Business Council of NY Opposes Right to Review Personnel Records

The Business Council of New York State, who is "working to create economic growth, good jobs and strong communities across New York State", opposes the enactment of S.1629 introduced by New York State Senator Suzi...

Multiple Myeloma Risk For 9/11 Responders

Emergency personnel that responded to the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers may be at higher risk for multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. The findings, which were published in the Journal of Occupational and...

Operation against Taliban has begun, Lal Qila under control

Military operation against Taliban, in the frontier areas of Pakistan, has begun. According to ISPR (Inter Services Public Relations) press release, Lal Qila in Lower Dir has been fully secured and is now under...

Military center tracking Santa's sleigh ride

Long live Santa!  As long as there are childrenthere will be a Santa Claus. For those who areolder Santa represents a spirit of giving and good will. " Who says Santa Claus doesn't exist? ...

Report Blames Rumsfeld for Detainee Abuses

"Report Blames Rumsfeld for Detainee Abuses By SCOTT SHANE and MARK MAZZETTI Published: December 11, 2008 WASHINGTON — A report released Thursday by leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee said top Bush...

Five Pakistani security personnel among eight killed in Bannu clashes

Eight persons including five Pakistani security personnel and three militants were killed in the military operation against militants after a police checkpoint was attacked by militants in Bannu district of the country's troubled North West Frontier Province."Five security...

Australian navy to get 62-day Christmas leave

Naval life is considered as tough assignments and there are not many takers for this in any country. Australian navy is coping with shortage of Nave personnel. They have devised a very good plan of giving two months off in order to make the job more attractive....

Troops patrol Thailand streets after deadly protests

Amidst the threat of  protestors to intensify their stir in the capital Bangkok today , there is no improvement in the situation in Thailand a day after two people died and over 400 were injured in the...

State rep seeks witness-tampering probe in Palin inquiry

The corruption investigation in Alaska against governor Sarah Palin could extend in a new direction, with new allegations of witness tampering by Palin and her associates."A Democratic state representative in Alaska asked state troopers Wednesday to investigate possible...

US bans all personnel from big Pakistan hotels

Attack on the high security Marriott hotel in the heart of the Pakistani capital has American security establishment worried. As this used to be the main watering hole. And now after the terrorist group which...

Lawmakers vote to subpoena Palin's husband, aides

"ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Alaska lawmakers voted Friday to subpoena Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, several aides and phone records in their investigation into Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, setting up what one senator called a "branch-versus-branch...

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...

Source: Bush considering 8,000 troop cuts in Iraq

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The top U.S. general in Iraq is recommending nearly 8,000 troop cuts in Iraq because of the improving situation there, a source close to the process has told CNN. ...

Man hit by roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain

Now, when you see a warning sign at an amusement park, please obey it. I was recently at one myself and while I was waiting in line for this ride, there were signs throughout begging you not to stand during the...

Eyewitness: Russian troops pull back

"All morning, the Russian soldiers had been standing listlessly around the checkpoint at Igoeti, just 35km (22 miles) from Tiblisi. As they cradled their rifles and chatted to local villagers, it seemed they were in no hurry to go. Then suddenly, at around noon, the first...

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