Interior Department proposes preserves in Midwest and East to save thousands of wild horsesOctober 7th, 2009 Interior proposes preserves to protect wild horsesWASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar wants to create wild horse preserves in the Midwest and East to protect wild horses and burros that now roam the West. Salazar says his plan will restore the health of America's wild horse herds and the rangelands that support them.
Interior plan: Create preserves in Midwest and East to save thousands of wild horses in WestOctober 7th, 2009 Salazar wants to move West's wild horses eastWASHINGTON — Thousands of mustangs that now roam the West would be moved to preserves in the Midwest and East under a new Interior Department plan to protect wild horse herds and the rangelands that support them. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday the plan would not require killing any wild horses.
NJ's Fort Dix getting a new name and it's a mouthful: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstSeptember 30th, 2009 NJ's Fort Dix getting new name in consolidationFORT DIX, N.J. — A New Jersey military installation where Elvis Presley slept and tens of thousands of recruits passed through is getting a new name.
Feds urge carrot-toting tourists in old Ariz. gold mining town to stop plumping up the burrosAugust 31st, 2009 Carrot-toting tourists making Arizona burros obeseFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — There is an epidemic in an old gold mining town in western Arizona: The wild burros that roam the town's single street are overweight, with rolls of fat on their necks and big, full bellies.
Man kills woman, shoots self at store in Fort Lewis baseJuly 23rd, 2009 Man kills woman, shoots self at Fort Lewis storeFORT LEWIS, Wash. — A 59-year-old retired soldier shot a female civilian worker to death Wednesday inside a bustling store at the Fort Lewis Army base, then shot himself, Army officials said.
Man kills woman, shoots self at Fort Lewis Post ExchangeJuly 23rd, 2009 Man kills woman, shoots self at Fort Lewis PXFORT LEWIS, Wash. — A 59-year-old retired soldier shot a female civilian worker to death Wednesday inside a bustling store at the Fort Lewis Army base, then shot and wounded himself, Army officials said.
Indian army chief meets US military officialsJuly 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Indian Army chief, General Deepak Kapoor, has kicked off a dialogue with the top US military leadership with meetings focusing on the regional security situation. Kapoor Wednesday met with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen and his counterpart in the US Army, Gen George W.
Indian army chief in US for high level talks (Lead, Changing dateline)July 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor arrived Monday in the US on a week-long visit for talks with top military officials including Defence Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. On his first visit to the US as the Indian Army chief, Gen.
House to vote on saving wild horses from slaughter, giving them more acres to roamJuly 17th, 2009 House to vote on saving nation's wild mustangsWASHINGTON — The nation's wild horses would be protected from slaughter and given millions more acres to roam under legislation moving toward passage Friday in the House. Supporters of the bill mobilized after the Interior Department announced last year that it may have to kill thousands of healthy wild horses and burros to deal with the growing population on the range and in holding facilities.
House votes to protect wild horses from slaughter, give them more acres to roam out WestJuly 17th, 2009 Room to roam: House votes to rescue wild horsesWASHINGTON — Galloping to the aid of the nation's wild horses and burros, the House voted Friday to rescue them from the possibility of a government-sponsored slaughter and give them millions more acres to roam. But the effort may get penned up in the Senate.
Hotel shut down to block weekend Mongol biker rendezvous in Mojave Desert townJuly 17th, 2009 Bikers blocked from California hotel meeting siteLANCASTER, Calif. — The Mongols biker gang has been fenced out of a Mojave Desert hotel where hundreds of motorcyclists were destined for a weekend rendezvous.
Motel shut down to block weekend Mongol biker rendezvous in Mojave Desert townJuly 17th, 2009 Bikers blocked from California motel meeting siteLANCASTER, Calif. — The notorious Mongols biker gang has been fenced out of a Mojave Desert motel where hundreds of motorcyclists were destined for a weekend rendezvous.
House votes to expand grazing range for wild horses and burros, ban their slaughter by gov'tJuly 17th, 2009 House votes to save wild horses, burrosWASHINGTON — The House has voted to expand the range of the nation's wild horses and burros by millions of acres and to block a plan to kill thousands of the animals to prevent overgrazing. The bill passed 239-185 Friday.
ROTC cadet from New York dies in night training exercise at Fort Lewis, Wash.July 10th, 2009 NY ROTC cadet dies at Fort Lewis, Wash., trainingFORT LEWIS, Wash. — An ROTC cadet has died in a night ground navigation exercise at Fort Lewis in Washington.
Army investigates whether male soldiers photographed female soldiers showering at Fort DixMay 29th, 2009 Army investigates nude photos at Fort DixWASHINGTON — The Army says it's investigating allegations that eight male soldiers took pictures and video of as many as 21 female soldiers in their unit showering at Fort Dix. The photos were allegedly taken last fall, before the 266th Military Police Company of the Virginia Army National Guard shipped out to Iraq in December.
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