Veterans feel nation's appreciation on honor flight

by Karl Hawkins, Redstone RocketWorld War II veteran Paul Taylor enjoyed seeing the memorial built in his honor during the Sept. 13 Tennessee Valley Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Yet, for Taylor, the highlight of...

The Long-Term Costs of the War in Iraq

I found this article written in May of 2007. I thought it might be interesting to revisit when we talk about the war, and it's impact on our economy. Money that could have been spent on things like developement of alternative fuels,both in government and private sectors ...

Obama and veep choice to campaign on Saturday

From the shadows to center stage--Obama's VP pick will report in to work pronto, the scuttlebutt says. Meanwhile, various news sources and pundits have created a bingo card of possibilities."SPRINGFIELD, Ill. ) - Barack Obama's newly minted running mate will join the...

Troops pay baggage fees on way to war zones

"(CNN) -- Some airlines are charging U.S. soldiers extra baggage fees to take their military kits with them as they set off for war. ...

Who Will Light the Olympic Flame?

"As the most controversial torch relay in Olympic history comes to an end, folks here wonder: Who will light China's fire? Guessing the person who will light the huge flame inside the National Stadium has become the...

Estonia just one step away to finnish WWII fight

At least the last 17-years in modern history of Estonia the World War II still plays big role. Historical, political and ethnical debates, disputes and real fight, like it was in April, 26th last year, let us...

I Am Become Death: Atomic Bomb Dropped 8/6/1945

"Am Become Death: Atomic Bomb Dropped 8/6/1945 Posted on 06 August 2008 by Kevin Today in history, on this day August 6, 1945, U.S. bomber, the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima Japan...

Ex-mayor who lied about Army record to face judge

" Robert Levy's record in the Vietnam War was impressive: two Army tours and several honors, including a Bronze Star. It just wasn't as impressive as he claimed. Decades of lies caught up with him when he was...

Ohio Salutes Veterans with GI-Bill Benefits

Veterans Will Benefit, But Can Strickland Turnaround Education in Time to Save the State? OhioNewsBureau By John Michael Spinelli COLUMBUS, OHIO: Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland, who won office in 2006 saying he would “turnaround” Ohio from more than a decade of...

Welcome Back Veterans: National Campaign, featuring Tom Hanks, launches to s...

Major League Baseball Charities, in partnership with The Advertising Council, announced that they will launch a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign entitled "Welcome Back Veterans" on July 4th in...

Robert Mugabe Threatens Violence If He Loses Election

"Mugabe said the veterans of the war of independence in 1980 had approached him after the first round of voting in March and threatened to take up arms again if opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai wins the June 27 runoff."

Mugabe says war vets ready to fight if...

It is now evident that Zimbabwe's Mugabe has taken a do or die stand in the forth coming presidential election in the country. One can now infer from his actions and comments that there will be war in Zimbabwe if he is not voted in as the country's president, a position he...

Mugabe forces hold UK and US diplomats at gunpoint

US and UK diplomats were held at gunpoint yesterday by Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe's forces, threatening to exascerbate the already out of control situation in that conutry."Panic as diplomats are held at gunpoint Driver beaten up and tyres slashed Furious Miliband lays...

Mugabe backers assault US, British diplomat convoy

A mob of Zimbabwe war veterans assaulted a convoy of American and British diplomats earlier today, beating a local staffer, slashing tires and threatening to burn the envoys.This group is a mob of often violent...

Johnny Cash's Very American Recordings

"When Johnny Cash died at age 71 on September 12, 2003, he'd been everywhere, man. Everywhere, that is, in a geographic, moral, and spiritual sense. The son of a dead-end sharecropper who scratched out a meager...

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