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Date: Feb 5, 2009 11:44 AM
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U. S. Medical Team Treats Iraqi Villagers
FOB HUNTER — U.S. Army medical experts recently visited a small clinic in southeastern Iraq to provide medical assistance to the citizens there. Local Iraqis lined up in single file near the clinic’s perimeter fence eagerly awaiting basic examinations and medical advice from combat medics and a physician.
Wheelchairs Delivered to Sadr City
SADR CITY — Some entered Baghdad’s Sadr City District Advisory Council compound Feb. 4 in small groups, while others came alone. They were a diverse group, former military men injured while fighting insurgents, others victims of Saddam Hussein’s regime; the very old and the very young.
Iraqi Police take helm at JSS al Awad
JOINT SECURITY STATION AL AWAD, Iraq — A small ceremony in al Awad, northwest of Baghdad, Feb. 4 was a sign of bigger things to come: a completely autonomous Iraqi Police force.
On the Ground: Airmen, Soldiers Transfer Buildings, Provide Care
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2009 – In the quickly changing atmosphere of Iraq, U.S. troops increasingly are focused on preparing Iraqis to take control of their country. That change was evident in recent days when Air Force officers transferred a newly renovated military academy to the Iraqis and one Army unit turned over a building aimed to bolster the economy while another unit provided basic medical care.
On the Ground: Coalition, Afghan Troops Give Fuel, Food, Collect Munitions
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2009 – Coalition troops in Afghanistan recently teamed up with Afghan soldiers to provide food, clothing and fuel to Afghan villagers and to collect munitions in a rewards program, military officials said.
Face of Defense: Sergeant Gives Kidney to Fellow Airman
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., Feb. 5, 2009 – On April 30, 2008, Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Jones became what some would call the "ultimate wingman.
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Obama views children's health bill as step one
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama sees expansion of government health insurance to millions of lower-income children as a first step of several to come in providing coverage for all Americans.
US Treasury in plans for record debt sale
The US Treasury on Wednesday opened the floodgates of government bond issuance, revealing plans for a record debt sale in February and more frequent auctions in the months to come.
GOP's Sanford: It's Time to 'Rip the Band-Aid Off'
If Republicans want a "take-your-medicine" presidential candidate in 2012, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford might fit the bill. "The bottom line is we're going to go through a deleveraging and it is going to be painful," Sanford told ABC News.
"And the only question is do we stick a bunch of Band-Aids over it and hopefully ease some of the pain, but frankly prolong and deepen the pain?
16 illegals sue rancher who catches them on his land
A group of 16 illegal aliens is suing an Arizona rancher, claiming he violated their civil rights, falsely imprisoned them and inflicted emotional distress by holding them at gunpoint on his property along the border.
Cheney: Obama Policies Risk Catastrophic Terror Attacks
Former vice president Dick Cheney has warned that President Barack Obama’s anti-terror policies risk exposing the United States to a catastrophic nuclear or biological attack.
Mexican Drug Cartels Armed To The Hilt, Threatening National Security
In November, along the border with Texas, Mexican authorities arrested drug cartel leader Jaime “el Hummer” Gonzalez Duran — one of the founders of “Los Zetas,” a paramilitary organization of former Mexican soldiers who decided there was more money to be made in selling drugs than in serving in the Mexican military.
India charges Pakistan spy agency behind Mumbai attacks
New Delhi - Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon has said Pakistan's spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence was linked to the perpetrators of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, an official statement said Thursday.
Russia to start Iran nuclear plant by year end
Russia plans to start up a nuclear reactor at Iran's Bushehr plant by the end of the year, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation said on Thursday. "If there are no unforeseen events...then the launch will go according to the timetable," Rosatom chief Sergei Kiriyenko told reporters in the Kremlin.
Iran says US must accept nuclear programme
A senior adviser to Iran’s president says dialogue with the US will succeed only if the Obama administration accepts Tehran’s right to have a nuclear programme.
United Nations' threat: No more parental rights
A United Nations human rights treaty that could prohibit children from being spanked or homeschooled, ban youngsters from facing the death penalty and forbid parents from deciding their families' religion is on America's doorstep, a legal expert warns.
Egypt reseals Gaza border
EL-ARISH, Egypt (AFP) — Egypt on Thursday closed its Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip to all but exceptional cases after opening it to aid and wounded Palestinians during Israel's war on Hamas.
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