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Video: Moving Chess Pieces: The Illusion of Withdrawal in Iraq (bravenewfilms.org) TMC

Today, all U.S. troops must be withdrawn from Iraqi cities, including U.S. bases in Baghdad, according to the Status Of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the U.S. and Iraq. The Iraqi government will... More

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Submitted about 5 hours ago by saramediaconsortium on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Joe Biden Is Literally in Iraq (washingtonindependent.com) TMC

Vice President Biden has arrived in Iraq to visit U.S. troops and to meet with Iraqi leaders, including President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Speaker of the Council of... More

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Submitted 1 day ago by saramediaconsortium on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Board: Discharge gay NY National Guard officer (www.google.com)

A military administrative board recommends a gay New York National Guard officer who publicly announced he's gay should be discharged for violating the military's "don't ask, don't tell"... More

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Obama could send 1,500 National Guard troops to Mexican border (www.csmonitor.com)

With Mexico sliding deeper into violence, President Obama could be preparing to send 1,500 National Guard soldiers to shore up the border.

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Guard to seek volunteers for border (www.google.com)

The Obama administration is developing plans to seek up to 1,500 National Guard volunteers to step up the military's counter-drug efforts along the Mexican border, senior administration officials said... More

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NASCAR drums up Guard support (www.news-journalonline.com)

Mix a Dale Earnhardt Jr. appearance with free T-shirts shooting out of cannons and some live rock 'n roll, and the National Guard is going to get a decent-sized crowd for recruiting.

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Texas Guard unit prepares to help bring end to Iraq war (www.chron.com)

Next to maps of natural gas pipelines and processing plants lining the wall of Mark Gregory’s high-rise office in downtown Houston hangs a small framed picture that seems out of place.

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Submitted 1 day ago by cdoherty on NationalGuard | 0 Comments |

National Guard donates surplus materials for artificial reef project (www.scnow.com)

The city of North Myrtle Beach states with help from the S.C. Army National Guard, artificial reefs along the coast continue to flourish. According to a news release from NMB, for the thirteenth... More

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Guard keeps families close (www.superiortelegram.com)

The Wisconsin National Guard’s latest method to communicate with family members of deployed soldiers and airmen really clicked.

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General denies clemency for Mass. Marine with PTSD (news.bostonherald.com)

The Marine Corps has denied clemency to a Marine who pleaded guilty in the death of an Iraqi policeman but is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder despite pleas from his Navy doctor to... More

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