Russian spy arrests stir Cold War nostalgia
The arrest of alleged deep cover Russian agents evokes Cold War memories of a familiar foe. The piece notes gaps between nostalgia and real policy fallout, examining Obama’s reset diplomacy, Putin’s intelligence shift, and the broader espionage landscape from boardrooms to laboratories.
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Washington
Kremlin
United Nations
Marx
Lenin
U.S
Dmitry Medvedev
Appeals court orders new hearing for detainee
The DC Circuit reverses a district ruling finding Belkacem Bensayah legally detained at Guantanamo. The panel says the lower court must review whether he was part of al Qaida or merely a supporter, using functional membership standards and potentially different grounds for detention. Bensayah, arrested in 2001 and held since 2002, faces ongoing litigation over his status.
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Washington
U.S
Guantanamo
al-Qaida
District of Columbia Circuit
Belkacem Bensayah
District Court
Bensayah
Douglas Ginsburg
Ginsburg
U.S. Naval Base
Cuba
Supreme Court
United States
Sarajevo
Public sector job cuts rise as budget gaps bite
State and local governments face large deficits forcing deep layoffs. Experts warn job losses could exceed 150000 in the second half, widening unemployment despite private sector gains. Services suffer as offices close and transit and schools cut staff, while overall government payrolls shrink first.
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Mark Witner
Wells Fargo
California
Department of Motor Vehicle
New York City
Manhattan
Atlanta
Metro Transit Agency
Marisa di Natale
Moody’s Economy.com
Nigel Gault
IHS Global Insight
Center On Budget and Policy Priorities
Washington
Satellite to monitor debris in Earth orbit
The United States Air Force will launch SBSS, a space based surveillance satellite, from Vandenberg AFB in California on July 8. It will provide continuous deep space tracking of about 1,000 active satellites and thousands of debris pieces, improving space situational awareness for national security.
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Denver
USS Air Force
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Earth
Air Force
Todd Citron
Boeing Co
SBSS
Citron
Col. J.R. Jordan
Air Force Space Superiority Systems Wing
Jordan
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp
Boulder
Colo
Boeing
Schriever Air Force Base
Air Force Space Surveillance Network
Brian Weeden
Air Force Space Operations
Secure World Foundation
Colorado
International Space Station
Weeden
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FBI
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Soviet Union
Vladimir Putin
KGB
Yeltsin
Russia
John L. Martin
Justice Department
Lawrence
AIACQ
Maviachusets
Michael Dwyer
Massachusetts
Boston
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