MSNBC Justice David Souter appointed by George Bush sr, is reported by various news services as going to retire. Speculation has already begun as to whom president Obama will pick as his choice to replace the retiring Supreme Court Justice and whether or not Obama will choose a woman.? David Hackett Souter (pronounced /ˈsu¢°tər/; born [...]
By BRIAN ROSS, MATTHEW COLE, and JOSEPH RHEE Spokane-The CIA’s $1,000 a Day OP-DOC Specialists on Waterboarding, Interrogations The New Focus on Two Retired Military Psychologists Called the ‘Architects’ of the CIA’s Techniques according to current and former government officials, the CIA’s secret waterboarding program was designed and assured to be safe by two well-paid [...]
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, April 29, 2009, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Bob Filner conducted a hearing to explore securing timely funding for veterans’ health care through advance appropriations. The hearing focused on the efficacy of the health care budget forecasting model currently used by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to formulate [...]
Remarks by President Obama After Meeting wtih Defense Secretary Gates, Senator McCain, Senator Levin, Representative Skelton, and Reprentative McHugh Oval Office at 2:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, the main thing that I wanted to do was to thank the four leaders who are here — Congressman Skelton and McHugh, and Senators Levin and [...]
President Obama’s charter to transform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) into a 21st Century organization has instilled new purpose and urgency within VA. We have reorganized the Office of the Secretary to ensure unified direction. We have instituted numerous practices and policies to strengthen ethical behavior, increase transparency, create accountability, and improve services to [...]
By CALVIN WOODWARD (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) – "That wasn’t me," President Barack Obama said on his 100th day in office, disclaiming responsibility for the huge budget deficit waiting for him on Day One. It actually was him – and the other Democrats controlling Congress the previous two years – who shaped a budget so [...]
The Air Force is modifying a firm fixed price contract with Lockheed Martin Corp., of Marietta, Ga., for an amount not to exceed $292,800,000. This contract will provide four C-130J aircraft for the Iraq government. At this time, $6,920,907 has been obligated.657 AESS, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is the contracting activity (FA8625-06-C-6456,P00080). [...]
Tina Dupuy Award-Winning Writer, Investigative Journalist and Editor of Mediabistro’s FishbowlLA When the photos of Private Lynndie England of the 372nd Military Police Company at Abu Ghraib in Baghdad, abusing and humiliating prisoners came to light in 2003, I gleefully and instantly used her name as a punchline. As a writer and a comedian, I [...]
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The more often Americans go to church, the more likely they are to support the torture of suspected terrorists, according to a new analysis. More than half of people who attend services at least once a week — 54 percent — said the use of torture against suspected terrorists is “often” or [...]
White House Announces Deadline for Fall Internship ProgramThe White House today announced that applications for the Fall 2009 White House Internship Program are due by Tuesday, May 26. Those selected to participate in the program will gain valuable job experience and an inside look at the life of White House staff while building leadership skills. In [...]
Washington, D.C. – House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA) released the following statement upon Congressional passage of S.Con.Res. 13, the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution: “Congress voted to support President Obama’s budget – a budget that puts veterans first. The Obama budget calls for the biggest increase for veterans programs ever requested by [...]
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, April 28, 2009, the House Veterans’ Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, led by Chairman Harry Mitchell (D-AZ), conducted a hearing to evaluate the newly implemented Federal Recovery Coordination Program (FRCP). The Subcommittee examined the effectiveness of the FRCP which was established in October 2007 and went into operation in January [...]
Michael Evans A senior British Army officer and six other military personnel survived attack when a tethered donkey laden with explosives was detonated as their armoured vehicle passed in southern Afghanistan. The huge explosion showered the soldier standing on “top cover” out of the Mastiff’s turret with donkey entrails and blood, and the sight was [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, held a hearing today reviewing pending veterans’ benefits legislation. The committee questioned witnesses and reviewed legislation in preparation for next month’s scheduled markup. “Improving the vocational rehabilitation program and easing the burden on combat veterans seeking disability compensation will help [...]
White House-During a daily press conference WH press sec Gibbs reveals that and WH staff person who was in Mexico during the recent Obama visit likely has come down with the flu that is the subject of a level 5 status issued by the World Health Org, the highest rating in its history. The staffer [...]
