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There is a fire in historical downtown Denison. I have done contract work in a lot of the buildings there, and many of them are ancient lathe board structures that burn fast and hot if something like this happens.

Ted Cruz Holds Town Hall Meetings in Council Bluffs, Red Oak, and Denison, Iowa on Friday, June 19, 2015 Friday, June 19, 2015 Council Bluffs Town Hall Meeting with Senator Ted Cruz9:15 am CTCouncil Bluffs Public Library400 Willow AveCouncil Bluffs, IA 51503RSVP Red Oak Town Hall Meeting with Senator Ted Cruz3:30 pm CTRed Coach Inn & Restaurant1200 Senate AveRed Oak, IA 51566RSVP Denison Town Hall Meeting with Senator Ted Cruz7:15 pm CTCronk’s Café812 4th Ave SDenison, IA 51442RSVP

Video Story at link. Also see Reno Gazette Journal Story at RGJ.com. Copyright issue with the newspapaer.

Calculating the Risks in Pakistan A small group of U.S. military experts and intelligence officials convened in Washington for a classified war game last year, exploring strategies for securing Pakistan's nuclear arsenal if the country's political institutions and military safeguards began to fall apart. The secret exercise — conducted without official sponsorship from any government agency, apparently due to the sensitivity of its subject — was one of several such games the U.S. government has conducted in recent years examining various options and scenarios for Pakistan's nuclear weapons: How many troops might be required for a military intervention in...