The Dead Sea Scrolls are the oldest group of Old Testament manuscripts ever found. A project launched by the Israel Museum and Google aims to preserve these historical documents. Too delicate to even be exposed to direct light, the dead sea scrolls will now be forever protected using Google’s online storage power. Online file storage has become increasingly prominent in

So, it’s starting to look as if the impossible has been achieved: Muammar Gaddafi, who ruled Libya with an iron fist for just three days shy of 42 years, has been routed from power. You know it’s over when you see video of the hidden tunnels of his compound, and of rebels ransacking his personal items. The only thing left

Eleven-term Congressman Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) could be packing a steamer trunk for a tour of diplomatic duty in Asia. McDermott is under consideration by the Obama administration for an appointment as the U.S. Ambassador to India, according to a source with strong ties to Washington State politics. McDermott would replace interim ambassador Albert Peter Burleigh who has served since the

Tonight, Pres. Barack Obama will announce a scheduled drawdown of nearly a third of U.S. troops fighting against the Taliban and al Qaeda insurgency in Afghanistan. The President’s announcement comes weeks after a covert U.S. team successfully killed Osama bin Laden, and at a time when the strategic and tactical changes implemented by Gen. David Petraeus have begun to achieve

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