President Barack Obama’s weekend outings to play golf have become regular events, especially when the weather cooperates.
But Sunday afternoon, an almost picture-perfect fall day, marked a first time in Obama’s presidency a woman has joined the golf game.
White House domestic policy aide Melody Barnes was among those who headed out to the Fort Belvoir army [...]

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The view of Flagstaff from the top of Mars Hill.

Last weekend my husband had to work up in Flagstaff, AZ, about two and a half hours north of our home in Chandler. I availed myself of the opportunity for a free hotel room, and drove up to join him on Friday night.
Saturday I set out [...]

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AP – Forecasters say Tropical Storm Neki has formed far out in the Pacific Ocean.

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AP – Hurricane Rick quickly strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm early Saturday off Mexico’s Pacific coast with winds near 135 mph (185 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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If Afghanistan has a runoff election, how does that affect President Barack Obama’s decisions on a new Afghan strategy? Will it speed up his decision-making or hamper it?
The U.N.-backed Electoral Complaints Commission is close to a verdict in its investigation of Afghanistan’s August presidential election that has been marred by allegations of widespread fraud.
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