I would like to add my vote for the mods not changing and combining topics in the news section.  Right now especially, I'd like to come here and see what's the latest news about Mahdi's replacement - the protestor's Allawi or the other one.  But when I go to the news sections, new articles are tacked on to older posts.  That means I have to go through several posts, and sift through the comments (which can cover multiple pages since they often include gifs, personal comments to other members and