10,000 to as many as 30,000...

Commander Said to Be Open to More Troops
By MICHAEL R. GORDON and DAVID E. SANGER
Published: December 24, 2006

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 — The American military command in Iraq is now willing to back a temporary increase in American troops in Baghdad as part of a broader Iraqi and United States effort to stem the slide toward chaos, senior American officials said Saturday.

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Evangelical + Gay...I can't think of anything more amazing

Gay and Evangelical, Seeking Paths of Acceptance
RALEIGH, N.C. — Justin Lee believes that the Virgin birth was real, that there is a heaven and a hell, that salvation comes through Christ alone and that he, the 29-year-old son of Southern Baptists, is an evangelical Christian.


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A list less than amazing...

The New York Times runs a list nearly every day honoring American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. As of December 7, 2006, the Department of Defense has identified 2,895 members who have died since the start of the Iraq war.

Names of the Dead