Monthly Archives: May 2009

Santa Monica, Ca.The gumball 3000 roared out of Santa Monica today, next stop Las Vegas, baby!http://www.gumball3000.com/The 3000 mile route, incorporating stops in Las Vegas,...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans 1. Bike Run Raises Funds For Wounded Warriors.   2. New GI Bill Available To Vets.   3. Double-Murder Suspect May Cite PTSD...

Santa Monica, California...I-405 — Freeway  By Melody HanataniAn exciting evening awaited Luke Dunphy as he jumped on a motorcycle and headed home to Santa Monica...

If you missed Sunday's 60 Minutes, here's a recap of the broadcast:Reeducating Bin Laden's DisciplesSaudi Arabia, the native country of most of the 9/11 terrorists,...

Joseph Margulies, assistant director of the Roderick MacArthur Justice Center at Northwestern University School of Law, is co-counsel for Abu Zubaydah.

 BRIANT RODRIGUEZ  3 YRS OLD-IS THE VICTIM OF A HOME INVASION KIDNAPPING YESTERDAY. PLEASE REVIEW THE WEB SITE FOR PHOTOGRAPH AND FURTHER DETAILS.http://www.ncmec.org/missingkids/servlet/AmberExternalFCServlet?act=retAmberCase&amberId=6916 read full story...

By Michael Doyle WASHINGTON — Norberto Lara showed off his new arm, a terrible beauty. The wounded Iraq veteran can do wonders with his...

Market for military values  By Erin Kutz•Aamco Transmissions, which takes $5,000 off the franchise fee of $31,500, VetFran's website shows. Start-up costs for an Aamco...

The Texas Veterans Land Board is a win-win-win situation for the entire state of Texas. In addition to assisting veterans to be able to...

Join Veterans Advantage Today Veterans Advantage is the leading card program for Veterans, Active Duty military, National Guard & Reserve and their families, delivering...

by Jeanine BencaTRACY CALIFORNIA— Longtime Tracy resident Chuck Siffing remembers when his hometown, the first major dot on the map east of the Altamont...

Looks like this time they picked the wrong countryBy MEGAN FELDMAN Just 5 feet tall, with a baby strapped to her chest and a...

The U.S. Small Business Administration SBA’s Patriot Express Pilot Loan Initiative for veterans and members of the military community wanting to establish or expand small...

WASHINGTON, April 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gehry Partners, LLP, the Los Angeles-based architectural firm headed by Frank O. Gehry, has been selected as lead designer...

By Tara McKelveyResearch support was provided by the Puffin Foundation Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.The regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs...

by Randy Ark, Vietnam 1968-69, Medical Corpsman, 1st Infantry DivisionMother’s Day PoemAs a man who’s taken on some years, I look back upon my...

The Webby Awards The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. Established in 1996 during the Web's infancy, the...

By Mike CroninDonald Guter says three law schools asked if he wanted to be a dean in the months after he lost his job...

By Jennifer KieflVillage of Manlius-Cold War Veterans Exemption Local Law 3 was adopted at Tuesday night’s Village of Manlius board meeting, by a vote...

He was the first soldier from the California Army National Guard's 40th Infantry Division -- "Los Angeles' Own" -- to be killed after the division deployed...

By Melinda Moore In the rush of constant news updates on swine flu, we must recognize that controlling the spread of this disease is...

By Alexander ZaitchikThe right-wing faux pundit is laughing and crying in the backseat of his stretch limo, all the way to the bank.  From...

David Kaye says it's impossible to put the past behind us when a president may have violated the law. James Jay Carafano says accusations...

Introduction by Mike Griffith, Staff WriterA recent government report cited the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City as justification for the suggestion that...

By Mike Griffith, Staff WriterNo President is all bad. To varying degrees, all Presidents pursue some good policies and support some worthwhile pieces of legislation.  So...

Food and Drug Administration...Recalls, Withdrawals and Alerts in the Last 60 Days: This page includes the most significant product actions of the last 60...

By Joe ByrneAs part of the massive economic recovery package instituted three months ago, Barack Obama unveiled the “Making Work Pay” tax credit. Limited...

The Grill Sergeantsby David RothThe cioppino sits, red and inert, in its pot. The teetering "seared ahi tuna neapolitan" — which is actually a...

H.R. 2127 would amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the income eligibility and service-connected disability rating requirements for the veterans beneficiary travel...

By Jessica Foster Mortgage rates have hit historic lows, enabling home owners to slash their monthly payments by locking in a new rate.But many...

More families request aid, but universities and the government tighten up, jeopardizing enrollment of some students at schools where the cost of a four-year...

By PATRICK DONOHUEThe Corps rebuilds, renovates and revamps the depot's aging facilities and infrastructure. In addition to a $78 million project to build barracks...

TOKYO -When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn't expect a backlash. The finely...

Kitchen Table Conversationsby Nancy FarghalliMilitary families are beginning to take advantage of falling home prices. A military salary has never been enough to buy...

The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Iraq or who died at a U.S. military hospital of an...

By Jon Thurber and Ari B. Bloomekatz Jack Kemp, a former Republican vice presidential nominee and professional football star who cut a path as...

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:ABC's "This Week" - Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah; Health and Human Services Secretary...

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A man clad in an Iraqi security force uniform shot and killed two American soldiers and wounded three others Saturday, the U.S....

by Janice Francis-SmithLarry Mitchell survived the Vietnam War, though his service to his country left him 100-percent disabled.Now Mitchell has to battle with checkout...

By John RutherfordAfter 12 years of protracted debate, it looks as if the nation will finally get a federal hate crimes law that includes...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news agencies cite one of the country's deputy defense ministers as saying that more that 35,000 officers are to be...

By Larry ElderHas it really been 100 days?Obama — to use one of his favorite expressions — doubled down, no, tripled and quadrupled down...