Troops

Claiming Obama opposed troop funding omits facts -- Eye on Ohio The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA Obama voted to cut off funding for our troops. What did Biden say?" Joe Biden: "They said they voted against the money to make a political point. ... See all stories on this topic

Secretary of State Visits Troops Overseas WJTV - Jackson,MS,USA Because our troops are located in potentially unstable areas, we are unable to release any other details about Secretary Hosemann’s visit at this time. ... See all stories on this topic

Secretary Cortes Encourages Troops to Vote Via Absentee Ballot ... MarketWatch - USA At the request of the US Department of Defense, Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro A. Cortes traveled to Iraq and Kuwait to tell deployed troops about ... See all stories on this topic

Three coalition troops killed in Afghan blast Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan KABUL: Three soldiers from a US-led coalition force in Afghanistan have been killed in a blast in the south of the country, the US military said on Tuesday. ... See all stories on this topic

Election officials increase efforts to reach overseas voters ... The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA By Louis Hansen Local, state and federal authorities have boosted efforts reach overseas voters – especially deployed troops – this year. ... See all stories on this topic

Sudan Kidnappers Freed Tourists `Before Troops Arrived' Bloomberg - USA By Daniel Williams Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Kidnappers had already released 11 European tourists and their eight Egyptian guides before Egyptian forces ... See all stories on this topic

Neither McCain nor Obama did much to rally troops for bailout Muckety - New York,NY,USA By Carol Eisenberg | September 30, 2008 at 11:18am | 0 Neither John McCain nor Barack Obama could claim leadership on the bailout plan, whose rejection by ... See all stories on this topic

Taliban chief vows 'safe retreat' for foreign troops AFP He said that if US and NATO troops fighting his hardline militia failed to take up the offer of a safe withdrawal, they would suffer a defeat like Soviet ... See all stories on this topic

Afghan blast kills US-led troops BBC News - UK It has also been the deadliest period for foreign troops. More than 220 foreign soldiers have been killed in 2008. At least 127 of them were US forces, ... See all stories on this topic

Iraq buys 12 warplanes to safeguard its airspace Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA In an interview yesterday, Maliki said that Iraq still needed American troops and that despite opposition from all around, his government was determined to ... See all stories on this topic

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Unions Unleash The Troops For Obama The nation's most powerful labor unions are ratcheting up their efforts to elect Barack Obama with massive voter outreach campaigns. The AFL-CIO labor federation announced a new assault on John McCain today, saying it will blanket ... NPR Blogs: Secret Money Project - http://www.npr.org/blogs/secretmoney/

Troops on Kokavil Outskirts Recall Memories Army Troops, now on the outskirts of much-spoken Kokavil, to the south of Kilinochchi bordering the parallel A-9 Highway and old Murikandi-Kokavil Railway Station recall cherished memories of their fallen War Heroes in the 1990s with ... Ministry of Defence - Sri Lanka (MOD) - http://www.defence.lk

New Vets For Freedom Ad Alleges That Obama Voted Against Funding ... By Greg Sargent The allegation that Obama voted against funding our troops has also been made by McCain, and it will continue to be key to McCain and the Republicans' efforts to paint Obama as both unprepared to be commander in chief and insufficiently ... TPM Election Central - http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/

Taliban chief vows 'safe retreat' for foreign troops By ehtasab In a traditional message for the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival posted on a Taliban website, the fugitive former leader of Afghanistan also told his fighters to avoid civilian casualties as they battle Afghan and foreign troops. ... GupShup Forums - http://www.paklinks.com/gs

Boehner Can’t Rally His Troops for Bailout Bill By aimchairman@yahoo.com(aimchairman@yahoo.com) Republicans are questioning whether or not John Boehner can hold on to his leadership post after failing to get enough votes to pass the government bailout bill he supported. From the Politico. No one risked more — for himself and for ... Don Irvine Blog - Accuracy In Media - http://www.aim.org/don-irvine-blog