Army reports 94 prisoner abuse cases in new Pentagon count
The Army inspector general's report details 39 detainee deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001 and 94 proven or suspected abuse cases. It cites incidents including prisoners forced to jump from a bridge, a head injury during questioning, and subordinates told to rough up detainees, while saying no systemic problem existed. Senators challenge that finding amid training and doctrine deficiencies. Acting Army Secretary Les Brownlee and Gen. Peter Schoomaker acknowledge responsibility and stress abuses were aberrations.
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Afghanistan
Army
Army Inspector General
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Michigan
Carl Levin
Les Brownlee
Peter Schoomaker
Schoemaker
Halliburton workers accuse Iraq waste in defense contracts
Knight Ridder reports that three whistleblowers and lawmakers debated Halliburton's Iraq spending. Drivers claimed empty KBR trucks wasted taxpayer funds while Halliburton officials argued for efficiencies. The hearing highlighted partisan divides over a no bid oilfield restoration contract and KBR's role in Iraq operations.
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House Government Reform Committee
Knight Ridder
James Warren
Rutherfordton
N.C
Alfred Neffgen
Americas
House votes to keep courts from gay marriage
The House passed a bill to bar federal courts from ruling on challenges to state gay marriage bans, a move praised by Republicans and the Bush administration but unlikely to advance in the Senate. Democrats called it unconstitutional and a political act targeting gays, arguing it would deny equal protection and access to federal courts.
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Washington
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Federal
Congress
James Sensenbrenner
R-Wis
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Nonpartisan
Congressional Research Service
Tammy Baldwin
D-Wis
Congress Approves 417 Billion Defense Bill Amid War Support
Congress overwhelmingly approved a 417.5 billion defense bill boosting Pentagon funding by 25 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan and seven percent for other programs. The measure funds 39 more Black Hawk helicopters, a Virginia-class submarine, and a 3.5 percent troop pay raise as wartime backing crosses party lines with Senate 96 to 0 and House 410 to 72.
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Congress
Senate
House
Bush
Catholic lawmakers ignore bishops' Communion warning
AP interviews with over 75 politicians across the United States show governors, state lawmakers, congressmen, and senators stating they remain at peace with or do not fear jeopardizing their standing with the church despite bishops warning that consistent abortion rights support amounts to cooperating in evil.
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Associated Press
U.S
Federal court upholds Florida gay adoption ban
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, in a 6-6 vote, declined to reconsider a challenge to Florida's ban on adoptions by gays. Dissenting judges condemned the blanket prohibition, noting no other groups such as foster parents or domestic abusers are barred from adopting in Florida.
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11Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Atlanta
Rosemary Barkett
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