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U.S. Army Maj. Deborah Yarbrough talks with farmers at the Mada-In Co-op near Sadr City, Iraq, May 1, 2006. Yarbrough is a team leader assigned to the 445th Civil Affairs Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika More photos Co-op Brings New Hope to Iraqi Farmers The benefits of the co-op effort will be seen this season by farmers all over the district. By U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 24, 2006 — U.S. soldiers assigned to the 445th Civil Affairs Battalion are currently working to continue...

RASHIDIYAH, Iraq, April 14, 2006 – Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers worked with residents and farmers here to create a farming co-op that held its grand opening April 6. The tractors shown were provided as part of the building of a local farming co-op that opened its doors in Rashidiyah, Iraq, April 6. The co-op will provide support to about 3,000 acres in the Rashidiyah region. Photo by Spc. C. Terrell Turner, USA   The co-op is a major step in stabilizing and strengthening the agricultural output in the region. Local farmers joined together and created a business plan that will...

Here's an idea for a new class sure to take America's campuses by storm. The title: "Ward Churchill: A Capitalist's Blueprint for Succeeding in America." By now, everyone from Berkeley to Boston has heard the story of Boulder's infamous America-hating professor. And while the media storm surrounding him has faded-at least for now-his ongoing story presents a valuable case study in basic economics for socialists and free-marketers alike. Today, Churchill's books are required reading at more than 100 universities. Since his January rise-to-fame, when the nation first learned of his essay where he compared innocent 9-11 victims to Nazis, his...

In a sworn statement to be made public Tuesday, University of Colorado President Elizabeth Hoffman said a four-letter word used toward women can sometimes be used as a "term of endearment." The comment comes from Hoffman's latest sworn testimony in connection with a federal lawsuit against the university. The suit was filed by women who say they were sexually assaulted by CU football players and recruits. A lawyer for one of the women asked Hoffman about former CU kicker Katie Hnida being called the "c- word" by a teammate. That player was later disciplined by coach Gary Barnett for making...