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Doctors used a hard plastic implant to repair a hole in Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ skull Wednesday, the latest milestone in her recovery and a procedure that experts say will improve her quality of life.

Bin Laden Captured Through Detective Work - NYTimes.com [Digg]

Digg — Mon, 02 May 2011 04:17:36 PDT

After eight months of intelligence work, Osama bin Laden’s most trusted courier was tracked to a compound so secure that officials guessed it was built to hide someone far more important.

Osama bin Laden is killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan - The Washington Post [Digg]

Digg — Sun, 01 May 2011 21:05:35 PDT

Osama bin Laden, the longtime al-Qaeda leader and chief architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, was killed Sunday by U.S. forces, President Obama announced late Sunday night.

Bin Laden is dead! [Digg]

Digg — Sun, 01 May 2011 19:47:05 PDT

Osama bin Laden has been killed, a United States official said Sunday night. President Obama is expected to make an announcement on Sunday night, almost 10 years after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Royal newlyweds kiss, cheered by a million fans | Reuters [Digg]

Digg — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:13:53 PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton married at Westminster Abbey on Friday in a sumptuous show of British pageantry that attracted a huge world audience and breathed new life

‘An earthquake’: late leftist surge upends poll, pushes Canada election into unknown territory - The Washington Post [Digg]

Digg — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:04:58 PDT

TORONTO — Until a few days ago, Monday’s election looked set to give Canada four more years of Conservative government.

TV review: Carell cleans out his ‘Office’ - The Washington Post [Digg]

Digg — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:55:24 PDT

Hank Stuever reviews Michael Scott’s (Steve Carell) last day at Dunder Mifflin.

Steve Carell Releases Heartfelt Goodbye To Fans Of "The Office" [Digg]

Digg — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:07:25 PDT

If you follow "The Office," you're probably aware that tonight marks Steve Carell's final episode as Michael Scott on the popular sitcom. Scott is shipping off to Colorado (and Carell to other projects), leaving Dunder Mifflin behind.

Steve Carell leaving The Office: He made the show bleaker, funnier, and more sadly American. - By Bill Wyman - Slate Magazine [Digg]

Digg — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 03:43:17 PDT

With his overlarge eyebrows and dark sockets, Steve Carell, the star of The Office, at his best is able to accurately convey the look of an embarrassed lemur. As Michael Scott, a monstrous middle manager at an outpost office of a doomed regional paper-supp

Julianne Moore to Play Sarah Palin in HBO's 'Game Change' - The Hollywood Reporter [Digg]

Digg — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:09:33 PDT

The film will be directed by Jay Roach with a screenplay penned by Danny Strong.

Restoring American Democracy [Digg]

Digg — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 07:33:26 PDT

It is hard to exaggerate the disaster that passes for American democracy these days. Have a look at today's news.

Obama starts 2012 campaign before potential rivals - The Washington Post [Digg]

Digg — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:10:56 PDT

Events surrounding budget and Libya make president’s timing of the announcement sensitive.

Obama launches 2012 reelection campaign - The Washington Post [Digg]

Digg — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:09:07 PDT

President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign officially launched with a video titled "It Begins with Us." (April 4).

The Arab World's Agents of Change [Digg]

Digg — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:35:19 PDT

There can be no doubt about the core of the revolutions sweeping North Africa and the Middle East. As John F. Kennedy said in another context 50 years ago, the torch is being passed to a new generation.

Looking for Luck in Libya - NYTimes.com [Digg]

Digg — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:22:01 PDT

Libya is just the first of many hard choices we’re going to face in the “new” Middle East.