October 19, 2013 

An anti-torture activist underwent a nasal-tube feeding outside an appeals court in Washington DC to protest the abusive force-feeding of hunger strikers at and the practice of indefinite detention at Guantánamo Bay.

The feeding took place shortly after the US Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia…

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In a period of nine months, a tiny Kentucky county of fewer than 12,000 people sees a 53-year-old mother, her 35-year-old son, and seven others die by overdosing on pain medications obtained from pain clinics in Florida.1 In Utah, a 13-year-old fatally overdoses on oxycodone pills taken from a friend’s grandmother.…

October 19, 2013

The Pentagon has begun transitioning its Afghanistan air logistics base to Romania and plans to complete the shift from Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan by July 2014 when its contract ends.

The announcement of the move to a new air hub in eastern Romania at forward operating site Mihail Kogalniceanu…

10/17/2013

The government shutdown came to a close early Thursday morning when President Barack Obama signed a bill to fund the government and lift the debt ceiling after a 16-day standoff in Congress.

While hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers went without pay for over two weeks, members of Congress continued…

Sept. 23, 2013

With one week to go before a potential partial government shutdown, a key Republican lawmaker is warning troops to be financially prepared for the possibility of not getting a mid-October paycheck.

Rep. C.W. “Bill” Young, R-Fla., chairman of the House defense appropriations subcommittee, warns that the troops’…

October 16, 2013

A US lab is working on an Android application which would enable troops to call in airstrikes and control drones via a smartphone. Dubbed the Android Terminal Assault Kit (ATAK), the map-based prototype app is said to be designed to “save lives.”

With all the cutting-edge standalone technologies developed…

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October 15, 2013

The Pentagon’s inspector general has found that Boeing repeatedly charged the United States military for “new” helicopter parts even as it installed used parts instead.

Since 2008, Chicago-based Boeing, the military’s second-largest contractor, has overcharged the United States on four separate occasions, to…

10-15-2013

Leon Panetta served in Washington with nine presidents, starting with Lyndon Johnson. He has been a member of Congress, Office of Management and Budget director, White House chief of staff, director of the Central Intelligence Agency and secretary…

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10-14-2013

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What is deep vein thrombosis?

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot develops in a vein deep in the body. Deep veins are found within groups of muscles. The veins close to the skin are called superficial veins.

While these clots most often develop in the lower legs or thighs, they may appear in the upper body, such as the…

October 14, 2013

The first US government shutdown in 17 years closed major landmarks, halted some services, throwing as many as 800,000 federal employees out of work. A potential default looms, yet both Democrats and Republicans continue to talk past each other.

Monday, October 14

20:52 GMT: A…

October 13, 2013

Thousands took to streets across the world’s cities on Saturday to protest the use of GMO products, with Giant Monsanto being the main target. Over 50 countries have been taking part in the march for world food day, and across 47 different US states.…

October 12, 2013

On Friday, Jonah Goldberg of theNational Review Online said thatBarack…

October 12, 2013

Following in the footsteps of Facebook, anything you post, like, comment or review on Google or tied-in services can in future be used in product endorsement ads.

It means that starting Nov. 11, when Google’s new terms of service go live, all content (video, brands or products) Google+ and YouTube users…

10-11-2013

Today is a great day for everyone who loves the Constitution and thinks Obama should be impeached, because the Truckers Riding for the Constitution are heading to Washington D.C. right now to cause a massive traffic jam. They'll be there soon, they're just …

October 11, 2013

A trucker strike is happening on the Beltway in Washington D.C. and Virginia on Friday.

Some reports are saying that the strike, or protest, is not slowing down traffic much. But others are saying that it is, and that many more truckers are on the way.

“It’s early, there's a jam and more are coming as…

October 10, 2013

We have already established that Healthcare.gov is not a functioning database application that allows people to shop for competing health plans. It is actually…

10-10-2013

Everyone needs to stock up on food and gas this week ….. have enough to do u for at least 5-10 days …. we truckers r going on strike shutting down USA we r going to show the government who is the back bone of this country SO PLEASE TAKE MY ADVICE STOCK UP ON FOOD AND GAS ….. don’t spend no money on OCT 11-13 at least maybe we can get…