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• Blair faces grilling over ties to Murdoch
• Britain's Blair faces grilling over ties to Murdoch
• Disability Claims a Huge Cost of War that Must Be Paid
• USS Iowa Makes Final Journey
• UAE eyes June opening for pipeline bypassing Hormuz
• Gay students graduate openly at military academies
• 19 Pakistani pilgrims wounded in Iraq bombing
• Millions in global aid for Iraq sits unspent
• Kellie Pickler Joins USO in Honoring Our Nation’s Real Heroes on Week-Long Memorial Day Tour to Middle East
• AP IMPACT: Almost half of new vets seek disability
• AP IMPACT: Nearly half of new US veterans seek disability claims; weak economy may play a role
• Jake Tapper: My Memorial Day Message
• Turkish soldier killed in clash with rebels
• Iran to launch new nuclear plant project: state TV
• Activists: Veterans Vote is a 'Jump Ball'
• Final voyage: USS Iowa on way to S. Calif. home
• USS Iowa on way to new home in Southern California
• Memorial Day: Among post-9/11 veterans, deepening antiwar sentiment

Blair faces grilling over ties to Murdoch Posted: 27 May 2012 04:34 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Tony Blair's decision to openly court Rupert Murdoch to win power and ensure favourable coverage during his decade-long tenure as British prime minister will come under scrutiny when he faces a media inquiry on Monday. The inquiry, ordered by Prime Minister David Cameron after Murdoch's now defunct News of the World tabloid admitted hacking phones, has tarnished Britain's elite by laying bare the collusion between politicians, the police and the media. ...

Britain's Blair faces grilling over ties to Murdoch Posted: 27 May 2012 04:07 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Tony Blair's decision to openly court Rupert Murdoch to win power and ensure favorable coverage during his decade-long tenure as British prime minister will come under scrutiny when he faces a media inquiry on Monday. The inquiry, ordered by Prime Minister David Cameron after Murdoch's now defunct News of the World tabloid admitted hacking phones, has tarnished Britain's elite by laying bare the collusion between politicians, the police and the media. ...

Disability Claims a Huge Cost of War that Must Be Paid Posted: 27 May 2012 02:33 PM PDT COMMENTARY | It's a cost that probably wasn't figured when the wars began. And it's a cost America must now pay, regardless of how staggering. According to the Associated Press, 45 percent of the veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are seeking disability compensation from service-related physical and mental injuries.

USS Iowa Makes Final Journey Posted: 27 May 2012 02:12 PM PDT The USS Iowa (BB-61) is making it final journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The huge battleship, known as the "Battleship of Presidents" will make the four-day trip in order to become a museum in southern California, according to Reuters. The storied vessel has been decommissioned for over 20 years and will finally be open for the public as an appropriate naval museum honoring U.S. Navy sailors since World War II.

UAE eyes June opening for pipeline bypassing Hormuz Posted: 27 May 2012 01:15 PM PDT A pipeline being built by the United Arab Emirates to pump most of its oil exports from east coast terminals bypassing the Iran-threatened Strait of Hormuz, will be operational in June, the ruler of Fujairah told AFP in an interview.

Gay students graduate openly at military academies Posted: 27 May 2012 11:57 AM PDT Gay students at America's military service academies are wrapping up the first year when they no longer had to hide their sexual orientation, benefiting from the end of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that used to bar them from seemingly ordinary activities like taking their partners openly to graduation events.

19 Pakistani pilgrims wounded in Iraq bombing Posted: 27 May 2012 11:43 AM PDT A roadside bomb in Iraq's Anbar province wounded 19 Pakistani Shiite pilgrims on Sunday, police and a doctor said, in the second attack against pilgrims in the Sunni province in days.

Millions in global aid for Iraq sits unspent Posted: 27 May 2012 11:25 AM PDT Outside the crumbling elementary school, goats feed on trash strewn across the front yard. Inside, the ceiling is rotting, toilets don't work and students scrunch hip-to-hip behind narrow desks.

Kellie Pickler Joins USO in Honoring Our Nation’s Real Heroes on Week-Long Memorial Day Tour to Middle East Posted: 27 May 2012 11:02 AM PDT BNA Recording artist Kellie Pickler joins the USO in honoring our nations real heroes with a week-long Memorial Day USO tour to the Middle East. Paying homage to those who have fallen as well as those currently serving on the front lines, Pickler is spending a week visiting two countries and performing five shows. On Memorial Day, she will dine with troops and perform two USO shows. This trip marks the fifth USO tour for Pickler. ...

AP IMPACT: Almost half of new vets seek disability Posted: 27 May 2012 10:41 AM PDT America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.

AP IMPACT: Nearly half of new US veterans seek disability claims; weak economy may play a role Posted: 27 May 2012 10:20 AM PDT America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate. Government officials say that 45 per cent of the 1.6 million veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now seeking compensation for injuries they say are service-related. Officials tell The Associated Press that's more than double the estimated 21 per cent who filed such claims after the earlier Gulf War in the 1990s.

Jake Tapper: My Memorial Day Message Posted: 27 May 2012 09:34 AM PDT I hope you have a very meaningful Memorial Day. And a personal note – getting to know troops and their families these past two years while working on a book project, has left an indelible impression of the world of service and sacrifice made by...

Turkish soldier killed in clash with rebels Posted: 27 May 2012 06:58 AM PDT State-run television says Kurdish rebels have killed a soldier in a clash in southeast Turkey, prompting the military to launch a large-scale offensive in the area.

Iran to launch new nuclear plant project: state TV Posted: 27 May 2012 06:12 AM PDT Iran is to build a new nuclear power plant, alongside its sole existing one in the southern city of Bushehr, by early 2014, state television reported on Sunday, quoting the head of the country's Atomic Energy Organisation.

Activists: Veterans Vote is a 'Jump Ball' Posted: 27 May 2012 03:40 AM PDT Prominent military veterans agreed on Sunday that the veteran's vote is up for grabs this November, a year in which veterans could be pivotal for a win.

Final voyage: USS Iowa on way to S. Calif. home Posted: 27 May 2012 01:29 AM PDT A famed battleship that saw action during World War II and the Korean War and carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a wartime summit traveled along the California coast Sunday on its final voyage.

USS Iowa on way to new home in Southern California Posted: 26 May 2012 09:17 PM PDT The USS Iowa — the iconic World War II-era battleship that once served as transport to President Franklin D. Roosevelt — left San Francisco Bay on Saturday on its way to its new home in Southern California.

Memorial Day: Among post-9/11 veterans, deepening antiwar sentiment Posted: 26 May 2012 01:09 PM PDT Despite the end of the Iraq war and the scheduled drawdown in Afghanistan, this Memorial Day arrives against a backdrop of deepening – and some say more troublesome – antiwar sentiment among military veterans.

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