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The Obama administration’s decision to authorize the killing by the Central Intelligence Agency of a terrorism suspect who is an American citizen has set off a debate over the legal and political limits of drone missile strikes, a mainstay of the campaign against terrorism. The notion that the government can, in effect, execute one of its own citizens far from a combat zone, with no judicial process and based on secret intelligence, makes some legal authorities deeply uneasy. To eavesdrop on the terrorism suspect who was added to the target list, the American-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who is hiding...

A Military Wife I was sitting alone in one of those loud, casual steakhouses that you find all over the country. You know the type--a bucket of peanuts on every table, shells littering the floor, and a bunch of perky college kids racing around with longneck beers and sizzling platters. Taking a sip of my iced tea, I studied the crowd over the rim of my glass. My gaze lingered on a group enjoying their meal. They wore no uniform to identify their branch of service, but they were definitely "military:" clean shaven, cropped haircut, and that "squared away" look...

No article - Apple has announced the winners of their iPhoto contest. There are some outstanding entries, but I thought to for our military friends and fans, you might appreciate the entry made by the entry by Scott Varley, who submitted a variety of images taken with digital cameras on board the U.S.S. John C. Stennis and the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln aircraft carriers. Go to iPhoto Contest Winners and scroll down to Scott's entry. It loads a nice slide show.