Globally, The US has entrenched itself in a seemingly unwinnable war in Afghanistan, with President Obama lately sending 30,000 more American soldiers there, bringing the total to nearly 100,000.
House Republican leaders lately have sent signals that they are willing to act on piecemeal legislation, and Obama has given them room to work without prodding.
What is new is that American firms lately are sending over generals as well as foot soldiers.
Pay for the toll of the car behind you, buy a cup of coffee for the person who sits next to you at work, drop off the latest copy of one of those guilty pleasure gossip magazines to a friend you haven't seen lately or send a pretty card to your favorite aunt.
What do you make of the tweets Murdoch has sent lately, like "Seems every competitor and enemy piling on with lies and libels.
"Iran's stand regarding the Iraqiya list has changed lately after Iraqiya sent messages to Iran to assure the Iranians that Iraq's territory will not be used by the Americans to attack Iran," Mr. Shehaikh said.
For an illness that's long been considered an epidemic of the 80s, there have been a lot of stories lately of women sent to the hospital due to the infection; in Michigan, the recent cases have even been called a "TSS outbreak".
Lately the villagers have sent two of their young women to train as nurses.
But while weedy types and the man/boy have been around for a while, it's only lately that the people sent out onto runways have started looking, as one seasoned stylist remarked, like "someone just unchained them from a radiator".
