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Caught My Eye

Caught My Eye

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What caught my eye this morning, in no particular order… A majority of members of Iraq’s parliament have signed a draft bill that would require a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. soldiers from Iraq and freeze current troop levels. Support our Oops The cost of postage stamps will go up again Monday – 41 cents for a first-class letter. Over the past four years, between 100,000 and 300,000 barrels a day (about $5-15 million daily) of Iraq’s oil production…

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Returning Soldiers Facing Radiation Effects

Returning Soldiers Facing Radiation Effects

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These soldiers are sick of it. Literally. Eight sick soliders from the 442nd Military Police put the pieces together. A shell coated with depleted uranium pierces a tank like a hot knife through butter, exploding on impact into a charring inferno. As tank armor, it repels artillery assaults. It also leaves behind a fine radioactive dust with a half-life of 4.5 billion years. Depleted uranium is the garbage left from producing enriched uranium for nuclear weapons and energy plants. It…

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