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Mr. Obama to meet with Mr. Hatoyama in Tokyo today.

By, Uwe Paschen. In Japan not only the weather seems cooler this days, on its political front it seems even chilling, at least as far as relation with the U.S. are concerned. This Thursday the 12s of November...

created by Paschen | 3 wks ago | updated 4 days ago
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No decison on Troop Surge before Thanksgiving

Senior aides of President Obama announced today that there will be no decision on a new Afghanistan strategy prior to the Thanksgiving weekend. President Obama recently rejected all options presented to...

created by albertacowpoke | 2 wks ago
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Obama looks for more options besides sending 40,000 troops | Photo 02

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DoD Op Enduring Freedom Casualty update as of 10am 13th Nov 2009

Here is this weeks update on Casualties in Afghanistan. Another 8 soldiers lost their lives this week. This is amidst the reported rejections of options presented to President Obama and the...

opinion by albertacowpoke | 2 wks ago
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Nation's largest doctors' group joins efforts to repeal DADT

Rhonda J Mangus

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Nation's largest doctors' group joins efforts to repeal DADT

The Nation's largest doctors' group has joined efforts to repeal "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT), the United States military policy term about homosexuality in the U.S. military mandated by federal law that...

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created by Rhonda J Mangus | 3 wks ago | updated 3 wks ago
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Blaine Metzgar

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Fort Hood rampage an 'isolated incident', Army says

The shootings at the Army's Fort Hood in Texas Thursday have been declared "an isolated incident" by US Military official spokesperson. The fact remains, though: there have been...

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created by smkovalinsky | 3 wks ago | updated 3 wks ago
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Chavez joins long list of critics of Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez joins a long list of critics against United States President Barack Obama's receipt of The Nobel Peace Prize award. "Chavez believes Obama didn't make any notable accomplishments to...

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created by Rhonda J Mangus | 7 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago
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TheCameraObscura

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Liz Cheney: Give Obama’s Peace Prize to US Military At War

Many on the right, from Rush Limbaugh to Glenn Beck, were furious this past week when President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. On Fox News, Liz Cheney suggested giving the Peace Prize to the U.S. military...

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created by TheCameraObscura | 7 wks ago
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Allegation by Charity: US troops storm through Afghan hospital

According to a Swedish Charity, members of 10 Mountain Division stormed through a hospital in Warwick province, Southwest of Kabul. Allegations are, that the troops entered the hospital without permission...

created by albertacowpoke | 12 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago
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TheCameraObscura

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U.S. Soldier Re-Enlists, Dies, to Get Heath Care for His Son

In the United States, prisoners receive universal health care, as do terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay; even the Iraqis have health care (thanks to President Bush in 2004), but 47 million Americans do not have...

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created by TheCameraObscura | 12 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago
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pasant

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DoD Op Enduring Freedom Casualty update as of 10am 28 August 2009

U.S Casualties have increased again during this past week. Here is the update of total casualties as of 10 am 28 Aug 2009. The number of Deaths has now risen to 730, which is an increase of `14 over...

created by albertacowpoke | 13 wks ago
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Ottawa Must Seek Khadr's Repatriation, Court Rules

The federal appeals court has denied an appeal by the Harper government and upheld the ruling that Ottawa must seek Omar Khadr's repatriation to Canada. Omar Khadr, now 22 years old, was apprehended by...

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created by Barbara McPherson | 16 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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DoD Op Enduring Freedom Casualty update as of 10am 14 August 2009

U.S Casualties have increased again during this past week. Here is the update of total casualties as of 10 am 14 Aug 2009. The number of Deaths has now risen to 707, which is an increase of 13 over...

created by albertacowpoke | 15 wks ago
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Triple-Tragic Ambush-3 Canadian Soldiers Dead, Taliban Lay in Wait

Barry Artiste

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DoD Op Enduring Freedom Casualty update as of 10am 7August 2009

U.S Casualties have increased again during this past week. Here is the update of total casualties as of 10 am 7 Aug 2009. The number of Deaths has now risen to 694, which is an increase of 10 over the...

created by albertacowpoke | 16 wks ago
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Obama Faces Dilemma Over Gays In Military

Barry Artiste Op/Ed One would think this would be put on the backburner, but I guess old habits die hard, much like the troops fighting over there, when valuable resources are badly needed to save lives. Gay or not, they are there to do a job, Period! And it seems Gay...

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created by Barry Artiste | 16 wks ago
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'Coalition of the willing' comes to end in Iraq

At the height of the Iraq war about 300,000 troops made up the "Coalition of the Willing". This came quietly to an end, with little publicity. 40,000 of those troops were British, while Australia...

created by albertacowpoke | 17 wks ago
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