Roundup of military and political statements across nations
A four-item roundup covers Sgt. Gary Stein facing an other-than-honor discharge over Facebook posts critical of President Obama. North Korea’s Ri Yong Ho claims strong weapons capability as experts doubt immediacy of a nuclear ICBM. France hints at possible Syria intervention if peace efforts fail, while the U S Senate approves an $11 billion USPS cash infusion, delaying closures and Saturday delivery cuts.
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San Diego
Barack Obama
Pentagon
Marine Corps
Gary Stein
Stein
Obama
Pyongyang
North Korea
United States
Ri Yong Ho
Washington
South Korea
Kim Jong UN
Beirut
France
Syria
U.N
Bashar Assad
Senate
U.S
House
High court weighs Arizona immigration law in landmark argument
The Supreme Court debated Arizona's immigration statute with emphasis on state versus federal authority. Justices questioned provisions criminalizing undocumented status and warrantless arrests, while protesters gathered outside the court and Brewer urged support for tougher enforcement.
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Washington
Obama
Supreme Court
Arizona
Alabama
Georgia
Indiana
South Carolina
Utah
High Court
John Roberts
Roberts
Sonia Sotomayor
Donald Verrilli Jr
Verrilli
U.S
Jan Brewer
Paul Clement
Mexico
Antonin Scalia
Scalia
Brewer
Mitt Romney
Charles Balogh
Alexandria
Mad cow low on list of food risks
The article argues mad cow disease ranks low among food risks despite a California case. It cites 3000 annual deaths from preventable food borne illnesses such as E coli and salmonella, with four U S cases of BSE observed since 2006, and no human link to U S beef.
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Washington
California
Sarah Klein
Center For Science
U.S
Cornell University
Martin Wiedmann
Britain
Richard Breitmeyer
University of California, Davis
Warm water under Antarctic shelves speeds ice loss
A Nature study shows warm water from below erodes Antarctica’s floating ice, accelerating shelf collapse. Western Antarctica loses about 23 feet of ice annually, with climate change playing an indirect but significant role beyond surface warming. Hamish Pritchard notes air warming alone cannot explain the retreat.
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Washington
Antarctica
Tor
Nature
Hamish Pritchard
British Antarctic Survey
NASA
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N. Korea
America
Postal Service
Joe Lieberman
I-Conn
Decemer
Justice Antonin Scalia
Australian Antarctic Division
Adele
Antarctic
Cape Royds
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