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Gates picks new leadership for Air Force
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday recommended senior Pentagon official Michael Donley to be secretary of the U.S. Air Force in a shake-up triggered by mistakes in handling nuclear...Chavez urges FARC to end struggle
In a fairly interesting development in South America, Hugo Chavez has publicly called for FARC, the insurgent group fighting Columbia's right-wing government from a base in Ecuador, should give up its struggle....
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Pentagon pushes out top Air Force civilian, officer
Defense secretary Robert Gates has announced a big shake-up at the Pentagon, with the highest-profile casualty being chief of staff General Michael Moseley. The news comes after some high-profile screw-ups,...
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Air Force leaders ousted in historic shake-up
Defense Secretary Robert Gates ousted the top officials in the US Air Force today, and held them to account in a historic military shake-up when nuclear missile warhead fuses were mistakenly shipped to...New U.S. General Takes Command of Afghan NATO Force
In examining recent history in Afghanistan, insurgencies appear inherently difficult to quell. Will the replacement of a commanding general of NATO's force help reduce violence and bring stability to the region? ...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Trucks, taxis block Paris motorway in fuel protest
Fuel protests are increasing across Europe from drivers who depend on their vehicles to earn a living, such as truck drivers and taxis drivers. Such vehicle protests have now been seen in every major European...
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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497 views | 22 recommendations | 4 comments
In 2012 Internet providers want to limit amount of websites you can visit
"06/01/2008 - Every significant Internet provider around the globe is currently in talks with access and content providers to transform the internet into a television-like medium: no more freedom, you pay for a...
created by nukemdomis | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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6352 views | 2 recommendations | 9 comments
Thai protesters defy PM's warning of a crackdown
Thousands of people demonstrated in Bangkok today, defying the warning made by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej that there would be a crackdown if they did."Riot police were deployed, but the authorities did not...America's Most Wanted Escapee Captured
" On May 28, 2008, members of the U.S. Marshals sponsored Hornet’s Nest Task Force captured escapee Richard Allen Sloan in Kings Mountain, North Carolina after being on the run for approximately one year.... Blue-collar GM staffers take buyout en masse
The auto industry has been hit hard with the rising fuel prices and the effects echo through the ranks. More than one quarter of GM's auto workers have decided to take their buyout offers - some ranging up to...
created by jessica.lam | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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574 views | 20 recommendations | 2 comments
Internet backlash forces Japan to shelve plans to send relief planes to China
The troubled historical relationship between China and Japan appears to be preventing Japan from sending aid to China for earthquake relief efforts."A frenzied cyberspace backlash on China’s notoriously active...
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Ex-Marine convicted of using drugs and force to have sex
"LOS ANGELES - Following a three-week trial, a federal jury today convicted on seven felony counts a retired Marine Corps captain who traveled to Cambodia for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors.Michael Joseph Pepe, 54, a resident of Oxnard, faces up...Fire in the Sky
The UFO community must be quivering with anticipation and delight at this news."An unidentified flying object exploded in mid-air over a southern Vietnamese island, state media said Wednesday, a day after...
created by Critical Todd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Joint Chiefs Chairman Begins Pacific Trip
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff starts Tour" HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii, May 28, 2008 – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has begun a swing through the Pacific that will take him to Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines and Korea. After a...'Horror frog' breaks own bones to produce claws
""Amphibian horror" isn't a movie genre, but on this evidence perhaps it should be. Harvard biologists have described a bizarre, hairy frog with cat-like extendable claws. Trichobatrachus...Top Members Today
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