1. Obama taps Arizona governor for homeland security: report…
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s top choice to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources.

2. George Bush snubbed at G20 Summit…
CNN: George Bush snubbed at the G20 Summit. Everyone greeting each other and shaking hands, but [...]

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from Huff Po by Eric Margolis
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By Eric Margolis
November 19, 2008
The ugly truth about `Gulf War Illness’ is finally out, and it makes shocking reading.
A Congressional report just released this week has concluded that one out of four U.S. soldiers who served in the 1991 war against Iraq suffered serious, long-lasting, or [...]

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by Zerin Elci
Global Research, November 19, 2008
Reuters - 2008-11-18
Russia’s defence minister said on Tuesday that Georgia was trying to build up its military and he warned this could spark even greater instability in the region than there was in the war in August.
“The Georgian side’s efforts to increase military potential is causing concern and I [...]

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MOYOCK, Va., Nov. 19 (UPI) — A deal has been struck that will allow security contractor Blackwater Worldwide to operate training vacilities at its Virginia-North Carolina training camp.
The (Norfolk, Va.) Virginian-Pilot said Wednesday the agreement struck last week includes a 1-mile buffer zone between the facilities and Blackwater’s neighbors.
The newspaper said the deal was negotiated [...]

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — For the first time, defense lawyers have been allowed to see a section of the Guantanamo prison that is so restricted, even its location on the U.S. base is secret.
Two military lawyers for Ramzi Binalshibh, an alleged plotter of the Sept. 11 [...]