White House seeks to explain its hesitations on Afghanistan - Times Online

by jeanruaud

"President Obama is more concerned at “whether there’s an Afghan partner” worth defending, than with the politically fraught question of how many more troops to send, said Rahm Emanuel, Mr Obama’s chief of staff and a central figure in White House deliberations on Afghanistan."

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The Nation's Best Grocery Stores

by jasontromm

Shopping for groceries can be an exercise in frustration, fraught with experiences you'd rather avoid. The ideal? Lots of checkout lanes, wide aisles, and consistently fresh meat and produce — like at Wegmans, one of several stores which got top ratings in the October issue of Consumer Reports.

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Consider a curious game

by jasontromm

Even though it's unlikely that this nasty, fraught election summer will include a "silly season," I want to play a game.

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