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Today In History July 11, 2009
Today is Saturday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2009. There are 173 days left in the year. Comment?
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Vietnam Memorial collecting point for messages
They turn up on the granite, in a quiet niche carved into the earth: old medals, photographs, and letters to the dead. Comment?
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No legal rights to investigate Taliban deaths - or Bush admin. refusal to do so, officials say
Obama administration officials said Friday they had no grounds to investigate the 2001 deaths of Taliban prisoners of war who human rights groups allege were killed by U.S.-backed forces. Comment?
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U.S. no longer destroying Afghan poppies
The 4,000 U.S. Marines now pushing deep into Taliban-controlled tracts as part of an expanded war in southern Afghanistan are setting up fire bases amid some of the most productive poppy fields in the world's opium-producing capital. Comment?
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U.S. drone strike kills 5 militants in Pakistan
A pilotless U.S. drone fired two missiles into a Taliban communication center in a volatile tribal region on the Afghan border, killing five militants, intelligence officials said Saturday. Comment?
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U.S. Moves Away From Afghanistan Druga
The 4,000 U.S. Marines now pushing deep into Taliban-controlled tracts as part of an expanded war in southern Afghanistan are setting up fire bases amid some of the most productive poppy fields in the world's opium-producing capital. Comment?
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GE gets federal contract to make Marine base electric grid smarter
The base in California is two-thirds the size of Rhode Island - almost a city unto itself, according to GE spokesman Patrick Jarvis. Comment?
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UK deaths in Afghanistan surpass toll in Iraq
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The British military marked a grim milestone Friday as the number of troops killed in Afghanistan surpassed the death toll in Iraq. Comment?
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EB To Repair Sub Damaged In Strait
The nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Hartford, damaged in a collision with another naval vessel on March 20 in the Strait of Hormuz, will undergo extensive repair in Connecticut, according to the U.S. Navy. Comment?
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Local Marine's homecoming was a unique one
They have served our Country for four generations. They are not few, but one Fruita family is proud of their son, a Marine. Comment?
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Pioneering Artists Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg at Columbia Museum of Art
An installation of the work of pioneering Pop artists Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg opens at the Columbia Museum of Art on July 18 and runs through October 4. JJ/RR Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg: 20th Century Masters in the Collection, on view in the Museum's Gallery 15, includes 10 works on paper by the iconic artists . Comment?
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Afghanistan casualties: Chief of Defence Staff Sir Jock Stirrup's statement
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... security envelope provided by British and Afghan security forces. A similar synchronised operation by the US Marine Corps in a different part of the province will bring in a similar number. This is a huge step forward in the terms of the development ... Comment?
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Troops drinking more, but fixing the causes will be formidable
Its easy to understand why our troops are drinking more, and that their drinking is becoming more troubling.Two wars. Comment?
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Ban on Tobacco Urged in Military
Pentagon health experts are urging Defense Secretary Robert Gates to ban the use of tobacco by troops and end its sale on military property, a change that could dramatically alter a culture intertwined with smoking. Comment?
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Staff Sgt. Ryan Means, 35, died after cancer surgery
Ryan Means was so gung-ho about the military, he ripped out a recruitment card from a magazine, filled it out and mailed it in. Comment?
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Robert Gates's defense cuts meet resistance on Capitol Hill. by Tom Donnelly & Gary Schmitt 07/20/2009, Volume 014, Issue 41 One of Barack Obama's most politically adept decisions upon winning the White House was to ask Robert Gates to remain in place as the nation's secretary of defense. Comment?
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Friday, July 10, 2009. Chaos and violence continues, war resister Robin Long is out of the brig, the New York Times backs Nouri so much they not only attack the Kurds but they also play dumb about a DC meet-up between Iraq and neighbors that the White House is attempting to set up for later this year, a House Armed Services subcommittee questions ... Comment?
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Nick Kuipers of Elburn, who drives the No. 42 car at Sycamore Speedway, has been racing cars for about 30 years. Comment?
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Fair Pay For Duty Performed
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Re: S 1008 - The Military Retired Pay Fairness Act of 2009 Dear Senator Feingold: I urge you to cosponsor S. 1008, the Military Retired Pay Fairness Act of 2009. Comment?
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At last, a diploma for former Marine
Bert Russell was looking forward to his senior year at Beverly High School and another season of playing football and hockey for his school. Comment?





