2013年3月15日星期五

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Embattled Albuquerque, NM, police chief to retire

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:39 PM PDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The head of Albuquerque's embattled police department announced Friday he is retiring after an eight-year tenure marred by a spike in fatal police shootings and excessive force cases that critics blamed on a departmental culture that fostered brutality.

Transcript: Mitt Romney's Speech at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:10 PM PDT

Transcript: Mitt Romney's Speech at the 2013 Conservative Political Action ConferenceMitt Romney Delivers His Address at CPAC 2013


Gunmen kill 8 Iraqi police recruits: police

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 02:20 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying police recruits to a training center north of the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing nine people, police said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Sunni Muslim insurgents have been redoubling their efforts to undermine Iraq's Shi'ite-led government and foment inter-communal conflict this year. ...

American Legion defends VA chief against columnist's charges

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:52 PM PDT

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The leader of The American Legion has come out swinging in defense of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki. Shinseki, a retired four-star Army general and decorated Vietnam War  combat veteran, is the primary target of a scathing, yet-to-be-published TIME Magazine piece penned by prominent columnist Joe Klein. ...

Lessons from Iraq... in 1958.

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:39 PM PDT

The Atlantic recently re-posted a piece they'd commissioned from William R. Polk in 1958 and I stumbled across it when I was looking for some of Mr. Polk's more recent work this morning.

Maryland House, like Senate, votes to repeal death penalty

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:01 PM PDT

By Lacey Johnson (Reuters) - The Maryland House of Delegates voted on Friday to overturn the state's death penalty, putting it a step closer to becoming the 18th state to abolish executions. By a vote of 82 to 56, the House agreed to replace capital punishment with a sentence of life without parole. It approved the measure a week after the Senate passed the bill. Governor Martin O'Malley, who has pledged to sign the bill into law, will decide the fate of the five men currently on Maryland's death row. ...

Leatherneck.com Launches New Section For Women - Lady Leatherneck

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:52 PM PDT

The country's largest Marine-only website – Leatherneck.com – announces a new section called Lady Leatherneck which is devoted exclusively to active duty Marine Corps women and female spouses of Marines. Lady Leatherneck will bring a community of women together through shared experiences.Chicago, IL (PRWEB) March 15, 2013 The country's largest Marine-only website – Leatherneck.com – announces a new section called Lady Leatherneck which is devoted exclusively to active duty Marine Corps women and female spouses of Marines. ...

Police clash with Sunni worshippers in Baghdad

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:32 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Protesters clashed Friday with Iraqi police trying to prevent them from reaching the most venerated Sunni mosque in Baghdad, as members of their sect once again massed for anti-government rallies in several Iraqi cities.

“Sons of Anarchy” Stars Kim Coates, Mark Boone Junior and Dayton Callie Deliver a Touch of Home to Troops and Military Families on USO Tour to the Pacific

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:30 PM PDT

Coates, Boone and Callie extends America's thanks to troops in Japan, Guam and Hawaii.Arlington, VA. (PRWEB) March 15, 2013 A trio of bad boy actors from the hit FX original series "Sons of Anarchy" are busy showing troops and military families their softer side. Actors Kim Coates, Mark Boone Junior and Dayton Callie, who spend their days on the set of the highest rated television series in FX history, recently left behind their characters for their second USO overseas tour together. ...

Syrian rebel chief: Fighters 'will not give up'

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:01 PM PDT

A Syrian fuel tanker which was set on fire late Thursday by anti-Syrian regime protesters, lies in ruins in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday March 15, 2013. Gunmen set fire to three fuel tankers with Syrian license plates to prevent them from crossing into Syria, the state-run National News Agency said. Protesters claim diesel exported to Syria is being used by regime tanks. (AP Photo)BEIRUT (AP) — The chief of Syria's main, Western-backed rebel group marked the second anniversary of the start of the uprising against President Bashar Assad on Friday by pledging to fight until the "criminal" regime is gone.


Head of US Africa Command Warns of Islamic Threat

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 11:44 AM PDT

Head of US Africa command warns of threat from radical Islamic sect

From every direction, arms for Syria

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 10:31 AM PDT

The United Nations said today that more than 5 million Syrians – about 20 percent of its population – have been left reliant on aid handouts by the ferocious civil war that has raged there for two years now.

The cost of the Iraq war: 190,000 lives, $2.2 trillion

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 10:20 AM PDT

U.S. military personnel prepare for departure from the Sather Air Base on December 15, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq.The U.S. invaded Iraq 10 years ago next week. Was it worth it?


Fishtown Has Faith in Tomorrow, Even if Cod Is Dead

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 10:15 AM PDT

Fishtown is running out of fish. Once the busiest fishing port in the world, Gloucester, Massachusetts, is stuck in its worst crisis ever.

PKK rebels back jailed chief Ocalan's peace talks: Commander

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 09:35 AM PDT

Kurds take part in a demonstration calling for the release of Kurdistan Workers Party leader Ocalan, in StrasbourgANKARA (Reuters) - Kurdish rebel fighters plan to back jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan's peace efforts with the Turkish state and have written to him of their misgivings, a top commander said on Friday. Rebel commander Murat Karayilan sought to play down the effects of a transcript leaked to the media last month in which Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) chief Ocalan suggested PKK military commanders were less than enthusiastic about his peace talks with Turkish officials. ...


Syrian rebel chief: 'We will not give up'

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 08:07 AM PDT

A Syrian fuel tanker which was set on fire late Thursday by anti-Syrian regime protesters, lies in ruins in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday March 15, 2013. Gunmen set fire to three fuel tankers with Syrian license plates to prevent them from crossing into Syria, the state-run National News Agency said. Protesters claim diesel exported to Syria is being used by regime tanks. (AP Photo)BRUSSELS (AP) — The chief of Syria's main, Western-backed rebel group marked the second anniversary of the start of the uprising against President Bashar Assad on Friday by pledging to fight until the "criminal" regime is gone.


