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Diploma Important If Considering Army Service: 02/09/2011

Johnny Hunt - The Robesonian

When a school year comes to a close, we always take note of various things that were accomplished during that year. Among them is to acknowledge the number of students who have graduated and what they look forward to in the future. There are those who intend to further their ...


Obama, The Moderate Republican: 02/09/2011

Jack A. Smith - The Peoples Voice

At 9 p.m. Eastern time Jan. 25 President Barack Obama launched his 2012 campaign for reelection as a Democratic President running with a center-right political program reminiscent of what used to be called "moderate Republicanism." The occasion was Obama's second State of the Union address, in which he assured millions ...


Money Charlotte Needs Is Tied Up Feeding U.S. 'War Machine': 02/09/2011

Mimi Davis - Charlotte Observer

I'm shocked to learn that according to Defense Department figures, the National Priorities Project has calculated that for 2011 alone Charlotteans will owe $1.6 billion to support the continuing wars in the Middle East.


Sprialling Defense Spending: Public Sayas Cut Pentagon, Obama Says Increase It: 02/02/2011

David Swanson - Centre for Research on Globalization

Did you know that the U.S. public wants military spending cut? Did you know that President Barack Obama wants to increase it for his third year in a row? Actually I already know that most of you didn't know either of these things.


Analysis: U.S. Military Says Keeps Up With China; Isit Enought?: 02/01/2011

Phil Stewart - Reuters

(Reuters) - U.S. military commanders are expressing confidence that they can hold their own in the face of faster-than-expected advances by China's military, but looming cost cuts are adding to doubts about the future of American power in the Pacific.


Young Winners Of $1 Trillion Video Contest Announced: 01/29/2011

- American Friends Service Committee

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and The National Priorities Project (NPP) have announced the six lucky winners of the "If I Had a Trillion Dollars" video contest.


Leverett Activists Seek Peace At Home: 01/28/2011

Ben Storrow - Amherst Bulletin

LEVERETT -- What can tiny Leverett, a town of just over 1,700 people, do for world peace? Five residents seeking to establish a peace commission in town say they have an answer to that question.


Solar Peace, Or Blood For Oil: The Need To Broaden The Peace Movement: 01/28/2011

Tom Hayden - Dick & Sharon's LA Progressive

In his State of the Union address, President Obama opened a door through which the peace, labor and environmental movements should march, towards an energy future not dependent on resource wars.


National Priorities Project: Looks At The Numbers Behind President Obama's “State Of The Union” Address: 01/26/2011

Joe Comerford - Iowa Politics

Northampton, MA - As the nation reflects on last night's State of the Union address by President Obama, National Priorities Project offers a look at the numbers behind many of the major topics covered in the speech.


Regional Briefly, Jan. 26, 2011: 01/26/2011

- The Portland Press Herald

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