Once More Into the Breach
Last September, the second platoon of Charlie Company came to Afghanistan with 42 men. Ten months later, nearly half had been killed or wounded. This is their story.
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
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Last September, the second platoon of Charlie Company came to Afghanistan with 42 men. Ten months later, nearly half had been killed or wounded. This is their story.
Comparing Britain's new austerity plan, which cuts 500,000 government jobs, to America's deficit spending
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American-led forces averted their eyes from horrific, systematic detainee abuse by Iraqi security forces
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Republicans demand spending cuts but skimp on specifics--as they should, during an election year
Disney
Most are either humorless or flippant. But what about a film that would celebrate faith without taking itself too seriously?
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A Florida judge's ruling against federal health care reform is tainted by his politics
Sex.com
The coveted address sells for a cool $13 million, beating Diamond.com, Beer.com, and even Porn.com
It's not the Taliban role-playing controversy--it's that the game fails to capture the complexity of the Afghan war
In 2008, John McCain supported cap-and-trade. Today, GOP candidates across the country deny the premise of climate change.
The former president lost the code to activate a nuclear attack. His negligence put global security at huge risk.
A visit to a fish processing plant reveals the inefficient processes that have helped seafood suppliers and marketers meet sky-high demand for boring filets year-round
Obama's respect for the separation of powers marks a departure from his predecessor's imperial presidency
How energy companies can spend millions trying in vain to make themselves look 'green'
In his basement, sculptor Gordon Bennett makes beautiful, oddly human robots out of mid-century mechanical scrap
Americans hated both, but one will cost taxpayers between $221 billion and $363 billion, while the other will provide an $11 billion profit
Balancing a love of "mixed neighborhoods" with a desire for services that would price longtime residents out
The Supreme Court ruling didn't actually do what Democrats like to say it did
A conversation with the National Book Award-nominated author about her novels "Great House" and "The History of Love"
Our list of Brave Thinkers changing the world, the last patrol in Afghanistan, how the Web killed the truth, and more
