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Murtha Turned Against War, but Not Grab-While-You-Can Politics
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My Left Breast Put Fancy TSA Scanner to the Test
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Murtha Turned Against War, but Not Grab-While-You-Can Politics
By Walter Shapiro
House Democratic titan John Murtha, who died Monday at 77 following complications from gallbladder surgery, was not a congressman cut out for an era of $1.3 trillion budget deficits. As a grab-while-you-can champion of earmarks, Murtha risked becoming a national symbol for old-fashioned ...
Rep. John Murtha, Advocate for Pa. District, Pentagon, Dies at 77
By Patricia Murphy
U.S. Rep. John Murtha died Monday after a lengthy and sometimes tumultuous career in Congress. The Pennsylvania Democrat was first elected to represent his Johnstown Congressional district in 1974 after returning home from fighting as a Marine in Vietnam. Once elected, he rose through the ranks of ...
Invited to a Tea Party, Sarah Palin Speaks, but Will She Lead?
By Mary C. Curtis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tea Party movement may have a leader -- if she chooses to step up. Sarah Palin's Saturday night keynote address was definitely the hot ticket, and she is the one person who could unite the activist groups that have gathered for the first National Tea Party Convention. Palin ...
McConnell Attacks Holder on Underwear Bomber, Justice and Security Conflict Grows
By Jason Seher
While Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told the House Select Committee on Intelligence on Wednesday that a terrorist attack against the United States was imminent, on the other side of Capitol Hill, Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed President Barack Obama's national security ...
Are Female Suicide Bombers the Wave of the Future?
By Delia Lloyd
In the aftermath of the Christmas Day bomb plot, Western countries are beefing up security to combat terrorism at airports and universities. Mounting evidence suggests that, as they do this, they should pay particular attention to one group of people who've so far flown under the radar: women. ...
Accused Christmas Day Bomber Cooperating With Investigators After Visit From Family
By David Sessions
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old Nigerian accused of attempting to bomb a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, has been talking openly with investigators "for days" after visits from two of his family members, the New York Times reports. CIA operatives located the relatives in Lagos, ...
Obama Administration Vision: War Without End
By David Wood
Suicide bombers inside the United States. Nuclear-armed nations collapsing and losing control of nuclear weapons. Bloody new conflicts like Iraq and Afghanistan. American troops under attack at bases around the world. Terrorist attacks using unknown new diseases. Chinese missile attacks on Taiwan. ...
Top Brass Calls for Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
By Patricia Murphy
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday that they both personally support the repeal of the law banning gays from serving openly in the U.S. military. They then detailed the Pentagon's plans to prepare for ...
U.K. Bans Passengers Who Refuse Full Body Scans from Flying
By David Sessions
As international debate swirls around the use of full body scanners for airline security, the United Kingdom announced that it would bar any travelers who refused to submit to the scans from getting on airplanes, the Daily Mail reports. The government also overturned a planned exemption for children ...
Senators Clash Over Don't Ask, Don't Tell as Top Pentagon Brass Calls for Repeal
By Patricia MurphyDefense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday that they both personally support the repeal of the law banning gays from serving openly in the U.S. military. They then detailed the Pentagon's plans to prepare for ...
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