Fort Stewart commander urges Americans to endure long Iraq war
Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch of the 3rd Infantry Division told reporters that troops should quit complaining and prepare for a multi year conflict in Iraq. He warned the surge won t quicken an end and noted counterinsurgencies can take nine years, urging Americans to support long term efforts.
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Fort Stewart
Iraq
Army
3Rd Infantry
Rick Lynch
Lynch
1St Brigade
Kuwait
Bush
U.S
Virginia panel backs no smoking bill in restaurants
The Education and Health Committee endorsed Sen. Brandon Bell's bill to ban smoking in most indoor public spaces in Virginia, sending it to the Senate floor after lengthy testimony. Opponents argued for business rights and voluntary options, while supporters cited health risks of secondhand smoke and worker protection.
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Richmond
Virginia Senate
Education and Health Committee
Brandon Bell
Senate
House of Delegates
House
H. Morgan Griffith
Salem
Del
John Cosgrove
Chesapeake
Bell
Roanoke
Antonio Longo
Alexandria
American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation
Christopher M. Savvides
Virginia Beach
Sarvides
Ians
Julia Hammond
Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association
Timothy M. Kaine
Smokies Welcome Record 2006 Visitor Total
Great Smoky Mountains National Park reports 9.4 million visitors in 2006, a 2 percent rise and the largest year-to-year gain in five years. Gatlinburg and Cherokee entrances led with near and over 2 million. eight of twelve months rose, with March up 11 percent and November up 15 percent. Front-country camping and backcountry use also increased.
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Gatlinburg
Tenn
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Smokies
Dale Ditmanson
Tennessee-North Carolina
Dumanson
Cherokee
N.C
Townsend
Tennessee
North Carolina
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Senate Education and Health Committee
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Neverpaintagain.com
Dennis Brown
Emily and Herbert Fincher
Ruth Berry
Kevin Pollock
Batelaire, Rachmaninoff, Miles, and
Boberg
Aiken’s
First Baptist Church
York Street
Richland Avenue
Aiken
South Carolina
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