Chilean Miners Rescued. The first 12 of 33 miners trapped underground for more than two months in northern Chile have been winched to the surface amid scenes of jubilation.
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. A federal judge ordered an immediate end Tuesday to the Pentagon's enforcement of its ban on openly gay service members, rejecting the Obama administration's argument that an injunction to stop the "don't ask, don't tell" policy might harm military readiness.”
Afghanistan. Six NATO troops were killed Wednesday, at least one in eastern Afghanistan in an insurgent attack and four others in a roadside bombing in the south.
Quote of the Day. “We ship large things, but I’ll say this is the first time that we have shipped cows.” Ronna Branch, a spokeswoman for UPS, on airlifting 162 cows from North Dakota to Kazakhstan, as that country tries to rebuild its livestock industry. (New York Times)
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