May 11

Senators urge Obama to freeze Asian base overhaul (AFP)

AFP – Influential senators called Wednesday on the United States to freeze plans to relocate military bases in Japan and South Korea, describing the moves as politically unfeasible and too costly. Read the rest of this entry »

May 11

Ex-general to run for Senate in Texas (AP)

AP – Former Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, who oversaw coalition forces in Iraq before retiring in the aftermath of the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal, is running for Senate in Texas as a Democrat. Read the rest of this entry »

May 11

Navy halts move to allow gay unions by chaplains (AP)

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