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President Bush has nominated Gen. David Petraeus to lead Central Command, the military authority in charge of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. He will be replaced as the head of coalition forces in Iraq by Gen. Ray Odierno, who was instrumental to the success of the surge strategy in Iraq. Odierno spoke at Heritage in March. For all the latest on Iraq, visit Heritage’s Progress in Iraq page.
Conservatives in Congress blocked a bill that would have made it easier for workers to sue employers for “wage discrimination.”
In an unsettling echo of the dilapidated military of the late 1970s, the Navy has deemed two warships “unfit for sustained combat operations” because of broken-down equipment. This is why Heritage experts advocate spending enough on the military to keep our forces in working order and to upgrade equipment to meet future threats.
Even though the Soviet Union was relegated to the dustbin of history 16 years ago, it’s still possible to buy web addresses with the “.su” extension that the communist state employed.
To draw attention to the tremendous costs of global warming legislation, Americans for Prosperity is conducting a hot air balloon tour of the nation. Find out when it’s coming to your area.
Former President Jimmy Carter met recently with top leaders of the terrorist group Hamas. He denies the State Department warned him not to visit the group.
The chairman of the FCC says new legislation to regulate the Internet and stifle innovative ways of content distribution is unnecessary.
Videotape evidence suggests that the Syrian nuclear reactor that Israel bombed in September was built with North Korean assistance.
The rising cost of food, which stems in large part from government ethanol mandates, may be undermining popular support for global warming policies.