By Jay Bidal: Canadian backgammon expert Jay Bidal continues his new column delving into the checker and cube intricacies of match play. The seventh 4-game backgammon match analysis concludes with game 4.
In a sharp turnaround, the Republican candidates has opened a 5-point lead on his Democratic rival and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll.
AFP - Georgia's South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions planned rallies Thursday to ask Russia for recognition as independent states, two weeks after Russian troops occupied both provinces.
