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Heavily armed insurgents wearing suicide vests struck Tuesday at two of the most prominent symbols of the American diplomatic and military presence in Kabul, the United States Embassy and the nearby NATO headquarters, demonstrating the Taliban’s ability to infiltrate even the most heavily fortified districts of the capital.

As the insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades, Westerners sought shelter — one rocket penetrated the embassy compound — and Afghan government workers fled their offices, emptying the city center. NATO and Afghan troops responded with barrages of bullets. At least 6 people were killed and 19 wounded.

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As the gunfire pounded, loudspeakers at nearby embassies kept repeating: “This is not a drill, this is not a drill. If you are in a secure location, do not move.”

Though staved off after about five hours, the attack was the most direct on the American Embassy since it opened here 10 year ago, and was freighted with intended symbolism. It was one of several recent attacks in Kabul that demonstrated the Taliban’s ability to terrify the population, dominate the media and overshadow the West’s assertions that the Afghan government and security forces will soon be able to handle the insurgency.

The insurgents have made such guerrilla-style attacks the centerpiece of their new strategy after a year in which the addition of 30,000 more American forces to the war set back the Taliban’s capacity for frontal attacks and its ability to control entire districts in the south.

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BYU football: Cougars will likely stay put if Big 12 implodes

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Pavin denies Woods assured Ryder Cup spot in US team

US Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin denied reports Tiger Woods was guaranteed a place on the American team if he failed to secure automatic selection, insisting the world No. 1 will be treated like everyone else.

Although considered a foregone conclusion that Woods would be offered a wildcard if he missed out, Pavin said in a US media report that Woods had been given assurances was incorrect.

"There's nobody that's promised any picks right now," Pavin told a news conference on Wednesday on the eve of the US PGA Championship. "It would be disrespectful to everybody that's trying to make the team.

"I've got quite a few people I'm looking at. I would not disrespect any of the players that are potential players on the team and obviously there was a misinterpretation of what I said, and that is an incorrect quote."

Immediately after his news conference, the television reporter who quoted Pavin confronted the US captain,cheap oil painting denying he had misquoted him. The pair exchanged words.

Under the US team's rules, the top eight players on this season's Ryder Cup Points List will earn automatic selection for the October 1-3 event in Wales. The remaining four spots on the 12-man team will be decided by Pavin next month.

Even though he is ranked No. 1 in the world, Woods is currently 10th on the list after missing part of the season following the sordid revelations about his private life.

He could still play himself on to the team with a strong performance at Whistling Straits this week but has indicated he would happily accept an invitation if he missed out.

"He's a hell of a player and I would like him to play well this week and make the top eight. That would be fantastic," Pavin said. "He certainly wants to play the Ryder Cup and he wants to play well.

"There's maybe 20 players that I would be looking at right now for those four spots ... and he's definitely high on the list."

While Pavin was hesitant to say Woods was certain to be picked, European team captain Colin Montgomerie had no need for diplomacy when asked what he would do if he was in charge of the US team.

"Of course I'd pick him," the Briton said. "He's a wonderful, wonderful player, the best player of our generation, if not a few generations. No team would be weaker with him on it, believe me."

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Montgomerie was less forthcoming when talking about his own selection dilemma when he picks his team at the end of the month.

There are currently nine Europeans ranked in the world's top 20 including five who have yet to qualify for the team.

"I've got Justin Rose, Padraig Harrington and Paul Casey and there's a number of (other) top 20 players (yet to qualify)," Montgomerie said.

"It's a headache and it's a nice headache to have.

"It's the first time that a European captain has had such a strong team that haven't quite qualified as yet."

Meanwhile, Golf Digest is resuming Woods' column, which was dropped from the magazine in January as news of the world No. 1 golfer's marital infidelities hit the headlines.

The first of Woods' instructional columns will appear in the magazine's September issue that hits newstands this week, but the star player is not on the front cover.

The column, titled "Stay tall in the Fairway Bunkers," advises golfers how to hit from fairway bunkers.mlb uniformsLED

"He's back playing regularly now, so we have mutually agreed to publish his bylined pieces on a monthly basis," Golf Digest spokesman Bret Hopman said.

Back injury forces Bolt to end season

USAIN Bolt is calling it quits for 2010, cutting his season short because of tightness in his lower back less than a week after losing in the 100 meters to American rival Tyson Gay.

Bolt's manager, Ricky Simms, said in an e-mail yesterday that the world record-holder at 100 and 200 meters will have treatment to loosen his back and then rest, skipping IAAF Diamond League track meets in Zurich on August 19, and Brussels on August 27.

"I am very disappointed to miss two of the top meetings on the circuit ... but trust that it is better for me not to take any risks this year," Bolt said,The three designer laptop bag styles include a large Tote bag with a quilted laptop section and multiple pockets for girly stuff according to Simms.

"2011 and 2012 are very important championship years and I hope to be back fully fit and healthy.

"I would like to thank everyone for their support and look forward to coming back stronger next year."

Simms said Bolt was examined on Monday by a doctor in Munich who found the back problem.

"He has a tightness that restricts his ability to generate power in his stride and continuing to race in this condition could risk injury to his hamstrings or calf muscles," Simms wrote.

Bolt's manager said the decision to take a break was made "with a view to his future career."

Simms also said that an MRI exam showed that a previous left Achilles' tendon injury is healed.

Bolt hadn't lost an individual race in two years until Friday, when Gay beat him at the DN Galan meet in Stockholm.

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Afterward, even Gay acknowledged he wasn't racing against a fit Bolt.

"I'm really happy with the win," Gay said at the time, "even though Usain Bolt isn't in the best shape."

When Bolt is at his best, no one comes close to him. And no one else in his sport is as big a draw.

"He is the most known athlete we currently have, and he's definitely someone that the public asks for," said Patrick Magyar, the director of Zurich's Weltklasse meet and vice chairman of the Diamond League.

"If he was just not in the best of shape, he would still have come, but he is obviously at risk of hurting his body, and nobody wants that to happen."

The Jamaican stole the show on the track at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winning gold medals and breaking the world records in the 100 and 200 sprints, as well as the 4x100 relay.

None of the finals in those events was even close, and Bolt began his celebration in the dash before it was done, stretching out his arms with palms up, then slapping his chest.

He followed that up at last year's world championships in Berlin by lowering his marks in the 100 to 9.Many celebrities adore the coach handbags because the exquisite design.58 seconds and in the 200 to 19.19.