Archive for January 21st, 2010

Gates strives to build trust with Pakistan military (Reuters)

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates boards a U.S. Air Force C-17 plane at Kabul International Airport in this December 10, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Justin Sullivan/PoolReuters – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates sought to build bridges with the next generation of Pakistan’s military leaders on Friday and end a “trust deficit” that he said has hampered cooperation against Islamist militancy.


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Gates strives to build trust with Pakistan military (Reuters)

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates boards a U.S. Air Force C-17 plane at Kabul International Airport in this December 10, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Justin Sullivan/PoolReuters – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates sought to build bridges with the next generation of Pakistan’s military leaders on Friday and end a “trust deficit” that he said has hampered cooperation against Islamist militancy.


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‘Miracle on Hudson’ jet lands on auction block – msnbc.com


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'Miracle on Hudson' jet lands on auction block
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The plane, shown at a salvage yard in Kearny, NJ, sustained damage in the Jan. 15, 2009, crash landing in the Hudson River in New York. Jan. 21: A woman in labor drove three hours to meet her husband, who was returning from Iraq. ...
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Firm will remove Bible references from gun sights (AP)

This handout photo provided by the Defense Department, taken March 25, 2009, shows U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Alonzo, of the 177th Field Artillery Regiment, 172nd Brigade, allows an Iraqi police officer to look at his M-4 carbine assault rifle at a post in Hayy, Iraq.  Combat rifle sights used by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan carry references to Bible verses, stoking concerns about whether the inscriptions break a government rule that bars proselytizing by American troops. (AP Photo/Staff Sgt. Rasheen A. Douglas, Defense Department)AP - A Michigan defense contractor will voluntarily stop stamping references to Bible verses on combat rifle sights made for the U.S. military, a major buyer of the company's gear.


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Stuck gas pedal causes 2nd major Toyota recall (AP)

FILE - In this July 27, 2008 file photo, the company sign hangs over a row of unsold 2009 Matrix models at a Toyota dealership in the southeast Denver suburb of Centennial, Colo. Toyota is recalling 2.3 million U.S. vehicles to correct sticking accelerator pedals, the latest in a string of quality problems that have bedeviled the Japanese automaker. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)AP - Toyota Motor Corp. built its reputation in the U.S. as a maker of safe and dependable vehicles, but the quality of the Japanese automaker's fleet continues to be tarnished by serious safety recalls.


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Witness: Peterson indicated he’d kill his 4th wife (AP)

FILE - In this May 8, 2009 file photo, former Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant Drew Peterson yells to reporters as he arrives at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, Ill. On Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, a judge will hear arguments about the admissibility of the state's new hearsay law to the Peterson's case. He is charged in the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, and is also a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife. The law would essentially allow Savio to testify from the grave by admitting testimony of family and friends about how she feared Peterson might kill her.  (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)AP - The stepbrother of a former Illinois police officer accused of killing his third wife told a hushed courtroom Thursday that he believed he might have helped his relative dispose of the body of his fourth wife, who has not been seen for more than two years.


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