Bush signals no further troop drawdown plan yet
President Bush and Defense Secretary Gates delivered cautious forecasts on Iraq withdrawals. Bush said no new drawdowns are ordered while acknowledging progress from the surge. Gates projected U.S. troops in Iraq near 100,000 by year end, ruling out a drop to that level.
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Biologist Reports Lungless Frog Discovery from Singapore
Biologist at the National University of Singapore helped identify a frog species noted in Current as the first lungless frog known to science. Bickford, who joined the fieldwork, coauthored the paper detailing the find, marking a rare trait among amphibians alongside a short list of similar cases.
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Baby survives wind blown carriage on Swiss train tracks
In Moehlin Switzerland a six month old in a buggy was blown onto railway tracks by a gust of wind and run over by a train. The baby survived with minor injuries after the driver stopped and rescuers freed the infant, mother, and shaken captain were treated for shock.
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