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McCain builds ties to liberal bloggers
Published: May 17, 2008 at 1:58 AM
WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is reaching out to liberal and non-partisan bloggers in an effort to bring new voters to his presidential campaign.
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Your Daily Horoscope
Published: May 17, 2008 at 4:00 AM
By D.DONOVAN KINSOLVING
UPI Features Writer
UPI horoscopes for Saturday, May 17, 2008. -
The almanac
Published: May 17, 2008 at 3:30 AM
By United Press International
UPI Almanac for Saturday, May 17, 2008. -
McCain builds ties to liberal bloggers
Published: May 17, 2008 at 1:58 AM
WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is reaching out to liberal and non-partisan bloggers in an effort to bring new voters to his presidential campaign. -
Old enemies reconcile in Rwanda
Published: May 17, 2008 at 1:55 AM
GITARAMA, Rwanda, May 17 (UPI) -- A Rwandan woman whose family was killed during the 1994 genocide weaves baskets now with the wife of a man who helped kill them, CNN reported. -
MLB: San Diego 6, Seattle 4
Published: May 17, 2008 at 1:50 AM
SEATTLE, May 17 (UPI) -- Chris Young overcame a shaky start Friday and three relievers combined to throw three shutout innings in the San Diego Padres' 6-4 win over Seattle. -
Russia claims to have Georgian spy
Published: May 17, 2008 at 1:39 AM
MOSCOW, May 17 (UPI) -- A Georgian spy has been detained in southern Russia, the Federal Security Bureau said Friday.
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Pentagon rejects post-Katrina command plan
Published: May 16, 2007 at 5:47 PM
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- The Pentagon has rejected a post-Katrina proposal that would put all federal National Guard troops under the command of a state governor in times of crisis.
The proposal came from the Commission on the National Guard and Reserve, and sought to address a conflict that arose in Louisiana in 2005 as the state struggled with the flooding disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina.
In the week that followed the hurricane, the White House pressured Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco to "dual-hat" National Guard troops, putting them both under the command of an active-duty general who reports to the president, while at the same time keeping her command. On the advice of the National Guard chief who warned officers could be caught in the cross fire if there were conflicting orders from her office and the White House, she refused.
The White House vowed thereafter to seek the authority to seize control of state Guard forces at its own discretion in times of crisis.
The commission, created by Congress, recommended the opposite: expanding gubernatorial authority in times of crisis.
"We do not agree with that," said Thomas Hall, the assistant secretary of defense for reserve affairs. "The secretary did not agree because this is a matter of governance. It is his belief ... that the commander in chief, the president, should determine who best commands forces in any situation, either active duty, National Guard or Reserve."
The Pentagon rejected two other proposals: separating the National Guard bureau from the Army and Air Force to give it a greater voice in command decisions, and to designate the position of deputy NORTHCOM commander a set-aside for the National Guard.
It accepted 20 of the recommendations, a fact Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Congress last week.
The proposal came from the Commission on the National Guard and Reserve, and sought to address a conflict that arose in Louisiana in 2005 as the state struggled with the flooding disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina.
In the week that followed the hurricane, the White House pressured Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco to "dual-hat" National Guard troops, putting them both under the command of an active-duty general who reports to the president, while at the same time keeping her command. On the advice of the National Guard chief who warned officers could be caught in the cross fire if there were conflicting orders from her office and the White House, she refused.
The White House vowed thereafter to seek the authority to seize control of state Guard forces at its own discretion in times of crisis.
The commission, created by Congress, recommended the opposite: expanding gubernatorial authority in times of crisis.
"We do not agree with that," said Thomas Hall, the assistant secretary of defense for reserve affairs. "The secretary did not agree because this is a matter of governance. It is his belief ... that the commander in chief, the president, should determine who best commands forces in any situation, either active duty, National Guard or Reserve."
The Pentagon rejected two other proposals: separating the National Guard bureau from the Army and Air Force to give it a greater voice in command decisions, and to designate the position of deputy NORTHCOM commander a set-aside for the National Guard.
It accepted 20 of the recommendations, a fact Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Congress last week.
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