afghanistan war
September 28, 2011 -
The $2 billion suit claims that private contractors including Houston-based KBR and their insurers routinely lied, cheated and threatened injured workers while ignoring a federal law requiring their compensation.
August 13, 2008 -
Rural America is increasingly dependent on military dollars to keep its economy afloat, according to a new report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (pdf). Whether that's a good or bad thing depends on how you look at it.
May 23, 2005 -
Yesterday's Tampa Tribune brought more news of tragedy from the disaster in Iraq:
April 22, 2005 -
Today's Associated Press reports that the Senate's "overwhelmingly approval" yesterday of $81 billion for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, if approved by the House and President, "would push the total cost of combat and reconstruction past $300 billion."