Today, as the Pentagon decides how to remove the combat exclusion, women still have trouble getting fully recognized for what they’ve achieved at war.
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US to increase interceptor missiles at Fort Greely
The Pentagon says it will spend $1 billion to add 14 interceptors to an Alaska-based missile defense system.
Monday Newscast 3/18/13
Alaska Senate set to approve anti-Frankenfish resolution
The so-called “Frankenfish” resolution cleared the Senate Resources Committee on Friday, its last stop before a vote on the Senate floor.
Chamber hears pitch for oil tax reform
Make Alaska Competitive Coalition says ACES’s progressivity should be lowered to prompt investment, production of unrecovered reserves.
‘I Am Not A Sixth Grader’: Sens. Feinstein, Cruz Spar On 2nd Amendment
Earlier yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation banning assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips.
Friday Newscast 3/15/13
ICE Now Admits It Released More Than 2,000 Undocumented Immigrants Due To Budget
Backpedaling, the Obama administration is now admitting that it released more than 2,000 undocumented immigrants from immigration jails because of budget contraints prompted by the sequester.
’47 Percent’ Video Maker: ‘Didn’t Go There With A Grudge Against Romney’
The man who videotaped 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney infamous comments about the “47 percent” has stepped out of the shadows.
‘Over A Year Or So’ Before Iran Could Develop Nuclear Weapon, Obama Says
Putting a more specific estimate that he has in the past on the issue of how long it might take Iran to develop a nuclear weapon, President Obama has told Israel’s Channel 2 TV that it could happen in “over a year or so” if efforts to dissuade Iran do not succeed.