Monthly Archives: May 2009

Personal finance Q&A with Steve Dinnen.Q: I am a US State Department employee who plans to retire at age 53. My parents are not...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Morning-line favorite I Want Revenge is out of the Kentucky Derby.The 3-year-old colt was scratched hours before the Run for the...

The Village VoiceBy Michael P. VenturaThe new GI Bill promises to help more veterans afford college degrees—if anyone can figure out how it works. ...

For more information, contact: Brian Lawrence, 202-225-3527Buyer Briefed on VA Preparedness and Response to Swine Flu  Washington, D.C. - Congressman Steve Buyer, Ranking Member of...

The H1N1 virus prompts more schools to close; 300 are now shut in Texas alone. Colleges cancel graduation rites, and Harvard Medical School suspends...

 El Paso, Texas, A Marine who finished boot camp in San Diego last month has lost his fight to wear his dress blue uniform...

By Diane Bartz The cybersecurity chief named to battle Internet viruses and larger challenges facing the information technology networks used by U.S. companies and...

Carmakers report an overall decline of 34%, with Chrysler faring the worst with a 48.1% drop. Of the American-owned domestic manufacturers, Ford does best...

By M.R. KROPKOCLEVELAND -- A federal appeals court opened the way again Friday for the Justice Department to deport alleged Nazi death camp guard...

We just launched a new search feature that makes it easy to find and compare public data. So for example, when comparing Santa Clara...

By Greg JaffeJoint Chiefs Leader Assesses War U.S. Is ReshapingZABOL, Afghanistan -- In this impoverished province on the Pakistani border, the U.S. military's most...

By LISA ORKIN EMMANUELMIAMI -- A fifth patient has tested positive for HIV, and seven more tested positive for hepatitis after being exposed to...

AFPA US court on Thursday sentenced an Afghan tribal warlord and alleged Taliban associate to life in prison on charges that he imported heroin...

AFPUS President Barack Obama will host a summit with his Afghan and Pakistani counterparts on Wednesday amid growing US concern over the deteriorating situation...

AFPThree US and two Latvian troops were killed when insurgents stormed a military outpost in northeastern Afghanistan Friday, officials said, in the deadliest incident...

By Stephen C. Webster A federal judge has denied an appeal reuqest by Kellog, Brown & Root to appeal over a lawsuit which accuses...

APA court-martial is nearly finished for an airman at Elmendorf Air Force Base accused of giving his wife ulcer medication and causing her to...

By Janet HookReporting from Washington -- The financial services industry is in trouble over its role in crashing the world economy, but that doesn't...

By Steven EkeA plan to replace Soviet-era Russian military uniforms with ones by a leading fashion designer has been abandoned because of a lack...

(AP) — MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) ? The Vermont National Guard has delivered nearly 30,000 doses of antiviral medicine to hospitals around the state as...

By Stephen C. Webster When asked if Georgia would be better off as an independent nation or as part of the United States, 43...

By Matt Corley On Wednesday, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) released a fearmongering video, asking if Americans "feel safer" under President Obama. But...

CBS News: 60 Minutes ([email protected])Has the cost of providing gasoline for America's cars taken a toll on the fragile ecosystem of the Amazon jungle?...

Ploitico 44Biden administers oaths to HHS and Commerce secretaries at a White House ceremony Friday afternoon.SWEARING IN: Obama takes the mic, says Sebelius has...

by [email protected] the last 12 months, 1,042  soldiers, Marines, sailors and Air Force personnel have given their lives in the terrible duty that is...

Newsweek correspondent Michael Isikoff was jubilant at the outcome, telling MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, “Score one for the criminal justice system.”

By Mike Sheehan Burma, Iran top group’s list of worst countries in which to be a blogger Freedom of the press is one of...

Secession wrong play for GOP By Jim Thompson Athens Banner-Herald There's no question Senate Resolution 632, a legislative proposal that should have been packaged...

New details on the soon-to-come retirement of 69-year-old Justice David Souter, one of the Supreme Court's liberal voices. The Washington Post reveals that Biden...

By Ashley ArchibaldSanta Monica, CaliforniaSeven individuals, including one Santa Monica resident, pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges of providing material support to a foreign...

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that Veterans can begin submitting applications on-line for the Post 9/11 GI Bill.“There...

Washington Examiner.comBy: Bill MyersDrug-addicted veterans are being injected with cocaine by researchers at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in taxpayer-funded studies, The Examiner...

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATIONMore than two centuries ago, our Nation's Founders declared the birth of a new...

By KIM GAMEL, BAGHDAD – Three U.S. troops have been killed in fighting west of Baghdad, the military said Friday, making April the deadliest...

By Josh WhiteWhen the photos of detainee abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq surfaced in 2004, U.S. officials portrayed Army Pvt. Charles...

msnbc.com news servicesupdated 51 minutes agoNEW YORK - Stocks wavered Friday after putting in their best month in nine years on growing optimism that...

VA-Is it true that newly-separated veterans can receive free dental care from VA?What is the eligibility for this service? FAQ Recently discharged veterans whose...

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Washington-TurboTAP.org is the Department of Defense's official website providing information for servicemembers on transitioning from military service. This site is also supported by the...

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today plans to re-open enrollment in its health care system by July 2009 to about...

VA.gov-The committee is seeking submissions for the 2009 national Veterans Day poster. The poster is distributed to more than 110,000 schools nationwide, military installations...