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As India retires its last legendary MiG-21 fighters, its air force is shrinking to a historic low of just 29 squadrons, falling dangerously behind a rapidly expanding China. To counter this, New Delhi faces a critical and long-delayed decision for its next 5th-generation fighter. The choice is a high-stakes geopolitical dilemma: the combat-proven but expensive American F-35, or Russia’s Su-57, which offers local production but is seen as a “huge bet” on a “dying” and unreliable defense industry.

Call your Congressmen and tell them to sponsor this bill! 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2279 To expedite the construction of new refining capacity on closed military installations in the United States, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A BILL To expedite the construction of new refining capacity on closed military installations in the United States, and for other purposes. snip SEC. 2. STATE PARTICIPATION AND PRESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION. (a) Designation Requirement- Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall designate no less than 3 closed military installations, or...

Mike, here's your answer The first time I saw Mike Luckovich's drawing of the word "WHY?" --- made up of the names of 2,000 troops killed in Iraq --- was when my mother was putting it up on our refrigerator. It bothered me that no one did a response showing how others feel. On Nov. 8, I got an updated list of the names of the war dead and started writing them, spelling out "FREEDOM." Six days later, it was done. I worked on it in my free time at school, and stayed late after school. It took me about...