Commander Prefers 40,000 for Afghanistan, but His Report Gives Obama 3 Options

WASHINGTON -- The request for troops sent to President Barack Obama by the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan includes three different options, with the largest alternative including a request for more than 60,000 troops, according to a U.S. official familiar with the document.

Although the top option is more than the 40,000 soldiers previously understood to be the…

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House passes pandemic preparation bill



By Gintautas Dumcius and Michael Norton

Published: October 8, 2009

mvtimes.com



STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 8, 2009……By a 113-36 vote, the House on Thursday passed a pandemic and disaster preparedness bill that establishes a “chain of command” for public health emergencies. Reacting to concerns, bill supporters said the legislation does not force vaccinations or warrantless searches upon individuals.



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Former circuit judge Herman Thomas has denied abusing inmates

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The trial of a former US judge accused of having sex with male inmates in exchange for leniency is set to start in Mobile, Alabama.

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U.S. aid often misses targets in Afghanistan



Reese Erlich, Chronicle Foreign Service



Sunday, October 4, 2009

Zack Lea is Afghanistan country director for Roots of Pea... Afghanistan (Chronicle Graphic) Grapes are stored in crates at a market center built by R...



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When built in 2004, the agricultural storage facility in Nangarhar province was supposed to win the hearts and minds of the Afghan people. The U.S. government… Continue

Florida cop attempts drive-by Tasering, runs over suspect



By Daniel Tencer

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 -- 8:59 pm





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'Where are you at?' officer allegedly asked as suspect lay under squad car

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Grendell Announces Resolution Affirming

Ohio’s Sovereignty Approved by Senate Committee



COLUMBUS—State Senator Tim Grendell (R- Chesterland) announced that Senate Concurrent Resolution 13 was passed out of the Senate State and Local Government and Veterans’ Affairs Committee this week. The resolution, which Grendell sponsored with Senator Keith Faber (R- Celina), urges the federal government to… Continue

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NH Street Gangs Run Wild

VIDEO: Obscured Truth Network





Edward Burke, Elizer Rivera, and the Keene District Court are at it again. This time Local Activist Kurt Hoffman was carried out on a stretcher after… Continue

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October 2, 2009

Tax activist Elaine Brown was given a virtual death sentence of 35 years today, according to the Associated Press. In July, Brown was convicted along with her husband of plotting to kill federal agents during a nine-month standoff at their Plainfield, New Hampshire home. Brown’s lawyer asked for a sentence of 35 years. The…

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A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to release notes and summaries of former Vice President Dick Cheney's 2004 interview with Special Prosecutor Pat Fitzgerald in the CIA leak case, but is allowing the deletion of what may be some of the most interesting details in the documents.

In a ruling issued Thursday morning, Judge Emmet Sullivan flatly rejected claims by both Bush and Obama…

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American Police Force

Hardin, Montana Under Siege









ALEX JONES live from Hardin, Montana discussing "American Police Force" With guest Host Jason Bermas, interviewing Becky Shay, Steve Quayle, and Michael… Continue