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• Pentagon Announces Military Commissions Actions

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 149
  FILE PHOTO - Commissions building courtroom at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Christopher Mobley.) N ews in Balance: WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 -- The following news release made available Friday by the U.S. Department of Defense is the text of a statement announcing ...
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• Gitmo Prisoner’s Death: Suicide or Murder?

  
  The Washington Independent — Authority: 767
  Jeffrey Kaye at Truthout has a good piece today on the suicide — or murder? — of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mohammad Ahmed Abdullah Saleh al Hanashi in June. It’s a powerful reminder of why human rights advocates, as well as U.S. military leaders, think it’s important to close that prison soon. I admit I ...
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• Pentagon Identifies Navy Casualty (OIF)

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 149
  N ews in Balance: WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 -- The following news release made available Friday by the U.S. Department of Defense is the text of a statement identifying a casualty: The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Petty Officer 2nd Class ...
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• Friday Feedback: Let the Chips Fall Where They May in 2012

  
  The LA Progressive — Authority: 440
  Obama’s central concern is to be re-elected in 2012, and he appears convinced that to do so he must play ball with the forces for maintaining the status quo in domestic and foreign policies. Thus his... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Pentagon Identifies Army Casualty (OEF)

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 149
  N ews in Balance: WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 -- The following news release made available Thursday by the U.S. Department of Defense is the text of a statement identifying a casualty: The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Joseph M. ...
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• Pentagon: VA Says Agent Orange Linked to More Diseases

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 149
  N ews in Balance: WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 -- An independent study by the Institute of Medicine last month resulted in broadened health coverage by the Veterans Affairs Department for Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange. Research found that three illnesses – B cell leukemias, Parkinson’s ...
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• Karzai 1, Holbrooke 0

  
  The New Republic - The Plank Feed — Authority: 151
  Is someone from the Pentagon taking a shot at Holbrooke in that WashPost story on Obamas "reset" with Karzai that Jason linked ? Note this: "Weve been treating Karzai like [Slobodan] Milosevic," a senior Pentagon official said, referring to the former Bosnian Serb leader whom Holbrooke pressured into accepting ...
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• Afghanistan attacks

  
  PRI's The World — Authority: 625
  A controversial former Afghan warlord has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt which killed at least five of his bodyguards, police say. Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, now a member of the Afghan parliament, was traveling north of Kabul when a remote-controled bomb hit his convoy. It is not clear who attacked Sayaf, an ally ...
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• Certificate and Credit Card Deals at Pentagon Federal Credit Union - Available Nationwide

  
  Bank Deals - Best Rates and Deals — Authority: 441
  For those who opened the 6.25% CDs three years ago that mature in January 2010, PenFed has a good deal for you. PenFed is offering the following roll-over CD rates:4.25% APY 7 years4.00% APY 5 years3.50% APY 3 yearsThese rates are listed at PenFeds Certificates Reservation page as of 11/20/2009. The page states that ...
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• Ft. Hood Jihadi: Pentagon picks Affirmative Action toadies to head investigation

  
  Report on Arrakis — Authority: 609
  Dont expect much from this group, possums. Looks like the ix-fay is in. From the Telegraph : "The investigation is to be led by two retired senior officials, both Bill Clinton appointees, who made pushing “affirmative action” and special status for minority groups in the US military a central part of their ...
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• Fort Hood Probe: "Troubling Questions"

  
  'Imagine' A World Of Peace,Understanding,Tolerance — Authority: 136
  Daniel Zwerdling, of National Public Radio, once again with his outstanding investigative journalism is getting information, some damning again, that are clearing up the many questions raised especially after the round of first initial reports and seeming changing stories of those being asked the questions in those ...
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• What if ….? Short Takes 11/19/09

  
  Professor, What If...? — Authority: 104
  As life and other projects are drastically reducing my blog-time here at Prof What if ? I have decided to start posting some short takes consisting of brief musings on recent news and events. Kind of like tweets I suppose, but I have not dipped into that world yet. Maybe soon.  Can someone as verbose and opinionated ...
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• Global Warring

  
  The New Republic - Health Care Feed — Authority: 744
  For years, advocates of climate-change legislation have struggled to find a sales pitch that will sway even the most hardened of skeptics. Polar bears, green jobs, urgent pleas to think of the grandkids … none of them have quite done the trick. But recently, a new argument has come to the fore: the national ...
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• DoD News Briefing With Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates And Adm. Mullen From The Pentagon

  
  The Republican Temple — Authority: 516
  Below is a brief excerpt from a Department of Defense news briefing from The Pentagon in Arlington, VA; the presenters are Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Admiral Michael Mullen: SEC. GATES:  Good afternoon.  I have a short statement about the Department of Defense review process relating to the Fort Hood ...
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• Time to Fess Up and Pay the Piper

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 503
  11/19/09 Time to Fess Up and Pay the Piper David L Lamon Barak Hussein Obama, We the People have had nearly a year to observe the change you promised but never gave us the details about on the campaign trail that would transform America as you put it, and once again you never detailed the transformation you had in ...
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• Muslim Leader Calls Fort Hood Review Critical To National Security

  
  The Republican Temple — Authority: 516
  The director of a Muslim veterans organization said he welcomes Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’ announcement today of a Pentagon probe into the attacks at Fort Hood, Texas, calling it a matter of national security, according to AFPS’ Donna Miles. Qaseem Ali Uqdah, executive director of the American Muslim ...
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• Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses (AP)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 167
  AP – The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks. View original post here: (AP)"> (AP)">Pentagon looking for Fort Hood ...
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• Diaries of Mussolini’s Mistress Released

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 178
  The dairies kept by Claretta Petacci, mistress of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini between 1932 and 1938, were published in a book on Wednesday entitled Secret Mussolini. (Nov. 19)
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• Pentagon Looking for Fort Hood Management Lapses

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 178
  The Pentagon said it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and look for lapses.
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• Pentagon Discuses Military Review of Fort Hood Shooting

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 149
  N ews in Balance: WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2009 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today announced the Defense Department will conduct a broad review of the Nov. 5 Fort Hood, Texas, shooting that left 13 dead and dozens injured. Former Army Secretary Togo West and retired Navy Adm. Vernon Clark, former chief of naval ...
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