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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
Ask ten random non-runners who's going to win any given marathon, and you'll get back the answer, "Probably some guy from Kenya."
The perception that most Americans are laboring under a profound genetic disadvantage when it comes to distance running is what's responsible for the lack of serious American-born competitors. It's not Oprah's fault.
After all, the hordes of amateurs in other sports don't prevent serious competitors from going for the gold.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
219 Democrats and one Republican join in favor of the legislation, which passed by a narrow margin
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
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