U.S. / Tags / National

U.S. / NEWS Mon Oct 1, 2007 @ 9:24am neoform

www.miamiherald.com -- As the national debt heads toward the $10-trillion mark, generous Americans are sending checks to the federal government. Donations to the Bureau of the Public Debt have topped $2.5 million so far this year. That's the highest amount since at least 199.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Aug 17, 2007 @ 9:40am neoform

CNN -- Americans may need passports to board domestic flights or to picnic in a national park next year if they live in one of the states defying the federal Real ID Act. The act, signed in 2005 as part of an emergency military spending and tsunami relief bi.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jun 16, 2007 @ 10:49am neoform

Physorg -- The Los Alamos, N.M., National Laboratory reportedly breached national security by sending classified nuclear weapons information over the Internet. The e-mails resulted in "the loss of control of top-secret restricted data," Reps. John Dingell and Ba.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 12, 2007 @ 12:34am neoform

New York Times -- President George W. Bush cannot order the military to indefinitely imprison a suspected al Qaeda operative, who is the only foreign national held in the United States as an "enemy combatant," a court ruled on Monday. The 2-1 appellate ruling was a majo.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 25, 2007 @ 9:38am neoform

Yahoo News -- According to a nationwide online survey released today, 72 percent of the American public does not know that conventional plastic is made from petroleum products, primarily oil. The survey was conducted by national online market research firm InsightExpre.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Apr 15, 2007 @ 11:06am neoform

CNN -- Global warming poses a "serious threat to America's national security" and the U.S. likely will be dragged into fights over water and other shortages, top retired military leaders warn in a new report. The report says that in the next 30 to 40 years th.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Sat Mar 31, 2007 @ 6:02pm neoform

Washington Post -- It is the policy of The Washington Post not to publish anonymous pieces. In this case, an exception has been made because the author -- who would have preferred to be named -- is legally prohibited from disclosing his or her identity in connection with re.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Tue Feb 20, 2007 @ 9:26am mrmdc

Alter Net -- The bottom line is that the privatization of U.S. National Security is a trend that has been ongoing for years. And the billions of dollars disappeared by contractors in Iraq make disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff look like Little Bo Peep. Remember that.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jan 30, 2007 @ 8:38am neoform

thomas.loc.gov -- To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed services or in civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, to authorize the induc.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Sun Jan 7, 2007 @ 5:57pm neoform

Alter Net -- On December 31 at midnight, hundreds of millions of pages of secret government documents were automatically declassified -- the result of President Bush's Executive Order on Declassification, which covers all national security documents 25 years old or o.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Dec 29, 2006 @ 1:08am neoform

P.E.E.R. -- Orders to Cater to Creationists Makes National Park Agnostic on Geology. Washington, DC — Grand Canyon National Park is not permitted to give an official estimate of the geologic age of its principal feature, due to pressure from Bush administration app.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Fri Nov 17, 2006 @ 7:47pm neoform

OpEd News -- A major undercount of Democratic votes and an overcount of Republican votes in U.S. House and Senate races across the country is indicated by an analysis of national exit polling data, by the Election Defense Alliance (EDA), a national election integrity.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Nov 14, 2006 @ 9:20am neoform

Yahoo News -- Nearly 60% of voters in the recent U.S. national elections believe the prisoners being held in Guantanamo Bay should either be granted a hearing before an independent judge or be released to their home countries, and fewer than 20% of those polled believe.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

MSNBC -- Global warming is likely to increase illegal immigration, create humanitarian disasters and destabilize precarious governments and could add to terrorism, all of which could threaten U.S. national security, according to an assessment by U.S. intelligence.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- A lightning-sparked wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest that already burned 16 homes was moving closer Thursday to the scenic community of Big Sur, where it threatened 500 houses. The blaze was only 3 percent contained late Wednesday and had bur.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Apr 4, 2008 @ 8:11am neoform

SF Gate -- More than 75 Texas Long horn cattle took to the streets Thursday to kick off the 63rd Grand National Rodeo, Horse and Stock show at the Cow Palace. The cattle were escorted up Geneva Avenue to the Cow Palace by cowgirls and cowboys. The rodeo, dubbed "The.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Mar 28, 2008 @ 8:05am neoform

SF Gate -- A federal appeals court threw a roadblock in the path of the government's restoration and development plans for Yosemite National Park on Thursday, ruling that the National Park Service has failed to take adequate steps to protect the Merced River. The.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Oct 16, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

SF Gate -- People in most parts of the Bay Area should brace for a damp week, with the National Weather Service forecasting rain every day until Saturday. The rain will be concentrated mostly in the North Bay, East Bay and San Francisco, and there won't be a lot.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Oct 5, 2007 @ 12:35pm neoform

www.wcsh6.com -- When they came home from Iraq, 2,600 members of the Minnesota National Guard had been deployed longer than any other ground combat unit. The tour lasted 22 months and had been extended as part of President Bush's surge. 1st Lt. Jon Anderson said he nev.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Aug 28, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

USA Today -- The U.S. Army is turning to the National Guard for help recruiting would-be soldiers in hometowns across America. Army leaders, struggling to meet recruitment goals in the midst of a long and unpopular war in Iraq, are quietly working out final details.. Read More