Thursday, January 6, 2011

News & Nature Wrap-Up

Gates Calls for U.S. to Slash Military Spending
The defense secretary says the country can trim its program spending by $78 billion over the next five years and reduce the number of active-duty soldiers and Marines by 70,000.
Read original story in Stars and Stripes | Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011
U.S. to Send More Troops to Afghanistan 
1,400 marines will be sent to boost the surge before troops begin exiting in July.
Read original story in The Wall Street Journal | Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011
State Employees Singed by Incendiary Devices Mailed to Maryland State Offices 
Two suspicious packages "created a flash" and smoked when opened by Maryland state employees Thursday afternoon, but no one was seriously injured. 
Read original story in The Washington Post | Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011
Psychology World Mired in ESP Controversy 
A new paper that will appear in one of the field's most respected journals claims strong evidence of extrasensory perception. Many are horrified.
Read original story in | Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011
Vatican Teams Up With Discovery for New Show on Demon Possession 
The Exorcist Files will hit the small screen this spring. 
Read original story in Entertainment Weekly | Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011
Number of Spam Messages Suddenly Plummets 
No one is quite sure why and security experts warn the lull isn't likely to last. 
Read original story in | Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011
A student opened fire at an Omaha High School on Wednesday and wounded two adults.
Associated Press | Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011

2 comments:

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

Steve King of Idaho is a fucking loon.

And not in a good way.
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M. Bouffant said...

Damn Sick of All of Them Editor Bitches:

Which doofus is which? We can't tell any more.