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Narc on Your Boss, Get Cool Cash | Threat Level | Wired.comIt’s that time of year again, when bankers can expect those five- and six-figure bonuses. But if you didn’t become rich off the financial bailout, here’s another way to take advantage of The Man — this man being your boss, of course. Just rat him/her out to the Business Software Alliance for ...
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U.S. forces missed chance to get bin Laden in 2001 - Yahoo! NewsThe U.S. military could have captured or killed Osama bin Laden in 2001 if it had launched a concerted attack on his hideout in Afghanistan, according to a report prepared for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The report, written by staff working for the Democratic majority on the ...
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Climate Change About National Security, Not Just Hugging Trees -- Sphere News, Opinion and AnalysisThe United States is in "a defensive crouch" on climate change that threatens its national security and must go on the offense by signing an agreement to combat global warming at an international conference in Copenhagen next month, reporters were told here. "Climate change would act as a ...
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NYT: Battle disaster review sways war strategy - The New York Times- msnbc.comA 2008 firefight in eastern Afghanistan has become a template for how not to win there, and helps to explain the strategy of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the new commander. A 248-page draft history, obtained by The New York Times, helps explain why the new commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley ...
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Farmed Out: How Will Climate Change Impact World Food Supplies?: Scientific AmericanThe people of East Africa once again face a devastating drought this year: Crops wither and fail from Kenya to Ethiopia, livestock drop dead and famine spreads. Although, historically, such droughts are not uncommon in this region, their frequency seems to have increased in recent years, raising ...
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Pakistan's Non-Campaign Against the Taliban - Yahoo! NewsDespite strenuous entreaties by top U.S. officials, Pakistan has abandoned plans to mount a military offensive against the terrorist group responsible for a two-year campaign of suicide bombings across the country. Although the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has been in disarray since an Aug. ...
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Senate ups ante on whether to build more F-22s - Yahoo! NewsCongress and the White House are heading toward a showdown over the future of the F-22 jet fighter, as the Senate plans to consider adding seven more of the planes while the Obama administration warns that a veto is likely over the issue. "If the final bill presented to the president contains ...
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World news Feed Article | World news | guardian.co.ukKyrgyzstan's parliament unanimously approved a deal Thursday allowing the U.S. to continue using an air base crucial to military operations in Afghanistan, sharply shifting course months after ordering American forces out by August. Lawmakers voted 75-0 to ratify the agreement, providing a ...
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NKorea threatens US as world anticipates missile - Yahoo! NewsNorth Korea accused Washington of seeking to "provoke a second Korean War" as the regime prepared to hold maritime military exercises off the eastern coast. U.S. and regional authorities were watching closely for signs that North Korea might fire short- or mid-range missiles during the June 25 ...
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Judge orders Guantanamo detainee freed - Guantanamo- msnbc.comA U.S. judge has ordered a detainee at Guantanamo Bay to be released, saying the man was a captive, not a follower, of the Taliban. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon disagreed with the government's claims against Abd Al Rahim Abdul Rassak. Leon said the Syrian man had spent 18 months in a ...
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