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If the first part of the schedule is used as building blocks for the rest of the season, then WC center Kelci Prewett appears like she is going to be a keystone.

Troops fortify positions in Chad capital
Heavily armed Chadian soldiers reinforced their positions in the capital on Monday, girding for attack after a rebel convoy was spotted heading toward the capital of this volatile central African nation.

Qasqas businesses take crippling hit in wake of weekend unrest
Customer traffic has plummeted in Qasqas, the predominately Sunni neighborhood where political clashes erupted Sunday night between supporters of the government and Shiite members of the opposition, local businesses said. Some small shops reported no sales Monday and Tuesday, and even businesses in busier locales.

GM Contemplates the Living, Breathing Hummer
LOS ANGELES - In the corporate imagination of General Motors Corp., Hummer could be transformed from the SUV that environmentalists love to hate to an algae-infused, oxygen-exuding buggy that would open up like a flower.