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Obama Asks Supreme Court To Block Detainee Photos

The administration took the issue to the high court after President Obama in May reversed a decision to stop fighting the release of the photographs.
The Obama administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to block the release of disturbing pictures of detainee abuse on grounds their disclosure could incite violence in Afghanistan and Iraq [...]

August 7th, 2009 

Congress Spends Millions on Jets the Air Force Did Not Request

Congress is supposed to be taking a knife to the federal budget.
But when it comes to new military equipment, they’ve traded their knife for a spoon — tossing in scoops of cash that the Pentagon hasn’t even requested.
The latest example comes with the House approving more than $500 million for eight passenger jets, [...]

August 5th, 2009 

US Marines Ban Twitter, MySpace and Facebook

The U.S. Marine Corps has banned Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites from its networks, effective immediately.
“These internet sites in general are a proven haven for malicious actors and content and are particularly high risk due to information exposure, user generated content and targeting by adversaries,” reads a Marine Corps order, issued Monday.
The [...]

August 4th, 2009