Daily News Summary 1/28/09

Daily News Summary 1/28/09
Posted by Michelle McCarthy [1] on January 28 [2] 2009

Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA. Headlines

Gates details plans for deployment, dwell time [3]
KBR must be accountable [4] for Iraq deaths: US senators
Recruiting stand-down ordered [5]
House to Vote on Stimulus Bill, GOP to Say No [6]
Biden, Jones to address security on first trip abroad [7]

Iraq

Obama to hear advice of service chiefs [8] on Iraq
In Iraq's North, Ethnic Strife Flares as Vote Draws Closer [9]
Early voting begins in Iraq election [10]
Iraq suicide bomber kills three soldiers [11]
Iran rebels resist leaving Iraq, fear for future [12]
UK ordered to reveal secret Iraq papers [13]

Afghanistan

Aides Say Obama's Afghan Aims Elevate War [14]
Afghanistan at critical point [15], poll at risk - IISS
Gates Seeks to Improve Battlefield Trauma Care in Afghanistan [16]
US pays $40,000 [17] after 15 Afghans die in raid
Taliban say Guantanamo closure "positive step" [18]

Military News

Groups urge faster action to help veterans [19]
Hard-pressed colleges may not help vets [20]
Mullen: U.S. tried to stop Hamas-bound weapons [21]
VA to settle for $20M for data theft [22]
Report: Corps mismanaged ITV, EFSS programs [23]
New rules for recruiters using networking sites [24]
Gates: Reprogramming the Pentagon for a New Age [25]

Nation

Unemployment Rises [26] in Every State
Stimulus Plan Would Provide Flood of Aid to Education [27]
Fed Adopts Program To Stem Foreclosures [28]

World

U.S. Envoy Urges Cease-Fire After Gaza Violence [29]
Gates: Missile strikes in Pakistan [30] to continue
Pakistan's Crackdown on Militants Leaves Imams Preaching Jihad [31]
Iranian Leader Demands U.S. Apology [32]
Medics Were Blocked [33] from Hard-Hit Gaza Village

IAVA IN THE NEWS Media Outlet: Huffington Post Title: From Falluja to Washington, DC: Iraq Veteran Unveils New Roadmap for Congress [34] Date: Wednesday, January 28 Representative: Paul Rieckhoff Media: San Antonio Express-News Title: Iraq probe seeking justice and safety [35] Date: Wednesday, January 28 Representative: Paul Rieckhoff

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[4] http://uk.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUKN2745849020090127?sp=true
[5] http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/01/army_recruiting_suicides_012709/
[6] http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/President44/story?id=6748037&page=1
[7] http://www.reuters.com/article/joeBiden/idUSN27481129
[8] http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jdIrHElf2_i22ZbfZYDTjqmcoy5gD95VQ1S81
[9] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/01/27/ST2009012703537.html
[10] http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/28/2476719.htm?section=justin
[11] http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jPQNH2L9uANaSsFUtetN7KXj_NfQ
[12] http://uk.reuters.com/article/gc05/idUKTRE50Q5DM20090127
[13] http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/27/britain.iraq.decision/index.html
[14] http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/us/politics/28policy.html?_r=1&hp
[15] http://uk.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUKLR242968
[16] http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/washington/28military.html?ref=world
[17] http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jtaz8ci5L2h4fxIcbJzq-YK4p0DwD95VN5O00
[18] http://uk.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUKLR340030
[19] http://militarytimes.com/news/2009/01/military_veterans_roundtable_012709w/
[20] http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/01/27/Hard-pressed_colleges_may_not_help_vets/UPI-63231233109173/
[21] http://militarytimes.com/news/2009/01/ap_mullen_iran_012709w/
[22] http://militarytimes.com/news/2009/01/ap_va_data_theft_012709/
[23] http://militarytimes.com/news/2009/01/marine__ITVinvestigation_012709w/
[24] http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2009/01/marine_recruitingrules_012609w/
[25] http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20090101faessay88103/robert-m-gates/how-to-reprogram-the-pentagon.html
[26] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123307958229020395.html?mod=testMod
[27] http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/education/28educ.html?hp
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[31] http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aF44YOpTiIJk&refer=home
[32] http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/world/middleeast/29iran.html?_r=1&hp
[33] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123304325049819045.html
[34] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-rieckhoff/from-falluja-to-washingto_b_161610.html
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Daily News Summary 1/28/09

Daily News Summary 1/28/09 Posted by Michelle McCarthy [1] on January 28 [2] 2009

Daily News Summary 1/28/09
Posted by Michelle McCarthy [1] on January 28 [2] 2009