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Date: Mar 23, 2009 2:58 PM
Subject: news articles for 3/23
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Iraqi Army assumes control of COP Ayres
Diyala, Iraq – The Iraqi Army assumed control of Combat Outpost Ayres from 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division during a ceremony held March 19.
Iraqi EOD Learn Advanced CSI Techniques
COB SPEICHER — A thunderous boom resounded across the desert as debris and truck remains fell to the earth followed by Iraqi Policemen (IP) rushing to the blast scene.
Iraqi Women Vendors Help Develop Economy
BAGHDAD — Joint Contracting Command-Iraq/Afghanistan (JCC-I/A) recently provided 40 prospective and current female Iraqi vendors with training dealing specifically with U.S. Government contracts here.
NATO-led troops kill senior Afghan militant
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- NATO-led troops killed a senior militant and nine of his associates Saturday in an operation that targeted his house, officials said.
Troops provide medicine to remote villagers in Djibouti
CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti (Army News Service, March 19, 2009) -- Servicemembers traveled throughout remote regions of Djibouti March 7-14 to provide medical and public health aid to more than 2,000 villagers.
Face of Defense: Combat Medic Strengthens Skills Under Rigors of War
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, March 23, 2009 – Combat medics serve double-duty when deployed overseas. They must not only be ready at a moment’s notice to provide lifesaving medical care, but they also have to be prepared to battle alongside their comrades.
Obama criticizes some Guantanamo release decisions
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says the U.S. hasn't done a good job sorting out who should be released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
Treasury's toxic asset plan could cost $1 trillion
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration's latest attempt to tackle the banking crisis and get loans flowing to families and businesses will create a new government entity, the Public-Private Investment Program, to help purchase as much as $1 trillion in toxic assets on banks' books.
Soon there may be nobody left to lend to America
Anyone who thought Ben Bernanke and his Federal Reserve Board colleagues were out of ammunition received a rude, or pleasant, shock last week. Rude, if you worry that a few extra trillions sloshing around the economy might one day trigger a wave of inflation; pleasant, if you worry that the economy is sinking fast, and the Obama administration and Congress haven’t a clue what to do about it.
Congress ‘Hypocrisy’ on Company Trips Irks U.S. Hotel Industry
March 23 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Senate last month passed a measure limiting “luxury” spending for corporate travel by recipients of federal bailout funds. Two weeks later, about two dozen senators of both parties left town for political meetings on the Florida coast.
Poland hopes U.S. will not let it down on shield
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland said on Sunday it hoped the new U.S. administration would not abandon plans to station a missile defence system on its territory.
Report: al Qaeda Recruiting In Uk At Street Level
The al Qaeda terror network is able to “directly recruit British muslims at street level in the UK”, according to a ground-breaking new report by the UK’s premier anti-extremism think-tank.
Thousands Receive Terror Training In UK
Thousands of UK workers are being trained to help respond to a future terror attack as part of an updated counter-terror strategy, ministers say. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said shop and hotel workers would be among 60,000 people able to deal with an incident.
Shocker: 'Global warming' simply no longer happening
This may come as bad news for Al Gore. The modest global warming trend has stopped – maybe even reversed itself. And it's not just the record low temperatures experienced in much of the world this winter.
Supremes refuse to hear Ramos, Compean case
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from former Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean this morning. After serving two years in federal prison in solitary confinement for shooting a fleeing Mexican drug smuggler who had brought 750 pounds of marijuana into the U.S., Ramos and Compean were released from prison a month ago, with home confinement until March 20 ordered by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Here is today's break from all the serious stuff going on.
White Castle Wedding
For one couple, it was a fairy tale wedding, castle and all, but it also included a side of burgers and fries. Kurby and Krystal McDonald's love story began behind the counter.
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