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WASHINGTON, July 4 (UPI) -- The latest U.S. Supreme Court term was the worst one ever for environmentalists, advocates say. The court considered five environment-related suits in the term that ended this week and environmentalists lost each time, The New York Times reported. The newspaper said the suits involved the use of sonar that threatened whales off California; liability for toxic spills; limiting challenges to U.S. Forest Service regulations; dumping in lakes; and allowing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take costs into consideration when determining how much marine life can be killed by... [read full story]
Washington (AFP) Nov 23, 2009 - President Barack Obama gathered his war cabinet Monday for what officials indicated could be the final time before he decides whether to dispatch tens of thousands more US troops to Afghanistan.
The front of BAE Systems' FRES and Warrior turrets are very similar - the gunner crew station is identical - and feature optimised crew stations and large hatches designed to accommodate today's and tomorrow's soldier wearing...
London (AFP) Nov 23, 2009 - An independent inquiry into Britain's role in the war in Iraq begins public hearings on Tuesday that will culminate in the eagerly-awaited testimony from former prime minister Tony Blair.
Moscow (AFP) Nov 23, 2009 - Eight soldiers died in a munitions blast Monday in central Russia, a defence ministry spokesman said, at the same arms depot where two died in a huge accidental weapons explosion 10 days earlier.
