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Wednesday | The Macon Telegraph
Perdue signs budget, boosting state employee salaries
“I thought at 5 percent, it wouldn't be vetoed.”
Gov. Sonny Perdue on Wednesday approved a $21.1 billion budget that boosts salaries for state employees and funnels money into new reservoirs for the drought-stricken state. via The Macon Telegraph
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Fort Benning Forum & PollsTuesday May 13 | Fox News
“We have here, in this nation, resources that we are not utilizing.”
Fort Benning, GA - Here at the U.S. Army's biggest base on the east coast, soldiers and their dependents are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their "economic stimulus payments." It's a good thing because, like ... via Fox News
Sunday May 11 | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
“I've been in business for 21 years and he has always helped me. Yesterday he cleaned roses.”
And many of us will continue that tradition this year, but others will be honoring those fathers who had to be mothers, too. via Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Friday May 9 | Free Republic
US military: 3,500 US Troops Set to Leave Iraq
About 3,500 American soldiers are scheduled to leave Iraq in the coming weeks, the U.S. military announced, part of a plan to reduce the number of troops who were part of last year's "surge" by 20,000. The ... via Free Republic
Wednesday May 7 | WXIA-TV Atlanta
Georgia Army Barracks in Adequate Condition
Fort Benning soldiers returning this month from Iraq will find new barracks waiting for them with fresh linens, flat screen TVs and semiprivate bathrooms. via WXIA-TV Atlanta
Wednesday May 7 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation
US withdraws 3,500 troops from Iraq
“The continued drawdown of surge brigades demonstrates continued progress in Iraq”
A pullout of 3,500 US troops from Iraq is underway, the military said as Baghdad and Tehran keep up diplomatic moves to halt the escalating deadly street battles with Shiite militias. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Tuesday May 6 | Journal Gazette
US military: 3,500 US troops set to leave Iraq
“The continued drawdown of surge brigades demonstrates continued progress in Iraq”
About 3,500 American soldiers are scheduled to leave Iraq in the coming weeks, the U.S. military announced, part of a plan to reduce the number of troops who were part of last year's "surge" by 20,000. The ... via Journal Gazette
Tuesday May 6 | ABS-CBN News
US to withdraw 3,500 troops from Iraq
“After July, commanders will assess our security posture for about 45 days and determine future force requirements.”
The US military said on Tuesday it will shortly withdraw 3,500 soldiers who were deployed in Iraq as part of the controversial "surge" in February last year. via ABS-CBN News
Sunday May 4 | Knoxville News Sentinel
“I finished high school at the end of the Vietnam War, and I had a high (military draft) lottery number”
Dr. Arnold Bridges says it's time to fulfill a long-felt obligation. Bridges, 52, an internist at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, leaves this morning for a tour of duty in Iraq. via Knoxville News Sentinel
Friday May 2 | Buffalo News
Disabled vet wins reprieve on redeployment
“I'm a little bit disappointed that it's temporary and not a permanent reprieve. I'm excited that I don't have to go on May 18, but I'm really skeptical about having to leave in one to three months”
James Raymond, the disabled Army veteran fighting to remain a student at the University at Buffalo, won a temporary reprieve today on an order that could send him to Iraq. via Buffalo News
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