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Rushdie said Grass was one of the greatest living writers Salman Rushdie has defended fellow author and friend Guenter Grass after the German writer finally admitted he had served in the Waffen SS. ...

BERLIN In his new memoir, Nobel laureate Guenter Grass talks of the lasting shame of having served in the combat wing of the fanatical Nazi SS organization during World War II.

You want the perfect lawn: green, lush grass free of weeds and anthills; thick, plush grass for your children to play on and for your friends and neighbors to gather on while you grill burgers for...

(PR-inside.com) UK software developers Oak Systems Leisure Software, the development team behind successful titles such as Sudoku Works and Brain Workout have jumped over the fence for their latest project AvaDownload. www.avadownload .com is a download site with a difference, it is a software site for developers by developers. Submitting software is hassle free with the PAD file system. There is also a developer blog which aims to provide helpful marketing tips for developers gleaned from Oak's own experience and observations from both sides of the fence. -We have been extremely lucky over the past year or so and have managed to turn ..

German author Guenter Grass is seen in Berlin October 7, 2001. Grass has admitted for the first time that he served in the Waffen-SS, Adolf Hitler's elite Nazi troops. REUTERSFabrizio Bensch

Fans at Friday's league game between the Addison Panthers and the host Grass Lake Warriors , witnessed Addison's football team edge Grass Lake by a score of 28-21. With the win, Addison improves its record to ...