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Date: Feb 14, 2009 1:41 PM
Subject: news articles for 2/14 (Happy Valentine's Day)
Here are the latest articles added to operationrooster. com.
SoI members, MND-B Soldiers discover IED in Rashid
BAGHDAD – Sons of Iraq security members, in partnership with Multi-National Division—Baghdad Soldiers, discovered an improvised explosive device Feb. 13 while conducting operations in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad.
Deployment puts Marine center stage
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (February 12, 2009) – When Cpl. Kimberly Crawford arrived in Afghanistan five months ago, she discovered that a Marine Corps combat correspondent is a multi-tasking career.
U. S. Congress Gives Final Approval to $787 Billion
Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Congress gave final approval to President Barack Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus package in hopes of wresting the economy out of recession through a mix of tax cuts and federal spending.
Federal obligations exceed world GDP
As the Obama administration pushes through Congress its $800 billion deficit-spending economic stimulus plan, the American public is largely unaware that the true deficit of the federal government already is measured in trillions of dollars, and in fact its $65.5 trillion in total obligations exceeds the gross domestic product of the world.
US must play chess with Iran: Tehran official
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani on Saturday said the United States must stop "boxing" with Iran and adopt itself to a game of "chess" with the Islamic republic, local news agencies reported.
Ban on Christian speech outlawed, again
Officials in Ithaca, N.Y., have agreed again not to enforce an ordinance limiting the speech rights of Christians after they were caught ignoring a court order that banned the restriction.
World's Greatest Hacker Says Obama's BlackBerry Can Be Breached
There's a new "holy grail" for hackers — President Obama's super-secure BlackBerry. Despite warnings from his advisers, the president insisted on keeping his beloved PDA, which now has specially designed superencrypting security software.
Israel to Hamas: Release Soldier or No Truce
Talks on a long-term cease-fire between Israel and the Islamic militant group Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip have hit a snag. In a rare statement on the Jewish Sabbath, Israel flatly rejected statements by Hamas that a deal on a long-term Gaza cease-fire is imminent.
The Prince of hypocrites: Charles embarks on 16,000 mile 'green' crusade... aboard a private jet
Prince Charles was accused of hypocrisy last night for using a private jet on an 'environmental' tour of South America. The prince will travel to the region next month in a visit costing an estimated £300,000 as part of his crusade against global warming.
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