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US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3941
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gqgQCcv26kB1dkgZRZNHmbn_1J8gD8UH1JGO0"
id="s-Js8p0BlOajsBrOpEtlAWIA:r-0_1127068628

Report: Military Unprepared for Domestic Threats
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/31/AR2008013101833.html..."
id="s-IhnE97PS4pE8dxqwofS8Pw:r-2_1127080250

Comoros: Military Invasion of Anjouan Imminent, Government Warns
http://allafrica.com/stories/200801310955.html"
id="s-ZsKPeT244i-bfwFQx4O1Rw:r-9_1127221952

Nigeria: Azazi Gives Recipe for Military Combat Readiness
http://allafrica.com/stories/200801310472.html"
id="s-WxjLk-yJ310IkdhuZyxXTg:r-1_1127200781

3 Norwegian military officers cleared of wrongdoing in Siemens
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/31/europe/EU-GEN-Norway-Defense-Corruption..."
id="s-B6wZRk-KiWrhWRax2mBUjA:r-4_1127213200

DM: Iran's military does not threat any country
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/31/content_7536419.htm"
id="s-pVUqL10Zj0KojFb_yDWatg:r-6_1127207420

Kagame calls for military intervention in Kenyan crisis
http://www.afriquenligne.fr/news/daily-news/kagame-calls-for-military-intervention.../"
id="s-FpW4U31VOkoIjIJlI5hSqw:r-1_1127185061

Student Accepted into US Military Academy
http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=7801295&nav=0RbQ"
id="s-Z0Ldf7qjjXN4HIZVhq2KEw:r-2_1127146500

Suspect Accused of Fraud, Marrying Five Military Men From
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=4216760&page=1"
id="s-KbSdbchcyffvDJDpxMvgCQ:r-3_0

Airport broke no rules in isolating troops
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/31/BA6HUPBA9.DTL"
id="s-oY1qkB32_u0tHYOXqKQshA:r-8_1127165952

KY Senate bill would give tax relief to active military personnel
http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/303671.html"
id="s-hd6IVib2UuASYXhyiI3N7A:r-9_1127218310

Military Misdiagnosis Leads To Veteran's Death
http://www.kirotv.com/news/15186088/detail.html"
id="s-10MHUussskskDa7Ft26HcQ:r-2_0

GAO hears public testimony on military buildup
http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080201/NEWS01/802010311/1002"
id="s-e5s3RbDn4cZzA62euMAyLQ:r-3_1127218082

Should AFRICOM, the new US military HQ in Africa, be based in
http://www.helium.com/debates/sbs/119347-should-africom-military-africa"
id="s-qL8uJqG-y-RpQSgeBWS8Mw:r-5_0

Should we increase the size of our military?
http://www.helium.com/debates/sbs/65883-should-increase-military"
id="s-rVIx_v3LNFwnZCZCjOMV7w:r-9_1127196793

New law aims at protecting deployed troops from custody battles
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/01/31/troops.custody.ap/"
id="s-qHqHuSDMmtiuN1d103di-A:r-0_1127219737

US Military Cracks Down On Korean Machine Abuses
http://www.gamblingcompliance.com/node/12552"
id="s--T9CG4RUa5vK_b1uTgHtZQ:r-1_1127173262

Kenya: Military Accused of Brutality
http://allafrica.com/stories/200801301028.html"
id="s-XmORmUAtyVui7kuCf8j6wQ:r-3_0

Edwards Airman flies high as first military F-35 pilot
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123084455"
id="s-uopMtkHmbgPX7sUPEN4jjg:r-7_1127219984

Service chapter aids vets, active military
http://www.nwanews.com/adg/News/215338/"
id="s-IEV2Q6IpY15NyzjemNACAA:r-2_1127202727

MI Family Military Leave Act
http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/15074211.html"
id="s-n4J0hGbkXqhT-8twc5_hvg:r-1_0

EU military mission in Chad has begun
http://www.avionews.com/index.php?corpo=see_news_home.php&news_id=1085311&..."
id="s-7ywLdXG6t50v22P6T087GA:r-2_0

Suicides and War
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dot.comments/2008/01/suicides.html"
id="s-LTTR6ks4yikAuhD6ypBxRg:r-9_1127218403

Distorted thinking on military mental health
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/7972" id="s-zYHNUJiTVf6aCPKizRdL2g:r-0_0

US military suicide rates increased 20 percent in 2007
http://english.pravda.ru/news/society/31-01-2008/103784-iraq_suicide_soldiers%%20..."
id="s-1jRAJ_MMWLmxuRmxQG-anA:r-7_1127222245

Swedish Military cuts slammed by government
http://www.thelocal.se/9827/20080131/" id="s-2A4odKvWDc5vRjx9rDIrkQ:r-2_0

