Defense Budgets & Spending

Durable goods orders up 0.8 percent in June

iht.com     8 hrs ago   81 related          

Orders to factories for big-ticket manufactured goods such as cars, appliances and machinery rose at the fastest pace in four months in June. While the increase was much stronger than had been expected, much of the strength was...                

Holy Land Foundation lawyers, saying they're not being paid, seek retrial delay 8:23 AM CT

dallasnews.com     8 hrs ago   6 related          

By JASON TRAHAN / The Dallas Morning News jtrahan@dallasnews.com Court-appointed attorneys for defendants in the Holy Land Foundation case are asking a judge to delay the September trial because they haven’t been paid a...                

Obama links NATO troops to U.S. tax cuts

cnn.com     6 hrs ago   1,126 related          

White House hopeful Barack Obama has said that persuading NATO allies to send more troops to Afghanistan could cut U.S. army numbers -- and divert military spending into tax cuts to help American families. Obama made his...                

Our duty to our gay defenders

signonsandiego.com     5 hrs ago   1 related          

Did you know that your safety and security depend on gay men and lesbians? An estimated 65,000 gay men and lesbians serve in the U.S. armed forces, though by law they cannot be open about their sexuality. As we fight two wars,...                

Report: At $648 Billion, Cost Of Iraq War Almost Equal To Vietnam

thinkprogress.org     1 hr ago          

In his 1999 book, A Charge To Keep, President Bush said he had “learned the lessons of Vietnam” about “never again ask[ing] the military to fight a political war.” After launching the Iraq war, in April 2004, Bush rejected the...                

Ich Bin ein defeatist

theconservativevoice.com     7 hrs ago          

If Barack Hussein Obama had stayed true to historical form he would have stated the following while in Berlin: "Ich bin ein dummes und unerfahrenes demokratisches sozialistisches." Just as Ronald Reagan tore down the Berlin...                

Big business to the rescue - for now (CNNMoney.com)

yahoo.com     6 hrs ago   3 related          

Friday July 25, 11:02 am ET By Paul R. La Monica, CNNMoney.com editor at large Corporate America is keeping the economy afloat. The government reported a surprising 0.8% increase in durable goods orders for June this morning....                

Cumbersome State Intervention Bludgeons Russia's Markets

robertamsterdam.com     6 hrs ago   7 related          

It's a peculiar contrast: Americans are furious with the perceived recession in the economy, caused by bad mortgage debt, poor fiscal planning, high energy prices, and profligate government spending on war, among other factors....                

Local hero honored by friends, family and tribe

devilslakejournal.com     4 hrs ago          

Andy Shaw served his country in the Korean War and spent 39 months as a prisioner of war. Thursday, July 24 his family, friends and tribe members gathered to honor him by naming the dance arbor at the Spirit Lake Pow Wow...                

Japan-US alliance should be expanded by including India, Australia

indiasnews.net     8 hrs ago   4 related          

New Delhi, July 25 : The Japan-US alliance should be expanded with inclusion of countries like India, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, South Korea for better strategic and economic safety and better coordination in the fight...                

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