By Bart Brooks: In the last article we looked at some bear off situations with a bat in the backgammon belfry, an enemy checker in the empty spaces or pips between your remaining checkers on five or six point and ace or deuce points. This month we compare match games and money games in these situations.
Senate Democrats hinted at payback for Sen. Joe Lieberman, who called Barack Obama an untested candidate beholden to Democratic interest groups in a prime-time GOP convention address.
AFP - Authorities in China's Muslim-populated far northwest are seeking to prevent mass prayers and the distribution of religious material as part of a security crackdown for Ramadan, government notices said.
Reuters - Condoleezza Rice travels to Libya on
Friday, the first trip there by a U.S. secretary of state in 55
years, signaling improved ties between the two countries.
