The healing begins on 'Grey's Anatomy''

Anna Chan writes: "We're all fine. Everything's fine."But everything was not fine.The horror of what the Seattle Grace doctors went through on the "Grey's Anatomy" season finale reverberated through Thursday night's premiere. How could it not? Their friends and colleagues were shot and killed before their eyes. And every time one of the shocking scenes replayed on the small screen, it was hard not to feel the jolt again.No wonder Meredith,...

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Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson: Jose Mourinho Is Sometimes 'Managing A Circus' At Real Madrid

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists that his Real Madrid counterpart Jose Mourinho is sometimes "managing a circus", and at other times a "fantastic outfit" The two managers were rivals during Portuguese boss' three-year stint at Chelsea, which saw him win two Premier League titles, two League Cups and an FA Cup. He then moved on to Inter, guiding the Italian champions to the pinnacle of Europe...

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Pressure Grows On Iran Over Nuclear Plans

  A meeting between the British Foreign Secretary and his Iranian counterpart has been described by Sky sources as "not a meeting of minds". William Hague spoke to Manouchehr Mottaki at the United Nations in New York, where world leaders have gathered for the annual General Assembly. The UN is putting pressure on Tehran to abandon its nuclear programme and allow inspectors to examine its facilities. The Iranian government insists...

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Owen savours cup start

Michael Owen conceded that Wednesday's Carling Cup win over Scunthorpe was a vital outing for several squad members who have found themselves consigned to the first team periphery this term. The 30-year-old bagged a brace in United's 5-2 victory at Glanford Park, as he made his first start since August's Community Shield. United's starting line-up contained eight players who had made one or less starts so far this term, and a pepped-up Scunthorpe...

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How the CIA ran a secret army of 3,000 assassins

image goggle.com The US Central Intelligence Agency is running and paying for a secret 3,000-strong army of Afghan paramilitaries whose main aim is assassinating Taliban and al-Qa'ida operatives not just in Afghanistan but across the border in neighbouring Pakistan's tribal areas, according to Bob Woodward's explosive book.Although the CIA has long been known to run clandestine militias in Afghanistan, including one from a base it rents from the...

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SCHOLES: WE WANT TO WIN EVERY GAME

Paul Scholes has given the Carling Cup an unqualified thumbs-up, even though it could be one of the reasons why England perform so badly at major tournaments. It was generally acknowledged that the sheer weight of matches is one of the prime reasons Fabio Capello's team put in abject performances in South Africa. That explanation backs up Michel Platini's belief that England's best players turn from lions in the autumn, to lambs in the spring. Although...

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REAL MADRID SURGE TO THE TOP

Real Madrid returned to the summit of the Primera Division on Tuesday evening following an incident-packed 3-0 victory over Espanyol. Cristiano Ronaldo (29 pen), Gonzalo Higuain (78) and Karim Benzema (87) were all on the scoresheet as Madrid claimed three points to move one point clear of Valencia at the top of the standings, having played one game more. Neither side finished the match with a full compliment of players, with Madrid defender...

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DIMI TREBLE SETTLES EPIC ENCOUNTER Man United 3 Liverpool 2

DIMITAR BERBATOV fired Manchester United to victory over arch-rivals Liverpool in a pulsating Premier League clash at Old Trafford. The Bulgarian forward bagged a hat-trick as United earned a hard-fought 3-2 win in a thrilling game against their bittter enemies, who had staged a fightback from two goals down with a double from Steven Gerrard.Berbatov, 29, scored his third six minutes from time to break Liverpool's hearts, capping a memorable performance...

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Gaga and the Gays

Did you see the moment when Lady Gaga was given her MTV music award for Video of the Year? She hugged Jane Lynch and said, " I love you!." The thing about Lady Gaga is that she really does. She really loves the gays. Unlike some performers who tell their gay fans that they love them and nothing more, Lady Gaga puts her money where her mouth is. I saw her recently in concert and I swear, it was about the gayest show I have ever been to. Gayer than...

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I COULD NOT FORGIVE

by Kiyoko Tanimoto An eye witness account of the Hiroshima atomic bombI lay there buried alive under our house when the bomb hit our city. The bomb started great fires. The fires came nearer and nearer to us as workers tried to reach us. "Hurry!" they cried to one another as the flames came nearer. At last the workers reached us and pulled me and my mother out from under everything, before the flames reached us. Now later, as I thought of the pilot...

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'Death to America' - Rises on pastor who wants to burn Quran

Afghans march in Kabul Monday against the planned burning of Qurans by a U.S. church. Gen. Petraeus said protest 'could endanger troops' MIAMI — The government turned up the pressure Tuesday on the head of a small Florida church who plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, warning him that doing so could endanger U.S. troops and Americans everywhere. But the Rev. Terry Jones insisted he would go ahead with his plans, despite...

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