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Afghan girls find solace, family among strangersFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:27AMA 9-year-old girl from a poor province in Afghanistan settles into an elegant leather armchair in an El Segundo townhouse, smiling demurely at the couple, who weeks before were strangers and are now family.

Americans Splurge on IPads While Broke in New Abnormal EconomyFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:22AMIn March, Ralph Ronzio went to a warehouse in a seedy part of Orange County, California, and watched a man auction off his condo for half what he’d paid for it. Ronzio had bought the place for $329,000 in 2005, when he moved to Southern California from Rhode Island to take a job at a data-storage company. It was the first place he’d ever owned.

How Long Before Range Resources Makes A Deal?Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:22PMNatural gas pioneer has huge acreage in the Marcellus, not enough cash to drill it. Who's going to b

To err is humaneThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:10PMA look at local English-language newspapers and the language lessons which they can provide.

Amazon Kindles Lose Weight, Pack On FeaturesThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:03PMAmazon has announced two new Kindle models, one with 3G and WiFi connectivity, the other offering WiFi access only. The two six-inch-screen devices are smaller and lighter than Amazon's previous six-inch-screen Kindle, and they have more features. The Kindle WiFi is priced at $139, and the Kindle 3G + WiFi goes for $189. Both can be pre-ordered now and will ship Aug. 27, Amazon said.

Immigration and the old mistakesThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:54PMMeasured practically, it would be suicidal for us to let down the bars for the inflowing of cheap manhood, just as, commercially, it would be unsound for this country to allow her markets to be overflooded with cheap goods, the product of cheap labor. There is no room for either the cheap man or the cheap goods. — Vice President Calvin Coolidge, 1921: Soon-to-be President Coolidge was not ...

The Extra ManThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:42PMThe Extra Man, the third narrative feature by Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman, returns the directing/writing duo to the fringes, a place where they seemed quite comfortable gauging from their breakout hit, American Splendor. The characters that Pulcini and...

Derrick Burgess considering retirementThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:52PMWe now know why Derrick Burgess didn't show up to Patriots camp: He's not sure if he wants to play football anymore. Len Pasquarelli of ESPN.com reports that Burgess told associates on Wednesday that he was leaning toward retirement. However,...

Here's this week's Holdout WatchThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:37PMSince yours truly is currently parked at an undisclosed location on the shores of North Carolina for a "working vacation" (which is a lot better than "no vacation"), the PFT Daily and PFTV segments have been suspended temporarily.And that should...