Oct 1

Senate leader urges repeal of US military ban on gays (AFP)

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 1

Senate rebuffs Obama, McCain in backing cargo jets (AP)

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Oct 1

Entrepreneur behind Mont. jail has checkered past (AP)

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 1

Iraq budget is 'challenge' for security forces: US (AFP)

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 1

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

Oct 1

US speeds up troop withdrawal from Iraq: general (AFP)

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 1

F-16 jets intercept plane with unresponsive pilot: US (AFP)

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. Read the rest of this entry »