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The Justice Department is being urged to file a lawsuit against dozens of states that appear to be non-compliant with a 2009 law ensuring voting rights for military personnel stationed abroad. The Obama administration's failure to file a suit will expose its lack of commitment to military voting.
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Cancer Research UK has launched its breast cancer awareness and fundraising campaign, urging people in Yorkshire and the Humber to "join the fight for women's survival." Andrea Membe, Cancer Research UK's area volunteer manager for Huddersfield, is leading the charge, rallying friends, families, and
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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer expressed her disappointment with President Obama's decision not to deploy National Guard troops to the border as promised, despite Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stating that the federal government should determine immigration policy. Brewer also stated that the administration's decision to sue
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Fierce fighting between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks has broken out in southern Kyrgyzstan, leaving at least 97 people dead and over 1,200 wounded in three days. The violence has fueled a humanitarian crisis, with the International Red Cross warning of a situation "getting worse and worse by the
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Congressman Jerry McNerney's (CA-11) provisions to increase pay for service members in combat zones passed the House with bipartisan support as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). These increases will benefit approximately 400,000 service members and their families per month. Congressman McNerney's efforts
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President Barack Obama has announced a deployment of up to 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, a move aimed at bolstering border security as the Senate was set to take up a broader immigration bill. The decision comes as part of a broader effort to
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French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, along with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, emphasized the importance of stability and reconciliation in Afghanistan, with Fillon affirming that French troops would remain in the country as long as their assistance was needed. The visit, marked by a joint press conference, underscored the long-standing relationship
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Ugandan soldiers are undergoing comprehensive training at the Singo army training school in Luwero, led by Belgian and French army instructors. The training aims to equip the soldiers with skills to be deployed in Mogadishu, Somalia, as part of the African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission, AMISOM. The training covers various
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met at Kandahar Airport on December 13, 2009, to discuss matters related to Afghanistan. During the meeting, Prime Minister Brown announced plans to send more troops to Afghanistan, increasing the number of British troops to 10,000. The British prime
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The Philippine Army has taken significant steps in demilitarizing the country by destroying 50 assorted firearms recovered from various internal security operations in Panay and Negros islands. This ceremonial destruction is part of the demilitarization process under the Philippine Army's Captured, Confiscated, Recovered, and Surrendered (CCRS) firearms. The
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The Obama administration's decision to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan has been met with skepticism by intelligence officials, who argue that the real threat comes from the Taliban, not Al Qaeda. According to Fox News, officials disputing the ABC News report of the intelligence community&
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South Korean officials agreed to propose a motion to dispatch 340-350 troops to Afghanistan in mid-2010 as part of a reconstruction protection mission. This decision comes after the Obama administration renewed its strategy in Afghanistan by sending 30,000 additional troops. South Korea's support program for Afghanistan includes