Russian designer invents flying rug for civil and military use
http://newsfromrussia.com/science/tech/31-01-2008/103775-russian_designer-0"
id="s-5egq_Zg7p__JzUkY60hbFQ:r-6_0

7th Air Force, Air Forces Korea redesignated
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123084491"
id="s-fMBO0MkHx07Z1CJB8Pridg:r-8_0

USN Puts NCOs In Pilots Seats
http://www.strategypage.com/dls/articles/200813104312.asp"
id="s-1w2iJaJpgGEQ31igf6wRKg:r-1_1127184327

Murdocks endow LR scholarship
http://www.charlotte.com/catawba/story/470855.html"
id="s-QA66XnHoKC4WZpA-rqtKOg:r-9_0

UK forces for Afghanistan to get full training
http://africa.reuters.com/world/news/usnMOL148954.html"
id="s-vydYns5p8pd9khlg02eqMA:r-5_1127173478

Afghanistan a second home for Canadian soldiers as war reshapes Forces
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hDhZRa1ly_xqZgmYQL-NN-75Rg1g"
id="s-7pgeimKenJk1sKGlJ622yA:r-6_1127222714

US Commanders in Iraq Favor Pause in Troop Cuts
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/30/AR2008013003951...."
id="s-xT7fAZ7wS9jVXqz6xzRMBQ:r-5_1127118431

Anti-torture coalition blasts Mukasey
http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/106734.html"
id="s-cd4sBQQ4y86vvzz-9vpp_g:r-1_0

We thought America did not torture!
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/editorial/2008/January/editorial_January67...="
id="s-q17Vm9vgnnFCnxPYMH9lHg:r-9_0

Bush Repeals Controversial Guard Law
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=7801365&nav=menu183_2"
id="s-gRRC3BEzMj9JELSom7o12g:r-6_1127154360

Training cut plan to plug Army gaps
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iacnmcgxMfTolCgLq4NZYLDibSZA"
id="s-wJhT528FaoI3A1XyhKAGmw:r-2_1127173478

Irish Army rangers' Chad mission delayed
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0131/breaking75.htm"
id="s-pBVohIvcGTYyhngBNu2nXg:r-8_1127053460

Israeli Soldiers fought bravely, in cause of a 'mistaken conception'
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201523796525&pagename=JPost%%2FJ..."
id="s-TTtX0yQTrtVt29DIC9sKpw:r-2_1127199523

Photo - Purple Heart pinning
http://www.alaskastar.com/stories/013108/new_20080131008.shtml"
id="s-CBO9IvBoLF8iSrFDoo8cZQ:r-0_0

Naval Submarine School readies next generation of classrooms
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19242840&BRD=1659&PAG=461&dept_id..."
id="s-isMZhvgvy97C-p-M1EyX4A:r-5_0

Submarine evacuated for small Freon leak
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080131/GJNEWS_01/939787688"
id="s-b3eUgENc9c67WsufWjBe9g:r-7_1127040994

Coast Guard Auxiliary seeking volunteers
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/26702/"
id="s-19FixHslV5WIiMnh1aDeRg:r-8_0

Navy Asks Court to Drop Sonar Injunction
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jLbXdcs-qiXUTGC3kWW8Atb7v_mwD8UGK4D03"
id="s-6h0jInFD-ywuC5zP3yi42w:r-3_1127179055

China adopts Aust designs for new navy warfare
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/01/2151690.htm?section=justin"
id="s-6nE_D0AmsP5RnHZncb_2Ew:r-6_1127225423

Love letters from Civil War become family memoir
http://ourvalley.org/news.php?viewStory=2198" id="s-C2fxA6flDjnQm4tKJhhO5g:r-3_0

The victory of intelligence and art in leading revolutionary war
http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/news/310108/domestic_th.htm"
id="s-Gd2HK3dE8oxDiJy6CkFz5A:r-0_1127198311

Investigators to probe shooting by Canadian troops
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080131.wafghan31/BNStory/In..."
id="s-aI1tmcLzC3qCyGYLEAMfrA:r-8_1127222714

Morrisville UFO Mystery Solved
http://raleigh2.com/link.asp?smenu=1&twindow=&sdetail=438&mad=&wpage...="
id="s-q8HR_s91FQAxHtxspKW1Zw:r-1_1127221917

NASA's Pilot John B. McKay - Objects That Appeared To Be UFOs Over
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/50572"
id="s-RjFjxsAbNTqZ7MGEV00yoQ:r-3_0

VA plans to open new free-standing clinic for veterans
http://www.madison.com/tct/news/270333" id="s-qtyNq0-jEdnHWpv555nRqQ:r-2_0

Defeat Without End
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_bob_koeh_080131_defeat_without_end.htm"
id="s-f71tWDsEnJTB4WBWagkuZQ:r-3_1127213157

VA urged to use advanced technology to cut backlog of benefit claims
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0108/013008bb1.htm"
id="s-jhNQi8DP_urBVvo37JJEKg:r-4_0

