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White Sox defeat A's, halt AL-record losing streak at 21

Chicago Sun-Times 

OAKLAND, Calif. — So this is what victory feels like.

The White Sox long had forgotten.

But after losing their American League-record-tying 21st game in a row on Monday, the Sox found a way to grind one out Tuesday, defeating the Athletics 5-1 before 5,867 fans at Oakland Coliseum.

Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run home run against Ross Stripling in the fourth inning, Andrew Vaughn had an RBI single and Brooks Baldwin scored on a wild pitch in a two-run sixth and Lenyn Sosa had an RBI single in the ninth. Читать дальше...

Summer of the Draft: What Government and Think Tanks Are Planning and Why

Antiwar.com 

Reprinted with the author’s permission from Responsible Statecraft. How did this suddenly become the summer of “the draft”? There are a number of proposals in the annual defense policy bill (National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA) that deal with the subject. There is one to expand Selective Service registration to women. Another that would make Selective … Continue reading "Summer of the Draft: What Government and Think Tanks Are Planning and Why"

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