PREVIEW-NFL-Playoffs offer clash of generations

Jan 1 (Reuters) - With Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck and Russell Wilson set to make playoff debuts, the year of the rookie continues in the National Football League (NFL).But defense and experience win championships and few know the road to the Super Bowl better than longtime quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.The wild-card weekend kicks off on Saturday with the Cincinnati Bengals visiting...

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NFL-Playoff schedule for NFL postseason

Jan 1 (Reuters) - The playoff schedule for National Football League postseason beginning with wild-card games on Saturday:SaturdayAFC wild-card gameCincinnati Bengals (10-6) at Houston Texans (12-4), 2130 GMT/4:30 PM ET--NFC wild-card gameMinnesota Vikings (10-6) at Green Bay Packers (11-5), 0100 GMT/8 PM ET---SundayAFC wild-card gameIndianapolis Colts (11-5) at Baltimore Ravens (10-6), 1800 GMT/1...

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NFL: Playoffs offer clash of generations

With Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck and Russell Wilson set to make playoff debuts, the year of the rookie continues in the National Football League (NFL).But defense and experience win championships and few know the road to the Super Bowl better than longtime quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.The wild-card weekend kicks off on Saturday with the Cincinnati Bengals visiting the Houston Texans,...

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Muslim scholars and clerics: suicide bombings are un-Islamic.

Suicide bombers in Afghanistan have shown little restraint: Wedding parties and even mosques and children have witnessed gruesome targeting by the Taliban against civilians.But as attacks soared in the summer and fall, killing scores of civilians every week – including at least 40 Muslim devotees at a mosque in late October –public revulsion has turned into unprecedented condemnation.For the first...

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Letters To God: Kenyans appeal for peaceful election

Five years after a disputed presidential election unleashed interethnic violence that scarred this East African nation, Kenyans are bracing for a new election amid fears of a fresh outbreak of bloodletting.But a growing number of Kenyans are challenging that fear with hope, with thousands taking up the call to “Write to God” with prayers that upcoming March 4 elections will be peaceful.One of the...

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Egypt finishes constitutional vote, but irregularities delay final results

Egyptian judges were investigating opposition accusations of voting irregularities today before declaring the result of a referendum set to show that a contentious new constitution has been approved.President Mohamed Morsi sees the basic law, drawn up mostly by Islamists, as a vital step in Egypt's transition to democracy almost two years after the fall of military-backed strongman Hosni Mubarak.The...

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Lebanese border means little in Syria's civil war

The four rain-filled bomb craters all visible within 100 yards of Mahmoud Ismael’s house starkly illustrate how Lebanon’s northern border has become an active frontline in Syria’s civil war, drawing in rival Lebanese Shiite and Sunni factions.A fifth shell had struck the edge of the roof, knocking out chunks of concrete and sending heavy steel shrapnel scything into the cement parapet and the soft...

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Could the US learn from Australia's gun-control laws?

Almost two weeks after a shooting spree stunned Australia in 1996, leaving 35 people dead at the Port Arthur tourist spot in Tasmania, the government issued sweeping reforms of the country’s gun laws. There hasn’t been a mass shooting since. Now, after the recent shooting at a Connecticut elementary school, Australia’s National Firearm Agreement (NFA), which saw hundreds of thousands of automatic...

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Tax Deeds Deal Making Book for Real Estate Published Online by Ted Thomas

Tax deeds deal making book is now published online for real estate investors at TedThomas.com. This new book is written for beginners and includes advanced concepts for closing deals on tax deed sales that can help investors to purchase a property for a substantial discount from the market price.Provo, Utah (PRWEB) December 27, 2012Ted Thomas has authored a new tax deeds deal making book for real...

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Vacant Jacksonville, FL Rental Properties Now Added Online at ForRentJacksonville.com

Vacant Jacksonville, FL rental homes are now added online for renters to search at ForRentJacksonville.com. This property management company website is now listing its available properties in North Florida to help renters to find affordable housing quickly.Jacksonville, Florida (PRWEB) December 27, 2012The ForRentJacksonville.com website now has vacant Jacksonville, FL rental properties listed to...

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