Sunday, July 20, 2008
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The barista, the blogger and a very bad day
A blogger seeking an "altered'' drink at a purist's coffee shop drove both men to the boiling point. Strong coffee elicits strong feelings -- and bitter words, especially online.
To save gas, police hit the streets on their feet
Departments, quickly outpacing their fuel budgets, find community policing has other benefits, too.
Venice considers curbing its parked population
Residents of the quirky Los Angeles neighborhood are getting fed up with the campers, beaters and RVs that line the streets, housing people who can't or won't live elsewhere.
'Supercop' defends his death tally
Cleveland police officer Jim Simone says God put him situations that required him to kill five suspects.
Photo right: James Simone
Troop withdrawal timeline concerns Pentagon chief
A fixed timetable for withdrawing U.S. combat troops from Iraq could jeopardize political and economic progress, the Pentagon's top military officer said Sunday.
Obama tells Karzai he plans to continue terror war
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks with its Western-backed leader Sunday and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if he is elected, an Afghan official said.
La. doctor cleared in patient deaths recalls storm
Dr. Anna Pou wasn't worried as she made her way to Memorial Medical Center that sultry August weekend in 2005.
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