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*Dondre Whitfield, “Sons of Anarchy” star Merle Dandridge and Arjun Gupta of “Nurse Jackie” and have joined the CW pilot “Company Town,” reports Deadline.com. Written by Sera Gamble and directed by Taylor Hackford, it chronicles the aftermath of a scandal at a Naval base, which touches the lives of both civilians and military personnel. The [...]
*If the countries of the world were ranked, many people across the globe would rank the United States first. But this is curious because the United States does not rank very high in education, has the largest national debt with a recently downgraded credit rating, and is a less and less attractive location for businesses [...]
*Delivering a speech during a Sunday ceremony at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, President Obama applauded the efforts of service members and celebrated the diminished number of U.S. military involvements. “This is the first Veterans Day in a decade in which there are no American troops fighting and dying in Iraq. Thirty-three thousand [...]
*A group of former military and C.I.A. officers launched a campaign to trash President Barack Obama over alleged security leaks by appearing on seven TV shows on Thursday – all to draw attention to their 22-minute video that has been viewed about 400,000 times since it posted Wednesday on YouTube, according to The Hollywood Reporter. [...]
*Laila Ali and Terry Crews are among the stars in “Stars Earn Stripes,” a new military-themed reality show to premiere on NBC. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Eight celebrities will gather at a remote training facility where they’ll tackle difficult missions inspired by real military exercises. Each will be paired with an “operative” who is [...]
*New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is defending his decision to have flags lowered to half-staff Saturday for the late singer Whitney Houston amid criticism partly related to her history of substance abuse, reports EW.com. Christie says he rejects the idea the New Jersey native “forfeited the good things that she did in her life” because [...]
*I am not sure whether Democrats should be excited because Mitt Romney has been unable to maintain front runner status for the Republican nomination, illustrating his vulnerability in a general election – or whether the Democrats be wary because Romney refuses to court ultra conservative voters, instead focusing on moderate voters so that he is [...]
*Probably the most oft repeated criticism of President Obama is that he is a socialist who incorrectly prioritizes social programs; more generally conservatives view liberals as spending the country’s revenue on the wrong programs. Thus has been the back and forth of domestic policy debates over the last 100 years. But it is time to [...]
*The New York Times is reporting that Black women are enlisting in the military at far higher rates than are white or Hispanic women, and they now represent nearly a third of all the women in the armed forces, a new study by the Pew Research Center has found. The study found that of the [...]
*Soulja Boy’s controversial anti-military track “Let’s Be Real” will not appear on his upcoming album, “Respect My Hustle,” his rep, Debby Coda, confirms to TMZ.com. Additionally, she says the rapper’s management team and record label have been trying to remove the song from the web since Friday. She tells TMZ.com it was “hastily and foolishly [...]
*President Barack Obama has signed a notice to Congress that will officially end the military’s ban on homosexuals serving openly, according to CBN.com. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced Friday that officials confirmed that ending “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” would not adversely affect military readiness. Shortly after that, Obama formally signed off on the decision, putting [...]
*No matter what the latest fitness or diet gurus may say, there is only one way to lose weight: by burning more calories than you consume. Likewise no matter what the latest financial experts may say there is only one way to financial stability: take in more money than you spend. The commonality between these [...]
*The essence of being President of the United States is having the most powerful position in the world but understanding that no one will ever be totally satisfied with how you use it. Conservatives complain because of the liberal agenda that Obama pursues. This makes sense Conservatives generally long for the laissez-faire days of Reaganomics [...]
*(Via Gospel Today) Our country loves to say it prides itself on inclusive equality. We like to look at those who we feel are being left out of the American Dream and make modifications to make them feel the dream is achievable. However, at what cost? I am a strong believer that the private life [...]
President Barack Obama signs the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 lifting the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the U.S. armed forces at the Department of the Interior in Washington, Dec. 22, 2010. *Surrounded by senior military officials and members of Congress, President Barack Obama signed a landmark law ordering America’s armed [...]
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