Antique mug and brush stir up a lather Published: Tue, Nov 8, 2011 Q: This shaving mug has been in our family since the early 1950s. It is marked on the bottom with the word and number "Germany — 99." The multi-colored flowers are in relief against a heavily embellished gold background. We also still have the shaving brush that came with it. The mug was given to my dad, who was a... Read More

FDR model for Obama Updated: Sat, Oct 15, 2011 It’s now clear the Republicans will focus on “presidential leadership” in the upcoming general election campaign offering their critique of the leadership style of President Barack Obama. While I have been disappointed in specific decisions by Obama, his thoughtful and deliberate style is exactly what the... Read More

Security Council meets to consider Libya sanctions Updated: Sat, Feb 26, 2011 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council met in an urgent session Saturday to consider sanctions to punish Libya for violent attacks against anti-government protesters as the international community pressured leader Moammar Gadhafi to halt the crackdown on his people. The sanctions under consideration at... Read More

German official: Package could have harmed people Updated: Tue, Nov 2, 2010 BERLIN (AP) — Police were investigating a suspicious package at German Chancellor Angela Merkel's office Tuesday, hours after small mail bombs exploded outside the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens in attacks blamed on far-left domestic extremists Greek police destroyed at least three more suspected... Read More

WikiLeaks near release of secret US war documents Published: Fri, Oct 22, 2010 LONDON (AP) — The WikiLeaks website is poised to release what the Pentagon fears is the largest cache of secret U.S. documents in history — hundreds of thousands of intelligence reports that could amount to a classified history of the war in Iraq. U.S. officials condemned the move and said Friday... Read More

World Cup: Germany beats Argentina, 4-0 Updated: Sat, Jul 3, 2010 CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — No trash talking needed. Germany was just too good for Argentina. Miroslav Klose scored twice to move into a tie for second on the all-time World Cup scoring list, and Thomas Mueller and Arne Friedrich added goals to give Germany a resounding 4-0 victory in the World Cup... Read More

Worries over economy spread; global markets sink Updated: Thu, Oct 16, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Rising fears that the global economy will sink into a deep recession spread to markets around the world on signs the U.S. economy is slipping further. A fresh batch of economic reports due out Thursday is likely to show more problems for the nation's economy, which is already suffering from falling... Read More

G-8 summit opens with spotlight on aid for Africa Updated: Mon, Jul 7, 2008 RUSUTSU, Japan (AP) -- Aid for Africa - and whether enough was coming from the world's major economic powers - was in the spotlight Monday as the Group of Eight nations met with seven African leaders at its annual summit. Activists have accused some G-8 countries, particularly France, Canada and Italy,... Read More

Bush Honors Military Veterans in Texas Updated: Mon, Nov 12, 2007 WACO, Texas (AP) -- Marking his fifth Veterans Day since the invasion of Iraq, President Bush honored U.S. troops past and present at a tearful ceremony for four Texans who died there. The White House had said Bush was going to also use his Veterans Day speech to scold Congress for not sending him a... Read More

Germany Says Terror Plot May Be Wider Updated: Wed, Sep 5, 2007 BERLIN (AP) -- Three Islamic terror suspects arrested on suspicion of planning massive bombings in Germany may have been part of a larger network involving up to 50 people, an official said Saturday. The three, arrested Tuesday in a raid on a vacation residence in central Germany, had allegedly... Read More

Amnesty Urges Nations to Prevent Transfers Updated: Wed, Jun 14, 2006 BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- Amnesty International urged European governments Wednesday to prevent their airports from being used by the U.S. for secret transfers of terror suspects to countries where they might be tortured, and called for compensation for prisoners who say they were spirited through the... Read More

Short takes Updated: Sat, Jun 10, 2006 Sorry, Mrs. Denney Our apologies to state Rep. Lee Denney, R-Cushing, for using the male pronoun in referring to Denney's bill to ease restrictions on building refineries. Denney is a she! In an editorial Wednesday, we praised the bill and efforts by Denney and Sen. Mike Morgan, D-Stillwater, to encourage more... Read More

Halley Brunsteter, Classen Updated: Sun, Jun 6, 2004 Athletics: Soccer all-district as a senior. Team captain junior and senior years. Four-year starter at fullback. State qualifier in cross country as junior and senior. Varsity cross country for three years. Academics: Class Valedictorian. 4.16 GPA. Recipient of a Congress Bundestag Scholarship and will be a... Read More