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Activists Block Oil Sands Mine In Alberta
Greenpeace activists have shut down a 155,000 barrel a day operation in Shell's Albian Sands mine just north of Fort McMurray, which is located in northern Alberta, Canada. The 25 activists from Canada, the U.S....
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Commentary - Children's obesity: we're all responsible
"American children are getting fat - and no one wants to accept the blame. National Nutrition Month is a good time to do a little self examination. Maybe it's our parenting that is at fault. I was digging through a box of old mementoes a few weeks ago and came upon a stack... Fort Bliss honors veterans and naturalizes Soldiers
About 300 servicemembers, veterans and their family members turned out for the post's Veterans Day celebration Friday at Memorial Circle, during which specific veterans were recognized and 10 Soldiers from eight...U.S. Army Parachute Team graduates first wounded warrior and largest female c...
FORT BRAGG, NC - The U.S. Army Parachute Team the Golden Knights' 2008 Assessment and Selection program graduated 12 Soldiers earning the prestigious honor of wearing the black and gold uniform-representing the...Aging Polk barracks receiving millions in renovations
www.Army.milCommunity members who live and work on the installation know that Fort Polk's barracks are aging. Original construction of the buildings in the late '70s and early '80s was designed for a 50 year... Soldier earns rare honor for heroic actions in Iraq
www.Army.milFORT LEWIS, Wash. - The deep boom of an explosion shook the ground and awoke Staff Sgt. Christopher Waiters from sleep on April 5, 2007. The 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldier had bedded down... Night Fire
www.Army.milA Soldier competing in the "Best Warrior" competition participates in a night-fire exercise at Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 2. Twenty-four of the Army's finest warriors representing 12 commands from across the...Iran, Portugal revive historic fort ar Hormuz
" Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:15:47 GMT Iranian and Portuguese experts mull over restoration of fortress built by Portuguese navigators on south Iranian Persian Gulf island of Hormoz. Portugal's Ambassador to... It's not another Walter Reed, but it is another sorry state of affairs for ou...
It seems small businesses are having to take up the slack for a government that only gives lip service to the phrase "support our troops". Here is a story from Central Texas, home to Fort Hood, the largest army post in the United States and the only two-division post in... University sacks mooning debate coach
....I can not count the number of times I wanted to "drop trow" and say "Debate This"!The key there is "wanted to", Thinking about an action and checking yourself before you do it are two different things.What happens when teachers and coaches sink below behavioral levels of...Fort Lauderdale man pleads guilty to sexually abusing teen
" Bobby Minnis, 45, of Fort Lauderdale pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Paul C. Huck at the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida. According to information presented at the plea hearing, Minnis flew from Fort Lauderdale , Fla. , in 2005 to Texas... Goats Slip Past Security Fence
This security issue is a huge concern to many others: intruders managed to slip past a security fence near New York City bridge. I really wonder how someone or something just slip past a heavily guarded... Beached sperm whale dies in firth
A whale which got stuck on the beach near Inverness, Scotland has died, bringing the creature's sad story to a conclusion. Send in any photos or videos you might have of attempts to rescue this poor thing."A...Texas teen gets 8 years for coaxing 2 & 4 Year olds to smoke pot
"FORT WORTH, Texas | A teenager shown on a video coaxing his 2- and 4-year-old nephews into smoking marijuana was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison.Demetris McCoy, 18, pleaded guilty to two charges of injury to a child/causing bodily injury and agreed to testify... Blogging from Iraq, Last of the Surge Leaving Iraq
I thought with all of the controvsey over whether things are better or worse in Iraq, I found a blog of a reporter who is in country with first hand knowlege. He relates that the last of the troop...
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