Eating a diet rich in vitamins and fish may protect the brain from ageing while trans fats have the opposite effect, research suggests.

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The Obama administration is intensifying its campaign against an al-Qaeda affiliate in Somalia by boosting the number of proxy forces in the war-torn country, expanding drone operations and strengthening military partnerships throughout the region. In many ways, the American role in the long-running conflict in Somalia is shaping up as the opposite of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: relatively inexpensive, with limited or hidden U.S. footprints. Read full article > >

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U.S. intensifies its proxy fight against al-Shabab in Somalia

More than six months after the start of the Syrian uprising, Iraq is offering key moral and financial support to the country’s embattled president, undermining a central U.S. policy objective and raising fresh concerns that Iraq is drifting further into the orbit of an American arch rival — Iran. Iraq’s stance has dealt an embarrassing setback to the Obama administration, which has sought to enlist Muslim allies in its campaign to isolate Syrian autocrat Bashar al-Assad. While other Arab states have downgraded ties with Assad, Iraq has moved in the opposite direction, hosting official visits by Syrians, signing pacts to expand business ties and offering political support. Read full article > >

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Iraq, siding with Iran, sends essential aid to Syria’s Assad

Can the Defense Department change its ways? That’s the question that comes up as Pentagon leaders face a challenge — the deficit — that, unlike previous military problems, can’t be overcome by throwing money at it. Just the opposite. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) got it right last Tuesday when he called for an “end to the department’s systematic tendency to spend the taxpayers’ money in a manner that is far too often disconnected from what the warfighter actually needs and what is in the taxpayers’ best interest.” Read full article > >

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Defense Department needs to change spending culture

In the previous game, before a raucous crowd at Nationals Park, Jayson Werth did what has come to be expected from him in the first year of his gigantic contract with Washington. He struck out three times — twice looking — against his former team, the Philadelphia Phillies . The third-largest crowd in stadium history booed, which might have caused one to wonder: Were the catcalls coming from fans of his former team or his current one? On Monday against the Arizona Diamondbacks , Werth turned in a completely different performance. He collected two hits, including a three-run homer to the opposite field in the fourth inning, to power the Nationals to a 4-1 win behind a strong start from left-hander Ross Detwiler. Read full article > >

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Jorge Landeros has taken to taunting the police from his new home in Mexico. The man accused of killing American University accounting professor Sue Marcum sent an e-mail to an El Paso detective recently to say that he wouldn’t come to the United States to answer questions. “Of course you are cordially invited to cross the same bridge, in the opposite direction, and meet me at Sanborn’s, a great cafe and restaurant here in Juarez, and we can talk shop all you want,” Landeros wrote. “It’s best if you come on a Sunday. We can have brunch. It will of course be my treat. Yours, Jorge.” Read full article > >

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Suspect in professor’s killing is out of police’s reach across Mexican border

In the West’s preferred chain of events, airstrikes enable a democratic revolution. One expert expects the opposite.

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News Analysis: A Libyan Fight for Democracy, or a Civil War?

In the United States, Americans feel protected by their Constitution. In Egypt, the opposite can be true.

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Constitution at the center of debate

A technology skeptic argues there is nothing inherently liberating about social networking. Indeed, the opposite may be true.

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Twitter Can’t Save You

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Twitter Can’t Save You

Kirsten Gillibrand and John Thune will be just one of the odd couplings on display at Tuesday’s State of the Union address, where many legislators will be sitting next to a member of the opposite party in order to show unity in Congress. Gillibrand’s…

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Congress’ Bipartisan Seating Buddies

As we near the hotly-anticipated start of 2011, we here at Fandango decided to put out a call to filmgoers to see what (and who) they were most looking forward to in the new year. We’ll kick things off by sharing the results of our Sexiest Man and Woman of 2011 polls, which were voted on by over 1,000 filmgoers right here at Fandango. The fun part of these polls is in seeing the differences between what both men and women find sexy in the opposite sex, as well as their own. For example, women included Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Kate Hudson in their top ten, though neither gal managed to crack the men’s list. Same goes for Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson, both of whom show up on the women’s list but not the men’s list. (Oh, and Lautner outranks… Read More Read Comments

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After years of political violence, an election was meant to put it all to right, but it seems to have done the opposite.

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Raids on Opposition Stir Fears in Ivory Coast