Posts Tagged ‘impact’
AP IMPACT: US wasted billions in rebuilding Iraq (AP)
AP – A $40 million prison sits in the desert north of Baghdad, empty. A $165 million children’s hospital goes unused in the south. A $100 million waste water treatment system in Fallujah has cost three times more than projected, yet sewage still runs through the streets
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AP IMPACT: Katrina a tale of SBA failure (AP)
AP – Five years after Hurricane Katrina, Jay Young is still haunted by the desperate voices on the other end of the telephone crying and begging for help.
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Al Qaeda in Afghanistan: Small in numbers, huge in impact on Taliban
The inside-the-Beltway political debate underscores a fundamental misunderstanding of what Al Qaeda’s role in Afghanistan truly has been, according to Special Operations commanders and troops on the ground.
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AP IMPACT: Border Patrol sees spike in suicides (AP)
AP – After a bad day on the job as a Border Patrol agent, Eddie DeLaCruz went home and began discussing with his wife how to celebrate her upcoming birthday. Then he casually pressed his government-issued handgun under his chin and pulled the trigger.
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Watchdog panel cites global impact of US bailout (AP)
AP – The $700 billion U.S. bailout program launched in response to the global economic meltdown had a far greater impact overseas than other countries’ financial rescue plans did on the U.S., according to a new report from a congressional watchdog.
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3 women on high court: Historic but impact unclear (AP)
AP – At least once a term for 13 years, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recalled, some lawyer arguing before the Supreme Court would mistake her for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, or vice versa.
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AP Impact: Mexico justice means catch and release (AP)
AP – It’s practically a daily ritual: Accused drug traffickers and assassins, shackled and bruised from beatings, are paraded before the news media to show that Mexico is winning its drug war. Once the television lights dim, however, about three-quarters of them are let go.
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