Rapid Fire 01/10/07

Published January 10, 2007

* Bush overrules generals
* Limited role for surge troops?
* "Most intense fight" yet in Iraq...
* ..."Groundhog Day on Purple Heart Blvd."
* iPhone = I.E.D.?
* Stealth fighters to S. Korea
* Insurgent TV coming to America?
* "Homicidal" G.I. returned to duty
* Darpa mini-sats launched
* Grand Challenge 3: real tough
* D'oh! We lost the moon landing tapes!

(Big ups: BWJ, PM)

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