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Bioterror threat is increasing, study says (www.latimes.com)
The threat of biological terrorism is growing, according to a congressionally ordered study that calls for aggressive defenses on par with those used to prevent nuclear terrorism. Due for release... More
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Premier of Iraq Is Quietly Firing Fraud Monitors (www.nytimes.com)
The government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki is systematically dismissing Iraqi oversight officials, who were installed to fight corruption in Iraqi ministries by order of the American... More
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The Army under Obama (www.armytimes.com)
President-elect Barack Obama, who has said he knows he must earn the military’s respect, now faces delivering on some of his promises, especially ending the war in Iraq without leaving chaos behind... More
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MILITARY UPDATE: More rigorous screening for personality disorder (www.gazette.com)
Under pressure from Congress and following the Army's lead, the Department of Defense has imposed a more rigorous screening process on the services for separating troubled members due to "personality... More
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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Gain a Powerful Voice: Their Own (www.washingtonpost.com)
Some lobbyists come to Capitol Hill armed with PowerPoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets. Todd Bowers brought the rifle scope that saved his life. He was on patrol outside Fallujah, Iraq,... More
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GOP ponders path of return (www.washingtontimes.com)
After a flubbed response to Hurricane Katrina, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, several corruption cases and a mangled economy, the Republican Party found itself Tuesday in a damp, earthy pit it had... More
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Six recent combat veterans win congressional races (www.stripes.com)
Six veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom won their congressional races Tuesday, giving recent combat veterans their biggest presence in national government yet. In 2006 Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Pa.,... More
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Approaching the "Invisible Red Line": Why Congress Must Act Now to Restore Military Readiness (www.heritage.org)
All the military services, including the National Guard and Reserves, are experiencing lower levels of readiness after seven years of major combat operations overseas and more homeland defense... More
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Stop Payment (www.theatlantic.com)
This summer, Congress surprised me with an unexpected but welcome gift. A House subcommittee on defense appropriations had approved $500 for each month that a service member was retained under... More
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VA under fire over delays in new GI Bill (www.stripes.com)
Lawmakers angrily criticized Veterans Affairs officials Wednesday for possible delays in implementing the new GI Bill benefits by the August 2009 deadline, calling for more urgency and ingenuity by... More
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