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Leahy Concerned about NorthCom’s New Army Unit
(www.progressive.org)
Senator Patrick Leahy is concerned about the Pentagon’s decision to designate an Army unit to Northern Command. On October 1, the Pentagon, for the first time ever, dedicated an Army force... More
Submitted 1 day ago by klarajo on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
McCain Advisers Taking Ayers, Wright Off The Table?
(tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com)
As noted here and elsewhere, the words "William Ayers" appeared nowhere in yesterday's debate, despite the fact that the McCain campaign hinted for days that McCain would go hard at Obama's... More
Submitted 1 day ago by klarajo on JohnMcCain | 0 Comments |
New VoteVets Ad: Veteran Claims McCain Let Him Down
(tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com)
VoteVets goes up, mostly in Virginia, with a new spot that quotes a young veteran lambasting McCain for skipping a vote on Jim Webb's G.I. bill. "When John McCain was about my age, our country paid... More
Submitted 1 day ago by klarajo on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
White House Angered by Guantanamo Ruling
(www.truthdig.com)
The Bush administration is reportedly angry at a decision by U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina, who ruled the detention of 17 Chinese Muslim prisoners at Guantanamo Bay was unfounded, citing a... More
Submitted 1 day ago by klarajo on Justice | 0 Comments |
Open the Debates
(www.truthdig.com)
The reviews are in, and the latest U.S. presidential debate, the “town hall” from Nashville, Tenn., was a snore. One problem is that in a debate it is important for the debaters to actually... More
Submitted 1 day ago by klarajo on JohnMcCain | 0 Comments |
Breakthrough presents Homeland Guantanamos | RaceWire
(www.racewire.org)
Homeland Guantanamos is Breakthrough tv’s latest use of technology to explain the harsh realities that immigrants face in the United States. From the same people that brought you ICED, a video game... More
Submitted 1 day ago by klarajo on Immigration | 0 Comments |
VA Fails Vets on the Vote
(www.thenation.com)
Last month I wrote about important legislation designed to help veterans vote in the upcoming election, the Veteran Voting Support Act (S. 3308). Introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein and John... More
Submitted 1 day ago by klarajo on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
New Army Doctrine Emphasizes "Stability Operations"
(www.motherjones.com)
Today, the U.S. Army released it's "Stability Operations Field Manual" (.pdf), which places humanitarian and relief work at the center of its strategic focus. The manual follows two earlier documents... More
Submitted 1 day ago by klarajo on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
McCain Recommends Voters Review His Record Via Nonprofits Linked to His Campaign
(www.motherjones.com)
At Tuesday's town hall-style presidential debate at Tennessee's Belmont University, an audience member named Theresa Finch asked the candidates a question that has no doubt been weighing on the minds... More
Submitted 1 day ago by klarajo on JohnMcCain | 0 Comments |
The Blue Marble: Google Earth Adds Ocean View
(www.motherjones.com)
It's not all bad news from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) this week. Today the group, in partnership with Google, launched an interactive marine layer for Google Earth.... More
Submitted 1 day ago by klarajo on Sustain | 0 Comments |
