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Women Academics Soldier On in PalestineWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:54AMPalestinian universities are low on gender equality. Even so, in universities such as Birzeit, female professors are making remarkable contributions to Palestinian intellectual life, says Heidi Morrison .

How real was the Blitz spirit?Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:53AMSeventy years on, the story of a nation standing stoic and united wasn't the entire truth.

Hoffman gets 600th save, Brewers beat Cards 4-2Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:53AMMILWAUKEE - In a season that didn't go as planned for Trevor Hoffman, baseball's career saves leader added another milestone to his illustrious career.

Damascus Community Fair opens this weekendWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:52AMSteven Moore, 11, of Damascus walks his 271-pound pig around the at the Damascus Community Fair livestock auction last year, hoping to fetch a good price for his hard work. Behind him are Gwen Brown and Lonnie Luther on the microphone.

Win a copy of “The Hidden Places of England”!Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:52AMWhether you’re a history buff, culture vulture or foodie, “The Hidden Places of England” is the ultimate companion for your travels.

INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Latin Jazz Conversations: Hilario Duran (Part 4)Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:51AMA strong Latin Jazz bandleader carries a specific set of tools that guide them through their multiple responsibilities; the best bandleaders make these skills look natural, but they are actually learned over time. Any good leader spends years, and sometimes decades, as a sideman behind multiple artists. They work hard, watch the masters, learn the necessary inside information, and take notes ...

AfPak and the new great gameWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:48AMNine years ago - one day before Northern Alliance commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, Lion of the Panjshir, was killed by two al-Qaeda jihadis disguised as journalists; and three days before 9/11 - who would have thought that Afghanistan would still be mired in a war of 150,000 United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops against 50 or 60 al-Qaeda jihadis plus a horde of Pashtun ...

Pakistan stares into a voidWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:48AMNOWSHERA, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province - The coalition government of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, the brainchild of the United States for an anti-Taliban political force that could effectively fight and support the American war in South Asia, has proved itself incompetent in the face of the country's unfolding flood disaster.

One Hundredth Opening Day for Saint Patrick SchoolWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:48AMSTONEHAM, MA - The exact identity of the first student to take the first step up the stairs to the front doors of the brand new Saint Patrick School is hidden in the mist of history, but we do know that the event took place on Monday morning, September 12, 1910 as Sister Rose Francis and Sister Mary Thurian stood at the threshold to welcome twenty-six boys and thirty-one girls as the first ...