Specialist Hilda Clayton, 22, died July 2 while photographing Afghan soldiers July 2 when their mortar exploded.
AT&T’s $1.2 Billion Leap Wireless Buyout Faces Static
Public interest groups are already urging the government to block the deal
BattlelandMilitary Spending
Just How Big Is The Defense Budget?
Numbers have a precision to them that isn’t always warranted.
Take your very own U.S. defense budget, for example. Even after you’ve learned the difference among then-year, current-year and constant-year dollars, there can …
The American Horse Slaughter Lobby Fights To Hold Ground
“The lone cowboy riding his horse is a cinematic icon. Not once in memory did the cowboy eat his horse,” wrote one judge in a decision that permitted a state ban on the practice
BattlelandMilitary History
Up In Smoke…40 Years Ago
Anyone trying to get military records for a relative – or the subject of a news story – may have heard those dreaded words: Those records were lost.
What follows is like a military tattoo, in a precise order:
…in a …
Trayvon Martin Supporters Rally After Zimmerman Verdict
After George Zimmerman’s acquittal of second-degree murder and manslaughter on Saturday, supporters of slain teenager Trayvon Martin gathered across the country to protest
Not Guilty: Emotional Reactions to the George Zimmerman Verdict
After 15-plus hours of deliberation, the jury acquitted George Zimmerman of second-degree murder in the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, eliciting strong reactions from both sides of the heated trial
Ice Cream Men Gone Wild
The recent arrest of a Mr. Ding-a-Ling for drunk driving is just the latest threat to the wholesome image of America’s dairy kings on wheels.
The Next Verdict from the Zimmerman Trial
Now that the jury has acquitted George Zimmerman of the murder of Trayvon Martin, Americans will need to look elsewhere for answers to the larger questions of social and racial justice the case raised
In Move to University of California, Napolitano Trades One Challenging Bureaucracy for Another
The departing Homeland Security secretary may have had enough of Washington, but running the financially strained UC system is no cushy gig
In the Greenhouse: Forests Get More Water Efficient as Carbon Dioxide Levels Rise
Nature may have its own way of adapting to climate change, as a new study shows that forests get more economic with water as greenhouse gases levels increase
$30 Million
— How much Army Corps of Engineers contracting officer Kerry Khan stole from U.S. taxpayers using bribery and kickbacks between 2006 and 2011. The Justice Department, here, calls it “the largest domestic bribery and bid-rigging scheme in the history of federal contracting.” A federal judge sentenced Khan, 55, to 20 years imprisonment Thursday.
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Pew survey on how much Americans believe each job contributes to society’s well-being (click on it to enlarge).