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THE LAST U.S. COMBAT BRIGADE: Leaves Iraq

TIME TO LEAVE US military vehicles leave the country through Kuwait The last US combat brigade in Iraq has left the country, seven years after the US-led invasion. The 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, began crossing by land into Kuwait in the early hours of Thursday, a military spokesman said. Some...
August 21st, 2010 | NATION | Read More

CENSUS 2010: Thank you event for Nevada teams

IT'S IN OUR HANDS Census 2010 teams were invited to a thank you lunch at Palace Station on 21st August ‘10, as gesture of Mission Accomplished after having all the teams worked really hard to created awareness for Census 2010 and its benefits for our state. One of the teams was Southern Nevada...
August 20th, 2010 | LEGAL, NATION | Read More

OIL LEAK: President Obama pledges maximum efforts

HOMELAND SECURITY INVOLVED President Barack Obama has said “every single available resource” of government will be deployed to help contain the Gulf Coast oil leak. Up to 5,000 barrels of oil a day may be now be leaking into the water after last week’s explosion on a BP-operated rig,...
April 29th, 2010 | NATION | Read More

HEALTH CARE REFORM: Signed into law by President

FINAL VICTORY OR ANOTHER BATTLE? Claiming a historic triumph that could define his presidency, a jubilant Barack Obama signed a massive, nearly $1 trillion health care overhaul on Tuesday that will for the first time cement insurance coverage as the right of every U.S. citizen and begin to reshape the...
March 23rd, 2010 | NATION | Read More

PRESIDENT OBAMA: State of the Union address Green Jobs

JOBS, A TOP PRIORITY Obama urged lawmakers in Wednesday night’s State of the Union address not to abandon the effort on what was once his top domestic priority. But his enthusiastic words provided no specific prescription for moving forward, leaving lawmakers little better off than before. President...
January 28th, 2010 | NATION | Read More

HAITI TRAGEDY: Violence and looting breaks out

HELP IS SLOW TO REACH PEOPLE More than 2,000 US marines are set to join 1,000 US troops on the ground in Haiti, as aid efforts gather pace almost a week after the earthquake. Their arrival comes amid reports of violence and looting and as UN and US forces pushed back an angry crowd at the airport gates...
January 17th, 2010 | NATION | Read More

MARTIN LUTHER KING: Vision for a prosperous future and economy

TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE Back in 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. signaled his shift from a solely civil rights focus to add the all-important issue of economic justice — noting the material distress afflicting whites as well as nonwhites. He did this by writing the Foreword to a major document, “A...
January 16th, 2010 | NATION | Read More

HEALTH CARE: Passed in Senate, victory for Sen. Reid

BILL PASSED IN SENATE In an epic struggle settled at dawn, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed health care legislation Thursday, a triumph for President Barack Obama that clears the way for compromise talks with the House on a bill to reduce the ranks of the uninsured and rein in the insurance industry. The...
December 25th, 2009 | NATION | Read More

AFGHANISTAN: 30,000 more troops ordered

FOR SECURITY AND RE-BUILDING President Barack Obama has ordered 30,000 more US troops to Afghanistan but warned America would begin to withdraw its military forces by 2011. Soldiers will be deployed as quickly as possible, bringing US troop strength in the country to more than 100,000. World security...
December 2nd, 2009 | NATION | Read More

HOUSE BACKS HEALTHCARE REFORM BILL

HOUSE BACKS BILL The US House of Representatives has backed a healthcare bill in a step towards reforms promised by President Obama, despite strong opposition. Passed in a narrow 220-215 vote, the bill aims to extend coverage to 36 million more Americans and provide affordable healthcare to 96%. The...
November 8th, 2009 | NATION | Read More