The
U.S. war in Iraq has officially ended after nearly a decade of fighting
that killed 4,500 American service members and cost the nation nearly
$800 billion. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said the it was worth
the price because the effort put Iraq on the path to democracy. More
than 100,000 Iraqis have been killed since the U.S. invasion in 2003. Source Link
For
college football fans, it’s time to go “bowling” as the post-season
begins this weekend with in games in New Mexico, Idaho and New Orleans.
In all, there will be 35 bowl games over the next three and a half
weeks, ending up back in the Big Easy on January 9th with the BCS
National Championship game that pits LSU against Alabama. Source Link
You
don’t need a hit film or a great performance to get your own Oscar. One
of the famous statuettes is going to the highest bidder next week when a
Los Angeles broker will sell the Oscar awarded to Orson Welles for
writing the 1941 classic “Citizen Kane.” Today’s Oscar winners are
prohibited from selling their awards to the public. Source Link
