Friday, June 15, 2012

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PANETTA THANKS LGBT SERVICE MEMBERS, FAMILIES AND LGBT CIVILIANS

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FROM:  AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE Panetta Salutes Gay, Lesbian Service Members' Dedicated Duty By Cheryl Pellerin WASHINGTON...

CREATURE COMFORT FOOD MAY AFFECT SOIL COMPOSTION

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Photo Credit:  Wikipedia FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Predators Have Outsized Influence Over Habitats June 14, 2012 A grasshoppe...

TOP LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM U.S. CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND AUSTRALIA MEET

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Attorney General Eric Holder was in Ottawa today for meetings with Attorneys General and Justice Minis...

AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND CELEBRATES FLAG DAY

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AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND Senior Airman Brett Steffen, 460th Comptroller Squadron customer service technician, raises the American flag at...

EPA PROPOSES STANDARDS FOR SOOT POLLUTION

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FROM:  U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPA Proposes Clean Air Standards for Harmful Soot Pollution 99 percent of U.S. counties proj...

NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT FOUND GUILTY IN TERRORISM CASE

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Thursday, June 14, 2012 North Carolina Resident Found Guilty of Terrorism Violations Today in federal ...

CV-22 OSPREY CRASHES IN FLORIDA

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FROM:  U.S. AIR FORCE Local emergency responders extinguish the fires caused by the CV-22 Osprey crash that occurred at Eglin Range at 6...

Dempsey, Papp pay tribute to the Coast Guard

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Dempsey, Papp pay tribute to the Coast Guard

WHY THE U.S. SHOULD JOIN THE "LAW OF THE SEA CONVENTION"

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Picture:  Jolly Rodger.  Credit:  Wikimedia. FROM:  AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE Winnefeld: Time for U.S. to Join Law of Sea Co...

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESSES "CULTURE OF WASTEFUL SPENDING" BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE

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FROM:  U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Hearing on “Addressing GSA's Culture of Wasteful Spending” DANIEL TANGHERLINI ACTING A...

STANFORD GETS 110 YEARS FOR INVESTMENT FRAUD

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F ROM:  U.S. DEPARMENT OF JUSTICE  Thursday, June 14, 2012 Allen Stanford Sentenced to 110 Years in Prison for Orchestrating $7 Billion I...

REMARKS BY CLINTON, PANETTA AND KOREAN DEFENSE MINISTER KIM KWN-JIN

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Photo:  Refueling Over Korea.  Credit:  U.S. Air Force.  FROM:  U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT Remarks With Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, K...

THE CLOSING OF THE JP MORGAN LOOPHOLE AND THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF AMERICA

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FROM:  U.S. SENATOR CARL LEVIN’S WEBSITE Why Michigan Needs Us to Close the JPMorgan Loophole You’ve probably seen the recent news cove...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARMY

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FROM:  AMERICAN FORCES PRESS Panetta Praises Legacy on Army's 237th Birthday WASHINGTON, June 14, 2012 - In a message congratulatin...

LT. COLONEL SENTENCED FOR BRIBERY IN IRAQ

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Thursday, June 14, 2012 Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Bri...

RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMITMENT AND THE SERVICE

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Photo Credit:  Wikipedia. FROM AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE  Service Officials Affirm Commitment to Renewable Energy By Amaani Lyle ...

CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICTS

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Photo:  Handing Out Candy In Afghanistan.  Credit: U.S. Department of Defense. FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Children Affected by Arm...
Thursday, June 14, 2012

SMALL PLANETS DON'T NEED STARS WITH HEAVY METAL CONTENT TO FORM

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MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- The formation of small worlds like Earth previously was thought to occur mostly around stars rich in heavy elem...