Iran to build nuke facilities ‘inside mountains’
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 | Post a comment
Move appears to be aimed at shielding sites from potential military attack
Gates: Europe’s demilitarization has gone too far
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 | Post a comment
Airborne over Marjah, U.S. Army flight medic Sgt. Bryan Eickelberg, of Arden Hills, Minn., left, with Task Force Pegasus, attends to an Afghan boy wounded earlier by an improvised explosive device, according to troops on the ground, during a medevac mission, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Tuesday Feb. 23, 2010. Pegasus crews have come under fire nearly every mission in Marjah while evacuating the wounded, as U.S. and Afghan troops take part in an assault on the Taliban stronghold. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
WASHINGTON – Europeans’ aversion to military force is limiting NATO’s ability to fight wars effectively, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.
Posted by John under: Perplexity,Wars and Rumors of Wars
Obama proposes $950 billion health bill
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 | Post a comment
U.S. President Barack Obama waves to doctors in attendance from across the country after making remarks on the need for health insurance reform in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, October 5, 2009.
Credit: Reuters/Jim Young
President Barack Obama made a last-ditch bid to revive his stalled healthcare overhaul on Monday with a plan to make insurance more affordable and to bolster government authority to regulate premium hikes.
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Nearly 20 percent of U.S. workers underemployed
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 | One comment
Nearly 20 percent of the U.S. workforce lacked adequate employment in January and struggled to make ends meet with reduced resources and bleak job prospects, according to a Gallup poll released on Tuesday.
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Egyptian presidential hopeful steps up
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 | One comment
BEIRUT, Lebanon, — Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammed ElBaradei got a hero’s welcome when he returned to his native Egypt as a possible contender for the presidency, a politically explosive challenge to the country’s power elite.
Posted by John under: Ishmael,Perilous Times
Health care push loses jobs component
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 | One comment
Obama’s new plan makes little reference to economy as agenda shifts
Posted by John under: Perilous Times,Spiritual Wickedness
Israel Unveils New Drone Fleet That Can Reach Iran
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 | Post a comment
A visitor looks at an Israeli air force unmanned plane in the Tel Nof base, central Israel, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010. Israel’s air force has introduced a fleet of large unmanned planes that it says can fly as far as Iran. Air force officials say the Heron TP drones have a wingspan of 86 feet (26 meters), making them the size of passenger jets, which can fly 20 consecutive hours, and are primarily used for surveillance and carrying payloads. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Israel unveils new drone fleet that can fly as far as Persian Gulf, putting Iran within range
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Calls in Egypt for ElBaradei to Seek Presidency
Sunday, February 21st, 2010 | Post a comment
“We are supporting him and he is a symbol of change,†said Muhammad Abdel Qudous, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, the banned but tolerated Islamic movement.
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Bad economies in states to worsen: governors
Saturday, February 20th, 2010 | One comment
The already gloomy conditions of states’ economies are set to worsen, according to preliminary survey findings from the National Governors Association released on Saturday.
