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Senator (D-Ny) Charles E. Schumer On The Afghanistan War: 04/15/2010

Scott Baker - OpEdNews

Like a lot of constituents, I wrote my Senator about the war in Afghanistan. Unlike some Senators, Chuck Schumer actually wrote me back a reasonably detailed response (see below). Unfortunately, his views, which I believe reflect the mainstream views of both Congress and the Administration, fail to acknowledge the actual ...


On Tax Day, A Reminder That War Is Not Free: 04/15/2010

Dan Froomkin - Huffington Post

How many tax dollars from your community have gone to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq? And how else could that money have been spent? The National Priorities Project helps you figure that out quite easily, with its Cost of War web site. It shows you the total amount ...


First-Of-Its-Kind Cost Of War Counter Already Controversial: 04/14/2010

Neil St. Clair - Your News Now

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Length can be measured by rulers, weight on a scale, but more abstract concepts like war? How do we measure that?


Price Of War Too High: 04/13/2010

- Philadelphia Inquirer

As America inches closer to a decade of war, the cost increasingly is being questioned. People who years ago might have feared being called unpatriotic are lambasting the trillion dollars spent since 9/11.


Small-City Mayor Takes On The Pentagon: 04/12/2010

Jo Camerford - US Labor Against the War (USLAW)

We don't just have a revenue problem in this country -- we have a values and priorities problem. - April 12, 2010??Matt Ryan, the mayor of Binghamton, New York, is sick and tired of watching people in local communities "squabble over crumbs," as he puts it, while so much local ...


Afghan War Forum Packs Falmouth Hall: 04/12/2010

Robert Gold - Cape Cod Times

FALMOUTH — Should the U.S. commit more money and troops to the war in Afghanistan? Should all the troops be sent home, ending the war?A panel of experts drew a packed auditorium at Morse Pond School yesterday afternoon as they tackled the growing list of questions about the war in ...


War Taxing America: 04/11/2010

Jo Comerford - Alternet

Matt Ryan, the mayor of Binghamton, New York, is sick and tired of watching people in local communities "squabble over crumbs," as he puts it, while so much local money pours into the Pentagon's coffers and into America's wars. He's so sick and tired of it, in fact, that, urged ...


Obama Puts New Limits On Us Use Of Nuclear Weapons: 04/06/2010

Gordon Lubold - Christian Science Moniter

he Obama administration began its journey toward a world free of nuclear weapons by declaring that it would rely on such weapons less and conventional weapons more.


A Navy Ship Competition?: 04/04/2010

- Prairie Pundit

As the Navy prepares to choose one version of the littoral combat ship as the basis for future orders, all sides say the service needs to go for the best deal.


Where Did Your 2009 Federal Income Tax Dollars Go?: 04/01/2010

Jo Comerford - Common Dreams

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - April 1 - As April 15, 2010 approaches, taxpayers can take stock of how the federal government spent each of their 2009 federal income tax dollars. In its annual release, Where did your tax dollars go?, NPP offers a breakout of federal income tax dollar allocation while ...