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Donor promised to make Clinton ‘look good’ if appointed to board Rajiv Fernando lobbied top Clinton aide for a seat on sensitive intelligence board He had little experience in the field and resigned after appointment was scrutinized The Chicago businessman donated to Clinton, Obama and the Clinton Foundation WASHINGTON A major Democratic donor personally lobbied then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s office for a seat on a sensitive government intelligence board, telling one of her closest aides that if appointed he would make Clinton “look good.” Rajiv Fernando acknowledged that he may not have the experience to sit on a board...

Defanging Hezbollah: A Directed Energy Defense Could Help by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and David D. Gentilli WebMemo #1169 July 20, 2006 | Hezbollah’s Katyusha rocket attacks have killed and wounded dozens of Israelis, destroyed property, and sent thousands to bomb shelters. They threaten to plunge the entire region into conflict. There is a way to shoot these missiles out of the sky, limiting the danger to innocents and mitigating the serious threat of one of the region’s most dangerous terrorist groups. The U.S. Army and Israeli Defense Ministry have a joint program that has developed a high-energy laser that...

TRW employees lose access to cash Thursday, December 08, 2005 By Paul Overeiner povereiner@citpat.com -- 768-4917 Hit with the announcement months ago that their jobs will be gone by June, about 340 hourly workers at TRW Automotive's Jackson plant received a second punch this week from the unlikeliest quarter -- their own union. United Steelworkers of America, the parent organization of United Steelworkers Local 2-00670 in Jackson, has frozen the local's assets and replaced nearly all of the elected leadership here with its own appointees. Troubles within the brotherhood apparently began after local members voted to increase their regular Thanksgiving...