down. Here's How to Check Its Status We will provide an update by September 1, 2009 5:16:00 PM UTC-4 detailing when we expect to resolve the problem. Users can access their email via IMAP or POP. You can find instructions for how to do this here. Google's e-mail service is out of order right now, but if you want to check on its ... New York Times http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/01/gmails-down-heres-how-to-check-its-status/?hp 6 VH1 Tool Academy 2 premiere: Maximum 'pisstivity' and a major meltdown Want more? Head to the top of the page and choose the subscribe option to be notified every time I add an article. All articles by Brenna Williams copyrighted. For permission to reproduce any article in part or whole, email dallas.sr.examiner@gmail.com All Tool Academy images from VH1. ... Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/x-11033-Dallas-Sex-and-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d30-VH1-Tool-Academy-2-premiere-Maximum-pisstivity-and-a-major-meltdown 7 Google Gmail Outage: Problems and server error We are getting reports of a major Google Gmail outage today – September 1st 2009 – with reports of a Gmail server error. Have you had any Gmail problems today? The Washington Post reported today that users of the free e-mail service from Google were shocked to find Gmail down. ... Product Reviews http://www.product-reviews.net/2009/09/01/google-gmail-outage-problems-and-server-error/ 8 Gmail Status: Web Mail Loads Slow, Access Gmail via IMAP or POP When Gmail is down the Internet stops doesn't it? Well if you don't, the recent Gmail outage today definitely proved a point in here. Checking up the Gmail Status page, it turns out that Google already knows about the issue and “are continuing to investigate” it. They are expected to make it ... DeviceMAG http://www.devicemag.com/2009/09/01/gmail-status-web-mail-loads-slow-access-gmail-via-imap-or-pop/ 9 Tropical Storm Erika forms near northern Leeward Islands MIAMI — A swirl of bad weather developed into Tropical Storm Erika Tuesday just east of the Caribbean basin near the northern Leeward Islands, the US National Hurricane Center said. Island governments across the region issued storm watches in preparation for the arrival of Erika, which at 2100 ... AFP http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hQPBDY-TnuaQa_V-WZmWWZhTBy7A 10 Google mail crash: millions of users across the world affected "We know many of you are having trouble accessing Gmail right now – we are too, and we definitely feel your pain," he said. "Because this is impacting so many of you, we wanted to let you know we're currently looking into the issue and hope to have more info to share here shortly. ... Telegraph.co.uk http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6123797/Google-mail-crash-millions-of-users-across-the-world-affected.html

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Tags: Abc News, Cnn, E Mail Service, Free E Mail, Gmail Outage, Google, Google Lt, Google News, Http Www Google Com, Main Search Page, Popular Services, Server Error, Social Networks, Story Id, Technology Story, Twitter, Washington Post, Web Surfers, Www Cnn, Www Google |

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Thesis Thrusts Va. Gubernatorial Candidate’s Past Views Into Spotlight (Washington Post)

September 1st, 2009 |

Author: memeorandum

Washington Post:
Thesis Thrusts Va. Gubernatorial Candidate's Past Views Into Spotlight — The Virginia governor's race ignited Monday over Republican Robert F. McDonnell's 20-year-old graduate thesis: Democrats assailed him in e-mail blasts and interviews for what he wrote about working women, homosexuals and …

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Tags: Blasts, Democrats, E Mail, Graduate Thesis, Gubernatorial Candidate, Hellip, Homosexuals, Mdash, Republican, Spotlight, Virginia Governor, Washington Post, Working Women |

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Torture’s Ugly Dialogue (Richard Cohen/Washington Post)

September 1st, 2009 |

Author: memeorandum

Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Torture's Ugly Dialogue — Call him Ishmael. — Call him a terrorist or a suicide bomber or anything else you want, but understand that he is willing — no, anxious — to give his life for his cause. Call him also a captive, and know that he works with others as part of a team …

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Tags: Dialogue, Mdash, Richard Cohen Washington Post, Suicide Bomber, Torture, Ugly, Washington Post |

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