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U.S. claims war progress
GOP could win back the Senate
KABUL, Afghanistan — With a year-end report card coming due, top U.S. military and civilian officials in Afghanistan have begun to assert that they see concrete progress in the war against the Taliban, a sharp departure from earlier assessments that the insurgency had the momentum. Despite growing numbers of Taliban attacks and American casualties, U.S. officials are building their case for why they are on the right track, ahead of the December war review ordered by President Obama. They describe an aggressive campaign that has killed or captured hundreds of Taliban leaders and more than 3,000 fighters around the country in recent months and pressured insurgents into exploring talks with the Afghan government.
WASHINGTON — Since 1930, party control of the House has flipped seven times. And each time, Senate control has also switched. The reason is simple: Wave elections are, well, wave-y. If the voting public wants to send a message to the majority party, it tends to send it across the board, not just in a single chamber. In 2006, for example, most pundits expected Democrats to win back the House. (They did.) But, few thought the party would gain the six seats it needed to reclaim the Senate majority; narrow victories by candidates such as Sens. Jim Webb, D-Va., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., however, put Democrats back in charge for the first time since they won back the chamber in 1994. In 15 days, that historical maxim will be put to the test.
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JMU President Linwood Rose and his wife, Judith, sport their purple at Saturday’s Homecoming game. The pair assisted in giving out Mr. and Ms. Madison awards to seniors Jeff Alexander and Kristen Espinosa.
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IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY: Born today, you are one of the most passionate individuals born under your sign, and though you may at times be a slave to your emotions, you are also quite adept at using them to serve your professional endeavors – and most of the time, it is an advantage to you in your work that you feel so strongly about even the smallest details. You are always one to follow the rules.
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A DISAPPOINTING LOSS During Saturday’s Homecomnig game against the University of New Hampshire, JMU fell to the Wildcats 28-14. To see more footage from the game, check out The Breeze’s YouTube channel, BreezeVideo.
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