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June 2009: Unvanquished Hardihood
“DNA Experts to Trace First World War Dead,” The Telegraph, June 22, 2009.

Armed with the latest forensic techniques used in modern murder investigations, DNA experts are to try to match around 400 soldiers' remains to their genetic signatures.

A team of British-based experts has just been chosen... ...; 29:31
“Hard Pounding,” The Economist, June 18, 2009.

DISTANT indeed seem the days when the two great rivals of commercial aviation, Boeing and Airbus, would use big air shows to trumpet hundreds of new orders. This week’s biennial show in Paris was a much more sombre affair, even if... ...; Obama to California: Drop Dead
"Calif. Aid Request Spurned By U.S.," The Washington Post, June 16, 2009.

The Obama administration has turned back pleas for emergency aid from one of the biggest remaining threats to the economy -- the state of California.

Top state officials have gone hat in hand to the administration,... ...; Chinatown
“Are Policy Makers Exacerbating Drought Scares? That's What It Looks Like in California,” AlterNet, May 8, 2009.

Take shorter showers, wash only full loads of laundry, sweep instead of hose your driveway.

These are the messages that Californians are getting as part of the state's new "Save Our... ...

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