Washington DC-On May 13th and May 14th, Circle Of Friends For American Veterans will be hosting a National Veterans Convention in Washington D.C. to discuss and advance veterans’ issues and hopefully raise more awareness to issues that our Veterans face. This event will feature members of the US Congress, as well as speakers with expertise [...]
A ceremony has been held in Basra to mark the official end of the six-year British military mission in Iraq. UK combat operations ended as 20th Armoured Brigade took part in a flag-lowering ceremony with a US brigade. In London, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said a new chapter in relations between the two countries had [...]
What’s Inside Today’s Local News for Veterans 1. Budget Resolution Adopted In Congress Allows For Advanced VA Funding. 2. Iraq Vet Selected To Run Detainee Affairs At Pentagon. 3. VistA’s Ability To Be Of Use To Commercial Hospitals Disputed. 4. VA Doctor Urges People To Be Prepared For Swine Flu. 5. Filing Fee Waived For Proposed Veterans Home In Alabama. [...]
By David Derbyshire Scientists have developed a wheelchair controlled by the power of thought. The robotic chair could revolutionise life for those with severe disabilities who are unable to use a conventional joystick. It works by creating a three-dimensional picture of the area around it, with a laser scanner. This is displayed on a screen [...]
Dust-Up Today’s topic: What do the memos that have been released so far show about the Bush administration’s interrogation practices? The Bush memos: What do they reveal? David Kaye says the memos shouldn’t obscure the fact that Bush and his senior White House officials bear responsibility for torturing. James Jay Carafano says this issue cannot [...]
Reporting by Jeff Mason, Corbett Daly and John Crawley, editing by Vicki Allen) Talks with Chrysler debt holders break down 1225 hrs. Obama pledges 8 Billion to Chrysler a process that will take up to 60 days to complete, says he disagrees with hedge fund and creditors , takes a tough stance in protection of [...]
By Governor Mark Sanford (R-SC) For better or worse, many Americans invested a great deal of hope in President Obama’s election, and while we clearly can’t pass judgment on the entirety of Barack Obama’s presidency after just a hundred days, now seems like a reasonable time to take a step back and evaluate his administration [...]
By Benjamin H. Friedman Defense Secretary Gates’s military budget cuts are too conservative. Washington – Hawks depicted the cuts that Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently proposed for the Pentagon’s weapons programs as a savage assault on the military industrial complex. They insisted that Secretary Gates would leave us prostrate before future rivals. Counterinsurgency enthusiasts, meanwhile [...]
by Craig (Craigslist) Newmark Hey, it’s good to have a President who supports the troops. Yesterday, he made good on two campaign pledges that will have a huge impact on the lives of veterans. These two new initiatives will provide advance funding for VA healthcare, and help streamline the transition of medical records between the [...]
By Sarah Avery CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A new drug appears to cure far more people of Hepatitis C and does it in half the time of current therapies, researchers at Duke University reported Wednesday. The drug is now in the final testing stages. If all goes well, it could be on the market in 2011. [...]
By Julian E. Zelizer GOP Misreads History to Make the Point The argument is based on a misreading of American history. For, during periods of one-party government, when Democrats controlled both the White House and the Congress, history demonstrates that they have not shifted radically toward a leftward agenda. Yet much of what George W. [...]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted Wednesday Moscow had no plans to boost its military presence in the Arctic, saying existing laws could resolve disputes in the much-courted region. "We are not planning to increase our armed forces presence in the Arctic," Lavrov told reporters at the close of an Arctic Council meeting in the [...]
A Spanish judge on Wednesday opened an investigation into an alleged "systematic programme" of torture at the US Guantanamo Bay detention camp, following accusations by four former prisoners. The Bush administration had charged about 20 of the detainees on terror-related charges, including two prisoners arrested when they were still teenagers. Judge Baltasar Garzon will probe [...]
By Maggie Shiels America’s cyber-security has been described as "broken" by one industry expert and as "childlike" by another. The criticism comes as President Obama prepares to release the results of a review he had ordered. Tim Mather, chief strategist for security firm RSA, told BBC News: "The approach we have relied on for years [...]
Al-Qaida’s plot to bomb the Library Tower was not worth torturing anyone over.By Timothy Noah The Library Tower? Is that the best that Bush’s torture apologists can do? On April 16, the Obama administration publicly released four Justice Department memos, now repudiated, in which President George W. Bush’s administration defined the parameters of what it [...]
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