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The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East today cautioned against beginning a phased withdrawal of troops from Iraq and recommended that current troop levels be maintained, but he said that all options remain open, including a "temporary" increase to help the Iraqi army become more effective.

Denzel Washington, who stars in director Tony Scott’s upcoming SF thriller Deja Vu, told SCI FI Wire that he also stars in the upcoming crime drama American Gangster, directed by Tony’s brother, Ridley Scott.

Darren Aronofsky, writer/director of the upcoming SF epic The Fountain, was reluctant to cast his real-life fiancee, Oscar winner Rachel Weisz, in the starring role, until co-star Hugh Jackman suggested it.

Legendary performer Dick Van Dyke, who makes his first live-action feature-film appearance in more than 15 years in the upcoming fantasy film Night at the Museum, told reporters that he jumped at the chance to work with star Ben Stiller–and to play a guy at odds with his previous roles.

The latest episode in a nutshell

Claims Against Karate School Over Broken Nose Dismissed

Michael Scholl
New York Law Journal
October 25, 2006

A woman whose nose was broken during a sparring match at a Long Island, N.Y., karate school was an experienced practitioner of the sport and …

Allen Iverson will pay for the funeral of a man who died three years after he was shot in southwest Philadelphia because he refused to hand over his Iverson jersey to a group of teens.

With all the votes in — and after counting regular ballots, absentee ballots, resolution ballots and provisional ballots — the Montana legislative race between state Rep. Emelie Eaton (D) and challenger Krayton Kerns (R) is a dead-heat tie, 1,971 to 1,971, based on official results, the Laurel Outlook News reports.

Under state law, Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D) will pick the winner.

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With all the hype over the retro downloads on the Wii’s Virtual Console and the XBox Live Arcade, many gamers have completely missed the release of the Sega Genesis Collection for the PS2.For once, Sega has gotten the clue and included a health spoonfu…

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