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Date: Mar 25, 2009 1:07 PM
Subject: news articles for 3/25
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US: Iraq attacks at lowest since August 2003
BAGHDAD – The number of attacks in Iraq has dropped to its lowest levels since the months following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, a security improvement that comes as the U.S. begins downsizing its operation, a U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.
Iraqi Army finds two weapons caches near Karmah
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq – Iraqi Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, partnered with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, discovered two weapons caches in the Karmah region during a cache sweep March 21.
Iraqi ERB officers ready to rid streets of IED threat
BAGHDAD – The Iraqi Emergency Response Brigade officers graduated from their first Explosive Ordnance Disposal course in Baghdad March 18. The EOD course is an intensive six week training program that consists of three phases. In the first phase, the ERB’s 1st Battalion police officers focused on the ability to identify military-grade ordnance and explosives.
Ceremonies Celebrate Primary School, Water Treatment Facility Renovation
TUNIS — Several Iraqi government officials participated in dedication ceremonies celebrating the expansion of the Taif Primary School and renovation of the Tunis Tech Water Treatment Facility here, March 19.
Iraqi Children Receive New Wheelchairs
BAGHDAD — Eighty-two Iraqi kids found a new reason to smile, thanks to efforts from Iraqi National Police (NP) officers and U.S. Paratroopers in the Rusafa district here, March 23.
Iraqis Tear Down Wall, Reminder of Darker Days in Iraq
FORWARD OPERATING BASE BRASSFIELD-MORA, Iraq, March 25, 2009 – Scores of Samarra civilians joined provincial and community leaders March 23 at a concrete barrier removal ceremony reminiscent of the tearing down of Germany’s Berlin Wall nearly 20 years ago.
Meeting held to discuss restoring peace, bringing prosperity to Alasai District
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (March 20, 2009)--Kapisa Governor Abu Baker hosted a shura council meeting March 17 at Forward Operating Base Morales Frasier, Nijrab District.
Lucky dog keeps soldiers safe, identifies IEDs
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (March 25, 2009) – She takes a few steps forward and then glances over her shoulder. A few meters up the road she stops and lies down on the ground.
Face of Defense: Washington Guard NCO Takes Leadership on the Road
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq, March 25, 2009 – For one Washington Army National Guard soldier, the leadership of a noncommissioned officer can be measured in the miles and missions his more than 1,100 citizen-soldiers drive from here in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Wyoming: Don't mess with U.S. Constitution
The state of Wyoming has adopted a resolution to inform Washington bureaucrats and bureaucracies of its opposition to any plans to hold a Constitutional Convention that would recommend changes or alterations to the nation's founding document·
Computer Virus Time Bomb Could Go Off April 1 - Conficker Virus
The Conficker Internet worm could strike at infected computers around the world on April 1, a security expert warned Monday. Conficker is a sophisticated piece of malicious computer software, or malware, that installs itself on a Windows PC’s hard drive via specially written Web pages. It then conceals itself on a computer.
DHS Head Napolitano Orders Mexico Border Crackdown
With Mexico gripped by rampant drug violence, the United States on Tuesday announced steps to crack down on smuggling of narcotics, guns and money by gangs that threaten security on both sides of the border.
Dodd's Wife a Former Director of Bermuda-Based IPC Holdings, an AIG Controlled Company
No wonder Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Conn) went wobbly last week when asked about his February amendment ratifying hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses to executives at insurance giant AIG. Dodd has been one of the company's favorite recipients of campaign contributions. But it turns out that Senator Dodd's wife has also benefited from past connections to AIG as well.
US lawmaker: Obama budget makes US worse than Cuba
President Barack Obama's 3.55-trillion-dollar budget plan will leave the United States with a worse budget deficit than Cuba, a leading Republican critic warned Tuesday.
White House to Hunt for New Tax Revenues
WASHINGTON -- The White House said it would launch a search for new tax revenues, as Congressional leaders moved to scale back proposed spending increases and tax cuts in President Barack Obama's ambitious budget.
U.S. bill seeks to rescue faltering newspapers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With many U.S. newspapers struggling to survive, a Democratic senator on Tuesday introduced a bill to help them by allowing newspaper companies to restructure as nonprofits with a variety of tax breaks.
Mervyn King warns Gordon Brown to stop spending
The Governor of the Bank of England laid bare tensions between Gordon Brown and the Treasury yesterday by warning that Britain could not afford a second economic stimulus in the Budget.
"Unafraid" China apparently fears YouTube
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is not afraid of the Internet, its Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, even as access to the popular video sharing site YouTube was apparently blocked.
Here is today's break from all the serious stuff.
Endangered and Adorable
In the end, Hannibal did not administer the fatal bite to his mate's neck. And Jao Chu did not immediately kill their offspring, as is often the case. And so, early yesterday, despite murderous tendencies in the captive species, two newborn clouded leopard cubs were found alive, well and squealing at the National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Va.
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