Monthly Archives: May 2009

By Richard N. Haasspresident, Council on Foreign RelationsShould the United States attack Iran if we learn it has begun to enrich uranium to the...

South King County has received over $6 million in funding for housing and supportive services from the King County Veterans and Human Services Levy...

By Dan AbramsIn a brutally frank and at times contentious interview, former Attorneys General John Ashcroft and Alberto Gonzales sat down with Dan Abrams...

by Harry Shearer Actor, author, director, satirist, musician, radio host, playwright, multi-media artistMonday's NYT piece on the unraveling of the torture program during the...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he's ready for immediate talks with the Palestinians, but he won't endorse a Palestinian state.By Ilene...

NEW CASTLE, Del. - The Air National Guard says a propeller malfunctioned on one of its plane, forcing the pilot to turn around and...

Once while shopping, "she heard a little kid say, 'You said there were no real monsters mommy, and there's one right there,'" Coffman said....

2009, Year of the Military Family" When: Monday, May 11th, 6 PM - 9 PMWhere: Ridley High School, 901 Morton Ave, Folsom, PA 19033What: Direct access...

View a copy of Senate Bill 136 that establishes in-state tuition for military veterans and their dependents  By Steve RamirezLAS CRUCES — Military veterans and...

By Alysa Landry NAVAJO NATION — Access to treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is expected to be easier for Navajo veterans following an agreement...

The United States has again accused Chinese fishing vessels of confronting a US Navy surveillance ship. The Pentagon said two mainland fishing vessels confronted...

By Darwin Danielson Iowa veterans made their pitch for funding to state lawmakers -- and with the tight state budget -- didn't get many...

San Diego, California-The USS Dubuque (LPD 8) an Austin-class amphibious transport dock,has been quarantined, two crew members have been tested positive for H1N1 Flu...

The VA Loan and Streamline Refinance aka Veterans Home Loan or Interest Rate Reduction Loan (irrl), is the smartest Military Loan for Veterans. A...

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” — Benjamin Franklin By Geoff MetcalfWe are filling in one of the final gaps between...

TACOMA, Wash. -- An anti-war group says 11 of its members were arrested trying to block Stryker military vehicles from Fort Lewis from being...

By Stephen C. Webster UPDATE 328 PM ET: The Washington Post reports: Former Bush administration officials are launching a behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign to urge...

This article is by James Glanz, Eric Schmitt and Choe Sang-hun.In a case that opens a new front in the rapidly expanding investigation of...

By John Byrne In shocking testimony made by the Pentagon’s top auditor on Monday, the Defense Department revealed that a former unit of the...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans 1. VA Sponsoring Celebration For Vets In Nebraska.   2. Special Homes Being Constructed For Disabled Vets.   3. Kemp A Sammies Finalist.  ...

by Donna Teresa, Staff WriterMother's Day is a celebration of the extraordinary spirit of the special women who we call "mom."I'm raising a toast...

By David Edwards and Ron Brynaert A video broadcast on Al Jazeera shows US troops stationed in Afghanistan being advised by a chaplain ‘to...

Revolutionary new web software could put giants such as Google in the shade when it comes out later this month. Andrew Johnson reportsThe biggest...

Pilot program seeks to boost the ranks of language and healthcare specialists by offering citizenship.By Alexandra Zavis and Andrew Becker May 4, 2009 The...

By Agence France-Presse Democrats in the US House of Representatives unveiled a 94.2-billion-dollar emergency spending bill to cover the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,...

Soldiers dated at West Point; wedding will wait until after deploymentBy PHILIP SMUCKERORGUN-E, Afghanistan -- A 21-minute helicopter flight apart in the dusty mountains...

By WILLIAM PETROSKI Gay and lesbian military service members who are legally married in Iowa can still be involuntarily discharged from the Iowa National...

APPHILADELPHIA -- The head of a Philadelphia museum says its sample of Abraham Lincoln's blood may get DNA testing, but some questions must be...

The head of America's National Security Agency says that America needs to build a digital warfare force for the future, according to reports. Lt...

Joe Henson was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, on June 3, 1925, so he will be 83 years old this year. Joe attended all his...

Former Homeless Veteran Launches New  Jobs Program For Veterans Chicago, IL - Virgil Mathis announced today the creation of a jobs program for amputee, homeless...

here's a story from the Orange County Register about a grandmom who is going to climb back into a P-51 fighter plane this weekend...

ONE NAME TO BE ADDED TO THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIALPress Event to be held Tuesday, May 5, at 3 p.m. (Rain Date May 6)Washington, D.C....

by Rodney Allen Rippy Ms. Francis was born with a serious, life threatening heart defect and Jessica has undergone 4 major heart surgeries. She was...

SB 285 Wright Veterans Disability benefits: attachment. Plus a new Published Appeals Court Decision on SSI/SSDI Child Support Cases. SB 285 passed out of...

by A Soldiers Mind May 1, 2009 marked 100 years in which Walter Reed Army Medical Center has provided medical care for literally thousands of...

Proceeds will help the charity Veterans RetreatMIAMI BEACH CBS4)-A Miami Beach condo raffle has been extended. The winner will be announced June 15th.It may...

I am pleased to announce an encore screening of  Fractured Minds, the second episode of In Their Boots, Season II.  Fractured Minds, the story...

Afterword: And What About America? by Ed Husain, Author of The Islamist: Why I Became an Islamic Fundamentalist, What I Saw Inside, and Why I LeftThe...

Obtaining a college education is important in today’s world, in order to learn skills that will make a person marketable in American society. The...

'The president was not prepared to do something illegal,' she repliesWASHINGTON - Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Jewish elementary school students that...

                Lockheed Martin MS2, Manassas, Va., is being awarded awarding a $39,373,147 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-04-C-6207) for Acoustic Rapid Commercial Off The...