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REAL ID Act rejection being attacked
My Way News - New ID Rules May Complicate Air Travel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of air travelers may find going through airport security much more complicated this spring, as the Bush administration heads toward a showdown with state governments over post-Sept. 11 rules for new driver’s licenses.
As Maine was one of the first states to [...]
January 11, 2008 Comments Off
The Value of a College Education ? Get Rich Slowly
The Value of a College Education ? Get Rich Slowly
I’ve been thinking lately about the value of a college education. I earned a B.A. in Psychology from Willamette University in 1991 (with a minor in English Lit, and almost another minor in Speech Com). What have I done with this degree? Almost nothing. Yet I [...]
January 11, 2008 Comments Off
US launches massive Iraq air raid
US bombers and fighter jets have dropped 40,000lb (18,144kg) of bombs on suspected al-Qaeda targets on the edge of Baghdad in a 10-minute air strike.
The attack on the Arab Jabour district, said to be a safe haven for al-Qaeda in Iraq, was part of the wider Operation Phantom Phoenix launched on Tuesday.
Nine US soldiers have [...]
January 10, 2008 Comments Off
