Oct 1

Senate leader urges repeal of US military ban on gays<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - The Democratic leader of the US Senate has urged President Barack Obama to fulfill his campaign promise to repeal the ban on gays in the military, in a letter released Thursday.

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Oct 1

Senate rebuffs Obama, McCain in backing cargo jets<br /> (AP)<br />

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Oct 1

Entrepreneur behind Mont. jail has checkered past<br /> (AP)<br />

AP - Michael Hilton showed up in Hardin, Mont., last week, presenting himself as an economic savior, the man who would take over the town’s $27 million jail — empty since it was built as a development project in 2007 — and provide 200 new jobs in the process.

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Oct 1

Iraq budget is 'challenge' for security forces: US<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - Iraq’s tight budget and its dependence on the price of oil is a “challenge” when it comes to equipping the country’s fledgling security forces, a senior US military officer said on Wednesday.

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Oct 1

Off-duty military motorcycle deaths spur training<br /> (AP)<br /> Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 1

US speeds up troop withdrawal from Iraq: general<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - The US military has accelerated the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and freed up equipment for the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, the US commander in Iraq told Congress on Wednesday.

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Oct 1

F-16 jets intercept plane with unresponsive pilot: US<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - Two F-16 fighter jets trailed a small plane with an unresponsive pilot on Wednesday before the aircraft crashed in rural Indiana, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said.

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