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Must Read: News of the Absurd About U.S. and International Media
2,200 Journalists Await Jackson Verdict By GREG RISLING, Associated Press Writer, Fri Jun 10, 3:25 PM ET About 2,200 members of the media have received credentials to cover Michael Jackson’s trial — more than the O.J. Simpson and Scott Peterson … Continue reading
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Democrats, veterans press for extended mental-health care for servicemembers
Democrats, veterans press for extended mental-health care for servicemembers WASHINGTON — More mental health resources are needed to deal with stress from Iraq and Afghanistan now, before those veterans develop even more serious mental problems, according to Democrats and veteran … Continue reading
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The Interrogation Room
Erik Saar, a clean-cut, former Bible-college student dressed in a white shirt, looks like someone who’s just left the Army and still kind of misses it. Saar, 30, speaks nostalgically about his days as a sergeant and Arabic linguist — … Continue reading
US Threats to the International Criminal Court
The United States of America is the only state that is actively opposed to the new International Criminal Court. US opposition to the Court can be traced back to the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court … Continue reading
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‘Secret’ Senate meeting on Patriot Act
In a move that could expand the police powers in the Patriot Act, the Senate Intelligence Committee will meet behind close doors to discuss, among other things, “a little-discussed provision to enlarge the FBI’s ability to wiretap people who it … Continue reading
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Long Jailings Anger Iraqis
A year after the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal erupted, Iraqi anger has flared anew over the growing numbers of detainees held without charge at the notorious detention center and another prison in the south. In the battle against the insurgency, … Continue reading
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Baghdad And Bust
Stanley Adams spent more than 30 years building up his business. But he had just days to decide what to do with his thriving livestock trailer companies when he was activated for duty in Iraq in April 2003. “My wife … Continue reading
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Soldiers Tell War Stories in Rap Album
As Staff Sgt. Terrance Staves dodged bullets recovering a burned-out Humvee in Baghdad’s Sadr City, he heard a rocket-powered grenade zooming toward him. All he could do was hold his breath, he recalled, when it crashed into the armored Bradley … Continue reading
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U.S. Lowers Standards in Army Recruiting Crisis
U.S. Lowers Standards in Army Recruiting Crisis The US military has stopped battalion commanders from dismissing new recruits for drug abuse, alcohol, poor fitness and pregnancy in an attempt to halt the rising attrition rate in an army under growing … Continue reading
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Finding The Way Home
Mayor Paul Bunn paces the parking lot in front of Bradford’s city hall, barking out orders on his cell phone while smoking a cigarette. The puffing and the posturing are habits honed by a year of leading troops through hellfire … Continue reading
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