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David Rohde among the Taliban [Gene Expression]

I'm not a close follower of the news, but the past week I've checked The New York Times for David Rohde's chronicle of his period of captivity and escape from the Taliban. All five articles are up now (and an epilogue). Read the comments on this post... ...

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ScienceBlogs — October 22

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Powermat charging system took my iPod Touch hostage

(Credit: Powermat) I originally planned on writing my review of the Powermat magnetic inductive charging system by highlighting the innovation in the technology and the lack of necessity for a product that costs a serious amount of coin--$99.99 for the wired mat plus $40 for the charger--for ...

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Crave: T...get blog — October 16

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20 killed in bloody siege at Pakistan army HQ

Pakistani commandos raided their own army's headquarters Sunday to free 30 people held hostage by Islamist fighters who staged ... ...

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USA Today — October 11

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Pakistan: Army HQ recaptured, hostages freed

Pakistani commandos raided their own army's headquarters Sunday to free 30 people held hostage by Islamist fighters who staged ... ...

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USA Today — October 11

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Pakistan Frees Some Hostages Held at Army Headquarters

Commandos rescued 25 hostages held by militants at the nation’s military headquarters, but at least one gunman and other hostages remained inside. ...

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Nyt — October 10

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Miltants raid Pakistan army HQ, 15 soldiers hostage

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Heavily armed militants were holding up to 15 soldiers hostage inside Pakistan's army headquarters, more than 16 hours after they stormed the complex in an audacious assault on the heart of the most powerful institution in this... ...

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NY Post: News — October 10