Pentagon Spent $928M on Unemployment

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 08:02 AM PDT

Pentagon sends nearly $1 billion a year in unemployment checks to troops who left voluntarily

Rob Portman's Reversal

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 06:50 AM PDT

Republican Rob Portman Supports Gay MarriageBy MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES A CHANGE OF HEART: In a series of interviews on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, once on the short-list to be Mitt Romney's 2012 running mate announced he had reversed his opposition to gay marriage and revealed that his...


Donald Trump Fires Everyone's Ideas

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 06:31 AM PDT

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Donald Trump says Republicans are on a "suicide mission" if they give citizenship to the 11 million illegal immigrants in the country, because "every one of those 11 million will vote Democratic," he told a CPAC crowd prodded to applaud here Friday morning. "It's just the way it works. ...

The Weird Time Warp of the George W. Bush White House Website

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:14 AM PDT

Step back in time to a era where the Affordable Care Act was a laughable dream, when No Child Left Behind was touted by the White House, when Barack Obama was not president of the United States.

Stories from NJ homeless camp going before judge

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:35 AM PDT

Stories from NJ homeless camp going before judgeOne is a nurse with three college degrees who says she was hit by a car and disabled. Another says he was born with brain damage and has bipolar disorder.One was a bagger at a supermarket who says she ...


Senators and National Security Experts Offer President Obama Policy Option on Iran, Urge Protection of Iranian Dissidents in Iraq

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:00 AM PDT

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Organization of Iranian American Communities:At a briefing in the United States Senate, former lawmakers and national security officials offered what they described as a coherent, firm and effective policy to deal with the Iranian regime's intransigent nuclear posture, its nefarious regional interference and its intrigues with the Iraqi government aimed at eliminating members of Iran's main opposition movement, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), now in Camp Liberty and Camp Ashraf. ...

Market for Telecoms, Fixed-Line, Internet, Broadband & Mobile in Middle East & Africa Analyzed in New Research Report at ReportsnReports.com

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:02 AM PDT

"Middle East - Telecoms, Internet, Broadband and Mobile statistics (tables only)" and "Africa - Fixed-line, Internet and Broadband Statistics (tables only)" are reports available at ReportsnReports.com store.Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) March 15, 2013 Demand for Arabic content increasing as broadband use extends Telecoms and fixed-lineDeveloping regulatory systems in the telecoms sector of the Middle East have improved conditions for competitors although in almost all markets the main competitors to fixed-line incumbents are mobile network operators. ...

Pentagon spends nearly $1B a year on unemployment

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:06 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 19, 2012, file photo, military job seekers line up to speak to law enforcement recruiters during a job fair Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Irving, Texas. Even as it faces budget cuts and forced employee furloughs, the Pentagon is spending nearly a $1 billion a year on a program that sends unemployment checks to former troops who left the military voluntarily. But eligibility for the military compensation requires only that a person served in uniform and was honorably discharged. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as it faces budget cuts and forced employee furloughs, the Pentagon is spending nearly a $1 billion a year on a program that sends unemployment checks to former troops who left the military voluntarily.


Sagetech Corporation Achieves Coveted AS9100C Certification

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:14 AM PDT

Avionics innovator Sagetech Corporation today announced that it has been awarded certifications for both AS9100C and ISO 9001:2008 standards. These certifications signify Sagetech's successful compliance with recognized quality management systems, including the rigorous AS9100C aerospace quality standard.Hood River, OR (PRWEB) March 15, 2013 "This is a key milestone for Sagetech," remarked Sagetech President Kelvin Scribner. ...

Desktop Alert Wins Gold For Best Mass Notification System, Shares Two Platinum Awards with National Guard at GSN 2013 Border Security Awards

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:06 AM PDT

Desktop Alert shares award honors with the U.S. National Guard, Platinum Winner for 'Outstanding Global Intelligence Sharing Program -- U.S. or Foreign' and for Desktop Alert client, CW4 Richard B. Montgomery of the National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, VA, also named a Platinum winner in the 'Individual Leadership and Service to Country' category.Chatham, New Jersey (PRWEB) March 15, 2013 Desktop Alert, Inc. ...

W.F. Walsh Mixes Action, Suspense and Political Intrigue in New Novel

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:06 AM PDT

"The Umbrella Option" is a rollercoaster ride into a world teetering on the brink of international cataclysm.South Carolina (PRWEB) March 15, 2013 W. F. Walsh marks his debut in the world of suspense fiction and action thrillers with The Umbrella Option. This adrenaline-charged novel will send readers alongside lead character Special Agent Jake Stein on a rollercoaster ride into a world teetering on the brink of international cataclysm. ...

Today in History

Posted: 14 Mar 2013 09:01 PM PDT

Today is Friday, March 15, the 74th day of 2013. There are 291 days left in the year.

Coming Up on 'This Week': House Speaker John Boehner

Posted: 14 Mar 2013 07:42 PM PDT

Coming Up on 'This Week': House Speaker John BoehnerHouse Speaker John Boehner appears exclusively on 'This Week' Sunday


Combat soldiers more likely to commit violent crimes - study

Posted: 14 Mar 2013 05:17 PM PDT

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - British soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan - particularly young men and those who have seen active combat - are more likely to commit violent crimes than their civilian counterparts, according to research published on Friday. The study of almost 14,000 British soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan is the first to examine the link between military service and violent crime by using official criminal records. ...
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