Archive for September, 2008
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
One of my Airplanes!
Unique Aircraft Wearing Out September 30, 2008: U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is getting some new, or at least rebuilt, aircraft. The current AFSOC fleet of 260 aircraft and helicopters is getting old, and the intense operations since September 11, 2001 has aged the fleet more quickly than anticipated. CV-22 tilt-rotor aircraft are […]
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Today in Anchorage
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 35F. Winds light and variable. Tomorrow: Generally sunny. High 48F. Winds light and variable. Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy skies early giving way to a few showers after midnight. Low near 35F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 30%.
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Palins are far richer than most Alaskans
ANI Tuesday 30th September, 2008 Anchorage (Alaska, US), Sept.30 : The small town common folk tag that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been touting across the American political landscape while introducing her family, is not true. A check of the financial records shows the Palins live anything but a common life when compared with their […]
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Palin unpopular with some Alaska Natives who doubt support despite husband’s Eskimo heritage
By RACHEL D’ORO ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin routinely notes her husband’s Yup’ik Eskimo roots. But those connections haven’t erased doubts about her in a community long slighted by the white settlers who flocked to Alaska and dominate its government. Since she took office in 2006, many Alaska Natives say they’ve felt […]
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
The Sarah Palin pity party
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/30/palin_pity/print.html Everyone seems to be oozing sympathy for the fumbling vice-presidential nominee. Please. Cry me a freaking river. By Rebecca Traister Sep. 30, 2008 | Is this the week that Democrats and Republicans join hands — to heap pity on poor Sarah Palin? At the moment, all signs point to yes, as some strange bedfellows […]
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Pentagon announces 2009 deployments to Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six Army brigades, a National Guard unit, and three military headquarters have been ordered to deploy to Iraq next summer in a move that would allow the U.S. to keep the number of troops largely steady there through much of next year. The planned deployments involve about 26,000 troops and would maintain […]
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Bush costs prompt exodus to cities
This is a big problem in Alaska. The last time I was in Shageluk, they were afraid the school would close due to this migration. Task force urged to stem migration By JULIA O’MALLEY and KYLE HOPKINS Daily News reporters Published: September 29th, 2008 11:32 PM Last Modified: September 29th, 2008 10:03 AM With growing […]
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Why Am I Not Surprised?
Red Tape Snarls Vet Voter Registration September 30, 2008 Inter Press Service NEW YORK — With the presidential polls just over a month away, tens of thousands of U.S. war veterans are still wondering whether they will be able to vote for the candidate of their choice. About 100,000 veterans residing in government-run facilities can […]
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Feast of Jerome
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
On This Day
Saints, feasts and other days St. Jerome (RC and Anglican) In History 1943 - Pius XII issues encyclical “Divino Afflante Spiritu”