Awesome news: 'Chuck' to return for a third season | The Watcher

Seeded on Sun May 17, 2009 11:58 PM EDT (Chicago Tribune)

If Chuck had first aired back in 2003 it wouldn't have made it past season one, but thanks to the efforts of its fan-base Chuck has been renewed for a third season. This is the best news ever.

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Op-Ed Columnist - What the Palin Pick Says - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Tue Sep 2, 2008 4:51 PM EDT (The New York Times)

John McCain is not a normal conservative. He has instincts, but few abstract convictions about the proper size of government. He's a traditionalist, but is not energized by the social conservative agenda.

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TidBITS iPod & iPhone: Starbucks Deal Brewed with AT&T Has Hints of Apple

Seeded on Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:33 AM EST (db.tidbits.com)

I'm not an oenophile, but I do like wine. I've never mastered the vocabulary of oaky, brawny, full of tannins, and so forth. But I do know a whiff of fruit when I smell it.

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Putin vows 'arms race' response

Seeded on Fri Feb 8, 2008 12:40 PM EST (BBC News)

"In effect, we are forced to retaliate, to take corresponding decisions. Russia has, and always will have, responses to these new challenges," he said. Kuznetsov aircraft carrier Russia has been using oil revenues to bolster its military

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Extremely late First Impressions: New to PS3 in 2008

Fri Feb 1, 2008 6:57 PM EST

I recently read Steve Watts, Impressions of a PS3 noob, and was inspired to write my own I am unabashedly a Sony fanboy when it comes to gaming systems. I just have to say it, there is no beating around the bush. I love the Playstation brand, I always have and I always will.

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It's a Small Army Afterall

Fri Feb 1, 2008 2:44 PM EST

After growing up as an Army brat, I met a lot of people and lived in a lot of places. Once when I was a senior in high school, just after moving from Virginia to New York, I ran into a friend from my former school in the middle of Times Square.

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Axiotron's ModBook now shipping - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Seeded on Wed Jan 2, 2008 1:31 PM EST (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW))

If you've been holding out for one, and if you have then I take my hat off to you for your patience, the most important news is that you can finally run over to Axiotron's site and order your very own ModBook.

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Skype coming to Sony's PSP? - Engadget

Seeded on Wed Jan 2, 2008 1:17 PM EST (Engadget)

That's right, according to new PR for Sony's upcoming CES showing, Skype is apparently coming to the PSP.

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My First Iraqi Christmas

Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:50 PM EST

This is my first deployment, and being my first deployment it is also my first Christmas spent in the war-zone. I figured this would be as good a time as any to get some of my thoughts down about spending the holidays in Iraq.

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U.S. mentors help open Afghan army hospital

Seeded on Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:12 AM EST (Stars and Stripes)

The team came to Kandahar intent on mentoring their counterparts at the hospital. But they found an empty facility that was about a year and a half behind schedule, officials say. So the team worked to equip the hospital and open it. They now are starting to mentor the staff.

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GIs pitch in to help clean up oil

Seeded on Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:01 AM EST (Stars and Stripes)

Bailey said about 200 soldier volunteers will travel to the beach over six days. Transportation and protective gear were provided by members of the Good Neighbor Program, Bailey said.

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US Army Vets Busy in Djibouti

Seeded on Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:54 AM EST (Stars and Stripes)

The U.S. military mission in the Horn of Africa calls for the promotion of stability in the region. In Djibouti, that translates in part to providing medical care for the livestock that are depended upon for meat and milk.

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STatWar: An Intro to my Me-ness

Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:22 AM EST

I guess there is no better way to introduce one's self than to write the obligatory bio/intro/really boring article, so here goes.

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Marine pleads guilty to faking marriage to gain citizenship

Seeded on Sun Dec 9, 2007 1:24 PM EST (Stars and Stripes)

A Marine captain assigned to the Okinawa-based 1st Marine Aircraft Wing pleaded guilty Tuesday to faking a marriage to gain U.S. citizenship.

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