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Date: Mar 13, 2009 11:39 AM
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Iraqi, U. S. Forces Capture Bomb Makers, Seize Weapons in Iraq
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2009 – Iraqi forces, with coalition support, captured a man wanted for bomb attacks and nine others, dismantled two makeshift bombs, and seized weapons caches in Iraq in recent days, military officials said.
Humanitarian Assistance Provided by Iraqi Soldiers in Maysan Province
FOB GARRY OWEN — Iraqi Soldiers recently traveled house to house in a small neighborhood in the Maysan province on the southeastern border of Iraq to hand out essential supplies to citizens in need.
Diwaniyah Opens New Healthcare Center
DIWANIYAH — Local townspeople joined Iraqi and American officials here to mark the opening of the new Jumhoury Primary Healthcare Clinic, March 8.
Command Takes on Support Role to Aid Iraq
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2009 – Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq is assuming more of a support and advisory role as Iraq moves toward self-sufficiency, a U.S. military official in Iraq said yesterday.
Iraqi Army Commandos Train to Lead
FOB HUNTER — Another chapter on operations in southern Iraq was written as Iraqi Commandos recently honed their combat skills with the ‘Black Dragons’ of the 4th Brigade Combat Team during a three-day training operation in the Maysan province.
Manas Airmen tend to children's cancer center needs
Loaded with boxes filled with stuffed animals, snacks and 10 shiny new faucets, Manas Air Base Airmen made a visit to Bishkek's National Center of Oncology, or Children's Cancer Center.
Former Hostages Honored With Defense of Freedom Medal
MIAMI, March 12, 2009 – Three U.S. defense contractors held captive for more than five years by Colombian narcoterrorists were presented the civilian equivalent of the Purple Heart award today during a ceremony at U.S. Southern Command headquarters here.
China "worried" about US Treasury holdings
BEIJING (AP) - China's premier expressed concern Friday about its massive holdings of Treasuries and other U.S. debt, appealing to Washington to safeguard their value, and said Beijing is ready to expand its stimulus if the economy worsens.
Citigroup CEO says bank doesn't need more government funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc Chairman Richard Parsons said on Thursday that the bank does not need any more capital injections from the government and expressed confidence that Citi would remain in private hands.
Congresswoman, Tied to Bank, Helped Seek Funds
WASHINGTON — Top federal regulators say they were taken aback when they learned that a California congresswoman who helped set up a meeting with bankers last year had family financial ties to a bank whose chief executive asked them for up to $50 million in special bailout funds.
Money man says half of world's wealth gone
A "highly optimistic" President Barack Obama sought to encourage Americans worried over the economy and his proposals to overhaul the nation's finances today by declaring the national crisis is "not as bad as we think" and advising them to avoid being driven by either bad or good news. But some bad news may be too big to ignore.
LOST and Found: Senate Moves Toward Ratification of U. N.'s 'Law of the Sea Treaty'
The Senate is gearing up to ratify a Nixon-era U.N. treaty meant to create universal laws to govern the seas -- a treaty critics say will create a massive U.N. bureaucracy that could even claim powers over American waterways.
Sales of guns, ammo still high
Four months after the election of President Barack Obama, firearms and ammunition sales in Tulsa remain at a fever pitch. Popular self-protection ammunition is often sold out at local stores, weapons are flying off shelves and the state reports an 87 percent increase in concealed carry permit applications for February 2008 over February 2009.
Justice Dept. Investigates Arizona Sheriff for Enforcing Immigration Law
(CNSNews. com) - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an investigation of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Arizona following requests by congressional Democrats and allegations by liberal activists that the department has violated the civil rights of illegal aliens.
US warships head for South China Sea after standoff
A potential conflict was brewing last night in the South China Sea after President Obama dispatched heavily armed American destroyers to the scene of a naval standoff between the US and China at the weekend.
Japan protests NKorea's rocket launch plan
SEOUL, South Korea – Japan strongly protested North Korea's planned rocket launch, warning Friday it could shoot it down after the North said it would fly over Japan and designated a "danger" zone off the country's coast.
Texas gov. rejects stimulus money for unemployment
HOUSTON – Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday rejected $555 million in federal stimulus money that would expand state unemployment benefits, saying the money would have required the state to keep funding the expanded benefits after the stimulus money ran out.
White House objects to UN calling US 'deadbeat'
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House objected Thursday to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's description of the United States as a "deadbeat" donor to the world body.
U. S. Jet Shoots Down Iranian Drone Over Iraq
An American fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone as it was flying over Iraq, U.S. military sources in Baghdad tell Danger Room. Details of the previously-unreported shoot-down, which occurred last month, are still sketchy.
'Iran seeking to purchase banned carbon fiber'
Two diplomats on Thursday said that Iran's national car company has made plans to purchase large quantities of carbon fiber, which is under UN embargo because it could be used in the country's nuclear program. The automaker's chief executive denied the allegation.
Obama reverses opposition to Mexican trucks
One day after signing the $410 billion omnibus funding bill into law, along with provisions ending the Department of Transportation's Mexican truck demonstration project, the Obama administration has announced intentions to restart the program as soon as possible.
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