Oct 22, 2007 -
Every dog has its day and in New York, the time came for an array of glamorous pooches to enjoy a stint in the spotlight. Pictured here are Portia Forster and Grace dressed as Legally Blonde.
Is it the naked cowboy?
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Feb 12, 2010 -
If a little cold, snow, and ice won't keep you from running outside, then I'm with you. Nothing beats Winter running, because it feels so good to breathe in the cool, crisp air. Plus you hardly ever have to worry about overheating, like you do in the Summer.
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Feb 12, 2010 -
If a little cold, snow, and ice won't keep you from running outside, then I'm with you. Nothing beats Winter running, because it feels so good to breathe in the cool, crisp air. Plus you hardly ever have to worry about overheating, like you do in the Summer.
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Feb 10, 2010 -
Discount Dating
A lighter wallet is no excuse to turn date night into a luxury. Get out of your sweatpants, put down the cold pizza, and check out these 51 budget-friendly date ideas that will get you off the couch and into each other's pants.
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Get on thin ice.
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Mar 05, 2008 -
sassypup.net$40.99, Urban-style, all-over-print hoodies ensure your pup is the hippest dog at the park. Cotton checked hoodie with appliqu? skull and cross bone design.
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Aug 27, 2008 -
If I were that dog, there would be no way my owner could get me to wear that! It may be cool to them that they can actually fit their dog in human clothes, but why do that unsuccessfully, when there are dog clothes stores out there to make your doggie dressing a success!!!
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Mar 05, 2008 -
sassypup.netDenim hooded dress, perfect to keep your little girl warm during the winters yet keep her looking girly and feminine! Layered pink and grey hoodie, heart embellishment, and denim torn skirt. 1 piece item.
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Mar 19, 2008 -
brightandbold.comAdorable - like a mini pumpkin!
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Aug 31, 2009 -
Michael Yon
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31 August 2009Helmand Province, Afghanistan
The historical Afghan elections scheduled for 20 August were days away. While the west mostly continued to vote for Afghanistan, the big question was, “Will Afghanistan vote for itself?”
The latest media wave splashed into the main voting centers in places like Kabul, Kandahar, Jalalabad, Herat and Lashkar Gah. The larger cities only account for perhaps 20% of the Afghan population. Whereas the easy and obvious stories are in the cities, a crucial and larger dimension—the other 80%—would unfold in the boonies. Most Afghans would have no chance to vote.
The election was to be run by Afghans. In theory and in practice this would be a recipe for disaster. The strategic thinkers cannot be faulted for this; after nearly eight years of war, if the west were still running the elections, the elections and government would be a failure to begin with. By comparison, the Iraqi elections on 30 January 2005 (less than two years after invasion) were run mostly by Iraqis. In the voting of October and December of that same year, Iraqis had two more runs at the ballots, which were increasingly successful. Afghanistan, however, is different. This would be only the second election in history.
There are no good choices here. Either we run the elections and the central government and in doing so undermine the same central government we are investing in, or we allow that central government to run the elections and probably watch it undermine itself. But who knows?
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