F-35 cost overruns spark Senate hearing and unknowns
Senate Armed Services Committee voices jaw dropping concerns over F-35 cost and production delays as Lockheed Martin lags on deliveries. Critics urge alternatives amid estimates of 56 billion spent for nine of twelve test aircraft and 113 jets funded but only 11 delivered.
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U.S. hesitates as IMF leadership search begins
Washington declines to back a candidate for IMF head after Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigns. Europe favors a European successor while China and Brazil push for a developing-country choice. IMF acting head John Lipsky seeks a quick, open process as officials weigh options and potential contenders.
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Honor killing sparks new law in West Bank
A Palestinian woman Aya Baradiya was killed by her uncle in an honor killing in Surif. After her death President Mahmoud Abbas repealed laws with six month sentences or less, aiming to curb abuses. Rights activists call the change a milestone amid ongoing struggles to protect women.
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Morale and Mental Health Plummet in Afghanistan
An Army report shows U S soldiers and Marines reporting morale drops and elevated mental health issues amid record combat in Afghanistan. The survey of more than 900 soldiers, 335 Marines, and 85 mental health workers in July and August found 70 to 80 percent witnessed a buddy’s death and about 20 percent suffered anxiety or low mood, with half of soldiers and 56 percent of Marines reporting they had killed an enemy fighter.
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