Iraq Surge, Home to Mexico, Cycling Inspiration, Ocean Observatories, School in Finland

…In Washington D.C.: POST readers are paying particular attention to this profile of the person who engineered the relative calm seen in Iraq in the past year.

…In Chicago: TRIBUNE readers take us aboard a “repatriation” flight to Mexico  on the so-called ICE Airlines.

…In Dallas: MORNING NEWS readers e-mailed this article about the Finnish educational system – where truly, no child is left behind.   

…In New York: TIMES readers are inspired by this oddball worldclass cyclist.

…In Philadelphia: INQUIRERER readers are viewing this Associated Press story about a new era for underwater observatories.

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