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Simon Jenkins: The errors of Iraq are being repeated - and magnified

This has to be the beginning of the end. The UN mandate for the western occupation of Iraq expires next month, to be replaced by a US-Iraq treaty about to be ratified by the Iraqi parliament. This sets a limit of three years on...

Pandora: Westwood lashes out at ministers

Wednesday, 19 November 2008 No longer quite the anarchistic firebrand she was in the 1970s, Dame Vivienne Westwood seemed, for a while, to be mellowing with age. Welsh rugby kicks Jenkins into touch The revelations of Katherine...

Danish Delight For Laursen

Martin Laursen has been voted Denmark's Player of the Year at a recent ceremony in Copenhagen. According to the BBC, and sadly I've been unable to find confirmation nor quotes, Laursen beat off Nicklas Bendtner, Christian...

Adriano Graziani’s choice: La Scala or a smoochy album deal

Adriano Graziani finds himself at a crossroads: does this Neath-born former bank worker start climbing the mountain that might ultimately take him to the summits of Covent Garden, the Vienna State Opera or La Scala, Milan? Or...

'Wheel' and 'Jeopardy!' are bigger than TV

With longtime, low-key success, shows now branching into new mediums Is there anyone who’s never seen Pat Sajak selling vowels while his “Wheel of Fortune” co-host Vanna White lights up the puzzle board? What you’ve got are...

AFC East: Jets Rounding Into Form

No member of the New York Jets ever said it, but Thursday night's contest at the New England Patriots was a veritable referendum on the team's offseason moves. If a Jets team that had brought in Brett Favre to lead the passing...

QB Edwards' latest meltdown has Bills in freefall

was reminding anyone who cared to listen about not getting too carried away with the Buffalo Bills' hot start because there was still a lot left to the season. Some two months later, the Bills (5-5) have lost four straight and...

Gritty India series performance convinces Langer of Katich`s credentials!

Former Aussie opener Justin Langer has said that after the just concluded India series he has changed his mind about Australia`s Test batting opening partnership, once again favouring his former opening mate Simon Katich...

Offseason decision to trade Jenkins fuels Panthers

Kris Jenkins is having one of his best seasons, dominating at nose guard and helping the New York Jets become a playoff contender. The Carolina Panthers sure made a mistake trading the three-time Pro Bowl selection for third-...

Golf's choice: 2 majors vs. 4 months of greatness

During a break in a recent meeting, PGA Tour executives were asked their choice for player of the year. Topping the list of five nominees were Harrington, the British Open and PGA champion who became only the seventh player...

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