Administration and military officials say Marine Gen. Peter Pace is likely to convey concerns by the Joint Chiefs that keeping well in excess of 100,000 troops in Iraq through 2008 will severely strain the military. [He'll be retiring.]
The New York Taxi Workers Alliance -- which accounts for more than 8,000 city drivers -- is threatening to curb their cabs on Sept. 5 if the Taxi and Limousine Commission does not get rid of their GPS system, which the union says invades a driver
On Sept. 11, 1857, Mormons aided by native American allies massacred 120 unarmed men, women, and children bound for California by wagon train. The slaughter took place as the US Army was marching toward Utah to confront Mormon leaders.
The presidential election is 14 months away and with as many as 17 candidates now running, U.S. television and radio broadcasters are elated at the prospect of billions more in advertising dollars.
A giant hole in the Universe is devoid of galaxies, stars and even lacks dark matter, astronomers said. The team at the University of Minnesota said the void is nearly a billion light-years across and they have no idea why it is there.
This newly identified region, involved in an aspect of self-control, may change conceptions of human free will, the researchers said. It could also explain the basis of impulsive as well as reluctant behavior. [Government interest]
The same sweet-detecting proteins in your tongue also reside in the gut where they can likewise "taste" sugars. "Cells of the gut taste glucose through the same mechanisms used by taste cells of the tongue," said
This 2 hour documentary covers the Internal Revenue Service, income tax, the Federal Reserve System, national ID cards (REAL ID Act), human-implanted RFID tags (Spychips), electronic voting machines, globalization, the possibility of America becoming
Aaron has been battling cancer for some time now. His movies Trading Places and the Rose are much acclaimed, but his documentary America: from Freedom to Fascism (google video) was certainly his most passionate and probably his most influential work
John Kreisel of Vadnais Heights, Minnesota lost both of his legs in Fallujah last December. A roadside bomb detonated beneath his Humvee, killing two of Kreisels buddies, Spc. Bryan McDonough, and Spc. Corey Rystad. Kreisel is a man in his mid-20**
The legislation also will strengthen Maine's youth bicycle helmet law by creating a $25 fine for those 15 and under who fail to wear a helmet. Youths can be fined after the second or subsequent offense, but the fine can be waived
A political rival of the current Iraqi prime minister has hired a well-known Republican lobbying firm to promote his candidacy among the Washington elite. On the same day US intelligence officials briefed reporters on their lack of confidence
A new 'super-weapon' being supplied to British soldiers in Afghanistan employs technology based on the "thermobaric" principle which uses heat and pressure to kill people targeted across a wide air by sucking the air out of lungs
Intentionally or not, a new assessment of Iraq's political and military prospects landed just in time to bolster President Bush's case that the US should maintain its troop buildup in the country and stand by its beleaguered government.
In perhaps the most brilliant segment on “The Daily Show” I’ve ever seen, last night Jon ran through the last three decades of United States intervention in the Middle East to show how incoherent, ass-backwards and counter-productive it has been. - C
(Can you say blowback) The Air Force is ready to aid insurgencies. According to a lenghty new Air Force document, which outlines US strategies for "Irregular Warfare," military resources will sometimes be neeed to help insurgencies in fore
A draft intelligence report portrays a bleak political situation in Iran, anticipating little progress in getting Tehran to halt its nuclear program or stop supporting militant groups in the region, US officials said Thursday. The latest in a series
Bill Gross pleaded with "W" to "Write some checks, bail ‘em out, prevent a destructive housing deflation that Ben Bernanke is unable to do." A quick look at PIMCO's Total Return Fund shows the top 5 positions are all Fannie Mae and 40% of the fund is
Dept of Homeland Security adminstrators - fearing additional scrutiny - concealed from federal investigators information-sharing breakdowns that left the US vulnerable to terrorists, internal DHS memos and e-mails show. The documents obtained
National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell pulled the curtain back on previously classified details of government surveillance and of a secretive court whose recent rulings created new hurdles for the Bush adminstration as it tries to prevent terr
Lecterns are so 2004. In the latest chapter of new Web-empowered debates and interaction with presidential candidates, social networking site MySpace and MTV will bring together 2008 hopefuls and young voters for real-time online conversations.
Georgia's radars will probably be integrated into NATO's radar system by the end of this year, earlier than planned because of worries about Russian military flights, the Georgian Defense Ministry said. "Recent incidents prompted discuss
Baggy pants that show boxer shorts or thongs would be illegal under a proposed amendment to Atlanta's indecency laws. The amendment states that sagging pants are an "epidemic" that is becoming a "major concern" around the coun
Now, the soaring market and the fast car are gone. Last week he lost his job, along with 6,000 other employees of First Magnus Financial Corp., a mortgage lender. With a 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan, he plans to move back in temporarily with his ex so th