Obama to gun owners: You have ‘nothing to fear’…President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday that lawful gun owners have “nothing to fear” from his incoming administration so there is no reason for Americans to stock up on guns.
12,000 troops see tours extended…Pentagon’s ’stop-loss’ provision blocks return of thousands at tour’s end.
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Published: April 22, 2008 at 1:29 PM
WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) — The U.S. Army maintains its policy of mandatory tour extensions despite pledges from the Defense Department last year to stop the practice, records show.

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By Penny Coleman, AlterNet
Posted on March 26, 2008, Printed on March 26, 2008

Sgt. Kristofer Shawn Goldsmith was one of the many soldiers and Marines, veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, who gave testimony at last weekend’s Winter Soldier investigation. They spoke from personal experience about what the American military is doing in those countries. [...]