Articles from 'February 2009'
2 months into 2009, US deaths spike in Afghanistan
By Jason Straziuso / Associated Press KABUL – U.S. deaths in Afghanistan increased threefold during the first two months of 2009 compared with the same ...
After bitter split, unions try to heal deep wounds
By Sam Hananel WASHINGTON (AP) — Union leaders are talking about reuniting under a single, more powerful federation, nearly four years after a nasty breakup ...
Mom: Deployment leaves no one to care for kids
By Mitch Weiss DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — When Lisa Pagan reports for duty Sunday, four long years after she was honorably discharged from the Army, ...
FDA didn't inspect syringe plant despite reports
By Mike Baker RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina syringe factory linked to hundreds of sicknesses and five deaths operated for almost two years ...
After White House, Bushes get bumpy start in private life
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The newspaper comes late, there's no kitchen table, and chairs have to be borrowed from the Secret Service agents next door.For former ...
Bush surprises students with visit to SMU
By Mark Norris / Dallas Morning News About 30 Southern Methodist University students were surprised Tuesday morning by a class visitor – George W. Bush. ...
Surfers vs. the Superferry
By Jerry Mander & Koohan Paik / Nation We don't ordinarily seek inspirational models of grassroots uprisings--especially against global corporate-military boondoggles--from surfer beaches on luscious ...
Gold Star Dad's Mission Complete – Photo Ban Lifted
Roslindale, Massachusetts - Carlos Arredondo, 48, is the first one to tell you that this issue is personal. When he found out that it was ...
Two More Illinois Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
NBCChicago.com Two Illinois National Guard soldiers were killed in Afghanistan Tuesday, continuing a wrenching deployment for the 2,700-strong Illinois force in the troubled country, and ...
Blast kills 3 British troops in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - An explosion killed three British soldiers in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, a spokesman for NATO-led forces said on Thursday, where U.S. troops ...
Officials: Pentagon OKs Media Photos of War Dead
WASHINGTON (AP) -- News organizations will be allowed to photograph the homecomings of America's war dead under a new Pentagon policy, defense and congressional officials ...
"You can't sweep unlawful activities under the table" ...by Mark Benjamin
Abu Ghraib investigator Antonio Taguba talks to Salon about why he backs a commission to examine Bush torture policies.Salon Feb. 20, 2009 | President Obama ...
The Case for a Truth Commission ...by Patrick Leahy
Time More than 30 years ago, a special Senate investigation peered into abuses that included spying on the American people by their own government. The ...
Leahy schedules hearing on security policies
Burlington Free PressWASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee has planned a hearing on Wednesday (March 4) to explore creating a commission to examine past national ...
Senate will advance torture commission
Is there a lot America doesn't know about Bush torture policies? There is, says Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. "This is going to be big." By Mark ...
Obama stresses energy investment but policy battles loom
By Ben Geman / Greenwire President Obama devoted a major chunk of last night's speech before Congress to expanding investment in alternative energy and efficiency ...
Stimulus Money Starts Stimulating
By Michael Grabell / ProPublica A crumbling 1933 bridge over the Osage River in central Missouri. A 79-mile electrical line along the Columbia River in ...
No Argument About Stimulus Dollars As These States Get the Shovels Out
By Colby Itkowitz / CQ Politics Less than a week after President Obama signed the economic stimulus bill into law, some states are moving quickly ...
Corruption Touched CIA’s Covert Operations
By Marcus Stern / ProPublica Paramilitary agents for the CIA's super-secret Special Activities Division, or SAD, perform raids, ambushes, abductions and other difficult chores overseas, ...
Americans increasingly insecure about retirement
By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa NEW YORK (Reuters) - Only one in three Americans now believe they will be able to fully retire as huge ...
Fighting in Iraq kills 3 U.S. troops, interpreter
Associated Press Baghdad -- Three U.S. soldiers and an interpreter were killed Monday in fighting northeast of the Iraqi capital, the military announced. The statement ...
Quelle Surprise: Rove A No-Show, Again, For US Attorneys Testimony
By Zachary Roth / TPM Muckraker So today was the day that Karl Rove was supposed to appear before the House Judiciary committee to testify ...
Officials: US troops to exit Iraq by August 2010
By Pamela Hess and Anne Gearan / Associated Press WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama plans to order that all U.S. combat troops be withdrawn from ...
SEIU Protests Downtown Burger Kings, Demands Chain Stop Lobbying Against Employee Free Choice Act
By Jason Pramas / Open Media Boston BOSTON/Downtown Crossing - Over 50 people from the Service Employees International Union and allied organizations held a picket ...
BK workers deserve it their way, protesters say
By Joe Cohen / South Coast Today NEW BEDFORD — About 25 protesters rallied Thursday in front of the Burger King on Cove Road to ...
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