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Libya: Just say “no” to a no-fly zone
March 9, 2011Any such attack would mean destroying the Gaddafi regime's anti-aircraft missile installations, almost surely resulting in civilian casualties on the ground.
Read moreOver 75,000 veterans are homeless, VA report says
February 15, 2011More than 75,000 veterans were homeless on a single night in January 2009, and more than 130,000 veterans spent at least one night in a homeless shelter that year, a new government report says.
Read moreWorld Notes: Somalia, South Korea and more
December 28, 2010Somalia: Fighting, danger to civilians mount; South Korea: Villagers protest U.S. naval base; Cuba: Building oil partnership with Russian firms; Colombia: New human rights failures; Israel: Prospect of short track to Palestinian sovereignty riles government
Read moreNew START ratified, 71-26
December 22, 2010The 71-26 vote marked a significant foreign policy achievement for the Obama administration during the lame-duck Congressional session.
Read moreAfghanistan: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
December 21, 2010It's' time to take these proposals seriously, for the sake of all concerned, in Afghanistan and here at home.
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