Jimmy James, POW Plotter of Escapes, Is Dead at 92
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/world/europe/31james.html?em&ex=1201928400&..."
id="s-pZTIgT-YAl40UZ8tCM8pXw:r-0_1127175319

Museum receives Medal of Honor
http://www.kalb.com/index.php/news/article/museum-receives-medal-of-honor/3117/"
id="s-gKUZ02HpdExsU7NetpBf7w:r-0_1127218368

Memorial Service Today For Slain Vietnam War Vet
http://cbs4.com/local/richard.entriken.Pompano.2.642277.html"
id="s-Z1sjzYRaLJwQ45NN7KnOiQ:r-2_1127150128

VFW posts combine efforts to honor Vietnam vets
http://www.pe.com/localnews/hemet/stories/PE_News_Local_H_hspot31.40f31c4.html"
id="s-NRP94RPqYux3A9_-OXkaqA:r-8_0

On the front for a new generation of veterans
http://ny.metro.us/metro/local/article/On_the_front_for_a_new_generation_of_veterans/11632..."
id="s-HDk-pf9rQOYKRZnOXbH09Q:r-1_1127203057

Losing the battle, winning the war
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=275434"
id="s-YIxdySDZtMI_LDdCnR5NlA:r-3_1126770314

Iniquities of War, Inequities of Life
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2008/013108a.html"
id="s-Hm6y0l-1FhWPhNlmgsZTFg:r-5_1127202839

Poor Care Costs Veterans' Lives at Marion, IL, Veterans' Hospital
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-rieckhoff/poor-care-costs-veterans_b_84112.ht..."
id="s-rRnTuTfM8w4WPnxKc6GFVg:r-6_1127063277

Australian Writes About Boycott of US Products There
http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_kevin_li_080131_australian_writes_ab.htm"
id="s-6-3aY7P5EmrVwi7v_HoLHQ:r-2_0

Legion recognizes university for scholarship program
http://www.lataheagle.com/full.php?sid=2856"
id="s-lkWgOJlbIAOA_d179Swqeg:r-2_1127222015

Jefferson County Veteran Advisory
http://www.wsiltv.com/p/news_details.php?newsID=4018&type=top"
id="s-3DkGcJqlIckwbOuXKCRi7Q:r-7_1127118625

George J. III Guertin
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/obituaries/death_notices/view.bg?articleid=1070149&..."
id="s-rM01sjI_-sK17WxGH02YUQ:r-8_1127125587

Officials want probe of Army and VA help for injured soldiers
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--soldiersdisabili0130jan...,
0, 5613281.story" id="s-XyxUC8PqyLoKUBv4Q0tfHQ:r-9_1127118940

Chad Army Sets Up Positions to Block New Rebel Offensive
http://voanews.com/english/2008-01-31-voa32.cfm"
id="s-w6JEg35NTNyD4dqIq1uC2w:r-0_1127053460

US wants France to send combat troops to Afghanistan
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h7IK_2DM723KCIbKju7ihCCn0DqQ"
id="s-XLDjdku-rMpy-Xnufo8JsA:r-7_1127223491

Rockets Hit British in Southern Iraq
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gkx-3oYeFwuWKCusr2jrojs98w8wD8UH26N80"
id="s-fcRFB3tmpg8jwEJyx3qlvg:r-0_1127201174

UK Training to be halved for Afghan-bound soldiers: report
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gI0wHV-6zANw5bzqNUdKXuxs5ctw"
id="s-Cjp7Xpr6S3_WBrhLZBLWFg:r-2_1127173478

British soldiers accused of torturing and abusing Iraqi prisoners
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=511564&..."
id="s-tUvn1XdFBcaMp4iAJqDxQg:r-5_1127219691

America's space age turns 50
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/31/624367.aspx"
id="s-VHutj_r5dpbo90uOkMzt7Q:r-5_1127156291

Polish Minister Says Russia Threatening
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i9w2Iv769zXwpuBaaJQu_6bk05IwD8UGVU1O3"
id="s-GBX2ogfhhO809XzCYbi4cQ:r-7_1127191863

News Conference: National Guard and Reserves
http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/cspan.csp?command=dfullschedule

The War Veterans Directory, Free to all
http://members.aol.com/veterans/freedir.htm

The Vietnam War Memorial Wall Card, Free to Vietnam veterans
http://members.aol.com/veterans/freecard.htm

Senate Committee: Military Recruiting
http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/cspan.csp?command=dfullschedule

Senate Committee: Situation in Afghanistan
http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/cspan.csp?command=dfullschedule

More victims reporting assault under AF policy
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=52087

Corpsmen learn to stay alive, save lives
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=52083

Navy seeks input from sailors through parenthood survey
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=52074

VA Increases Travel Reimbursement for Eligible Veterans
http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/opalist_listserv.cfm

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