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Colonel's gamble pays off in Iraq
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When U.S. strategy in Iraq called for pulling American forces back to
large, heavily protected bases last year, Army Col. Sean MacFarland was
moving in the opposite direction. He built small, more vulnerable combat
outposts in
Ramadi's most dangerous neighborhoods - places where al-Qaeda had taken
root.

Foreigners seeking high-skilled worker visas hope to beat the odds
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From high-heeled fashion models to high-skilled techies, foreign workers
are
waiting this month to hear whether they've won an unprecedented lottery
for
temporary U.S. work visas. The lottery is in response to an
overwhelming
demand for 65,000 high-skilled worker visas. More than 123,000
applications
arrived at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the first 48
hours
after the April 1 filing date.

Va. Tech's solidarity impresses potential freshmen
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High school senior Olivia Marshall already had been leaning toward
accepting
an admission offer from Virginia Tech. After the deadly shootings last
month,
her resolve was even stronger. "Everyone seemed really united. They all
just
seemed like really strong, great people," she said.

MONEY

Here comes $3 gas again, and it could get worse
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If the price at your local gas station isn't topping $3 already, it
likely will soon.

FDA widens Chinese import alert
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The Food and Drug Administration is enforcing a new import alert that
greatly
expands its curtailment of some food ingredients imported from China,
authorizing border inspectors to detain ingredients used in everything
from
noodles to breakfast bars.

# posted by John @ 5/01/2007 11:58:00 AM