Kidnapped New York Times Journalist Freed in NATO Raid

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In a pre-dawn commando-style raid on Wednesday, NATO-led forces in Afghanistan freed a New York Times reporter kidnapped by the Taliban. Stephen Farrell, a British national, was abducted four days ago in Kunduz Province along with his Afghan translator, after the pair went to investigate the controversial American airstrike

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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.

Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.