Archive for July, 2008
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk
A large chunk of an Arctic ice shelf has broken free of the northern Canadian coast, scientists say. Nearly 20 sq km (eight sq miles) of ice from the Ward Hunt shelf has split away from Ellesmere Island, according to satellite pictures. It is thought to be the biggest piece of ice shed in the […]
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Today in Anchorage
Today: A few showers early, then clouds lingering for the afternoon. High near 65F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%. Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Low 52F. Winds light and variable. Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. High 64F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Why Am I Not Surprised?
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/30/sergeants/print.html Strained by war, U.S. Army promotes unqualified soldiers A Salon investigation reveals that a shortage of skilled sergeants has led to dubious promotions for inexperienced soldiers — even jeopardizing some operations in Iraq. By Bill Sasser Jul. 30, 2008 | America’s military commitment in Iraq and Afghanistan is certain to remain a key issue […]
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
GOP senator from Alaska to be arraigned Thursday
Powered by By Matt Kelley and Donna Leinwand, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Ted Stevens, the U.S. Senate’s longest-serving Republican and one of its most influential members, was slated to be arraigned in federal court Thursday — two days after his indictment on seven counts of failing to disclose more than $250,000 in gifts. Stevens, 84, […]
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
One of my Airplanes!
US, S. Korean aerial spying on N. Korea Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:10:28 The US and South Korea have committed more than 1,000 cases of aerial espionage against North Korea in the first half of this year. A US U-2 spy plane perpetrated 25 cases of espionage in June and more than 160 cases in […]
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Senator hangs tough, stays in race
ASSESSMENTS: Some pundits say indictment is a death blow to his re-election hopes. By SEAN COCKERHAM cockerham@adn.com (07/29/08 19:36:11) Indicted U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens is pushing forward with his re-election campaign regardless of the political analysts who say he’s dead in the water. “I hope he drops out simply because I think he would suffer […]
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
One of my Airplanes!
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
One of my Airplanes!
July 30, 2008 9:20 a.m. — Air Force convenes accident investigation board for B-52 crash Pacific Daily News news@guampdn.com 9:20 a.m. - A leader has been appointed to the accident investigation board that will try to discover why a B-52 Stratofortress bomber that crash into waters near Guam on Liberation Day. Brig. Gen. Mark Barrett, […]
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
One of my Airplanes!
07/30/2008 B-52 to be sold at auction today By LEAH McDONALD , Dispatch Staff Writer STOCKBRIDGE - A B-52 bomber located just outside Oneida’s limits is being auctioned off as scrap. For more than 40 years, the bombers, also called B-52 Stratofortresses, have been the “backbone of the manned strategic bomber force” in the United […]