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    McChrystal's Failures

    By Doctor Cleveland on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 1:46pm | Politics

    If you tune out the upcoming storm of spin, distraction and hype, what just happened is very simple: a general whose strategy has failed has tried to tie the Commander-in-Chief's hands by running to the press. McChrystal's goal was to create a political situation inside the Beltway in which the President would face problematic amounts of criticism if he changed either the unsuccessful strategy or the unsuccessful commander.

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    World Cup Group Stage Tie Breakers

    By William K. Wolfrum on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 11:26am | Sports

    As South Africa desperately looks to score enough goals to advance in the World Cup, here’s a look at the tie-breakers used by FIFA for Group stage play. Courtesy the CS Monitor:

    Two teams advance out of every four-team group. The first and most obvious decider is points (three points for a win, one for a draw).

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    God and the Oil Spill: A lack of leadership

    By William K. Wolfrum on Mon, 06/21/2010 - 3:45pm | Politics, Humor & Satire, Religion

    On April 20, 2010, British Petroleum’s Deep Water Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 men and allowing millions of gallons of oil to gush into the Gulf of Mexico. Almost immediately the call went out to him. Yet there was no reply.

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    Oiled Glory

    By William K. Wolfrum on Mon, 06/21/2010 - 9:55am | World Affairs
    Oiled Glory

    This is your America on Oil:

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    Valiant U.S. Squad Robbed of World Cup Victory Over Slovenia

    By William K. Wolfrum on Fri, 06/18/2010 - 12:20pm | Sports, Humor & Satire

    The U.S. was down 2-0, but fought back to tie 2-2 against Slovenia in a game that will be remembered for the Referee making a horrible call that stole victory from the Americans. While the three points were stolen, the tie gives the U.S. an excellent chance to advance out of the group stage. Plus, the U.S. certainly impressed with their determination and fire in coming back to save their World Cup hopes.

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    Dumb It Down, Mr. President

    By MJS on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 9:15am | Politics

    President Barack Obama's speech on Tuesday night has garnered some negative reviews, not so much due to the message itself - that's inconsequential, after all - as much as the difficult language used by our Commander-in-Chief. Paul Payack, the president of Global Language Monitor, a Texas-based company that analyzes the cultural impact of word choices, considered President Obama's speech to have been written at a 9.8 grade level.

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