AP – An organization representing soldiers’ families says Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s position on military recruitment at Harvard Law School is “troubling and appalling.” Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Global regulators will dilute a reform that forces banks to hold more reserves to survive shocks without massive taxpayer help again, sources familiar with the negotiations said on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Turkish commandos backed by helicopters deployed along the Iraqi border Monday after Kurdish guerrillas killed 11 soldiers at the weekend in one of the deadliest attacks for years in their separatist war. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US military authorities on Monday locked down a naval base in New Jersey for about an hour after a delivery truck driver was found with a gun at the base’s entrance, officers said. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates says President Barack Obama could end up vetoing legislation that would lift the ban on gays serving openly in the military. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A heavily-armed AWOL soldier and a female companion were held after trying to enter a key US base in Florida with fake documents, a military spokeswoman said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »