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Washington Times: As much as I dearly respect this great warrior, the good Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal forgot one of the fundamentals of leader- ship: The pace of the pack is set by the lead dog. One has to seriously question the otherwise brilliant Gen. McChrystal’s judgment to allow an antiwar, biased reporter from Rolling [...]

Dvice: The “Sands Skypark” in Singapore is a pool, greenway and casino with an usual location. The whole thing sits atop not one, but three skyscrapers that make up the Marina Bay Sands hotel. The infinity pool itself is nearly 500 feet in length and features no discernible edge.

Sunday Times Of London: Women as young as 20 could find out exactly when they will cease to be fertile thanks to a test devised by doctors Doctors have devised a test that could tell young women the precise age at which they will no longer be able to have babies.

The Telegraph: Jesus may not have died nailed to the cross because there is no evidence that the Romans crucified prisoners two thousand years ago, a scholar has claimed. The legend of his execution is based on the traditions of the Christian church and artistic illustrations rather than antique texts, according to theologian Gunnar Samuelsson. [...]

Washington Post: Since 2001, a dozen commanders have cycled through the top jobs in Iraq, Afghanistan and the U.S. Central Command, which oversees both wars. Three of those commanders — including the recently dismissed Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal — have been fired or resigned under pressure. History has judged many others harshly, and only two, [...]

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Jerusalem Post: In a sign of the improving ties between the United States and Israel, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen

The Hill: Republicans are already pressuring President Barack Obama to implement a new round of sanctions against Iran with full force. The conference report passed by Congress on Thursday gives the president a waiver authority to not implement sanctions on a case-by-case basis against companies found to be doing business with blacklisted entities in Iran. [...]

LA Times: Reporting from Washington — A White House showdown with the state of Arizona over its tough new immigration law is likely to unfold next week, when the Obama administration is expected to file a lawsuit aimed at blocking the state’s bid to curb illegal immigration on its own, according to people familiar with [...]

Tech World: A US Senate committee has approved a wide-ranging cybersecurity bill that some critics have suggested would give the US president the authority to shut down parts of the Internet during a cyberattack.