by Ali Durkin | Aug 17, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON — In August 2005, Army Lt. Jas Boothe had one thing on her mind: getting herself – and the son she was raising on her own – ready for her deployment to Iraq. But a phone call and a doctor’s visit a few weeks later changed everything....
by Ali Durkin | Jul 30, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON— As a 20-year-old student at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston in 1944, Marion Gray made a decision that would shape the rest of her life: She joined the military. For that era, it was an uncommon decision for a young woman. But “I felt it was...
by Ali Durkin | Jul 17, 2012 | Topics
WASHINGTON– As lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing legislation to protect U.S. national security from cyber threats, they’re getting serious pushback from critics who argue the proposals violate the right to privacy, making cybersecurity one of the leading...
by Ali Durkin | Jul 17, 2012 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – A top HSBC executive told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday he will resign in the wake of the committee’s investigation highlighting how poor oversight and weak regulations prompted the bank’s U.S. affiliate to become a “gateway” for money laundering,...
by Ali Durkin | Jul 12, 2012 | National Security
Veterans in rural communities may have more access to specialized health care under an expansion of a physician education program announced Wednesday by the Veterans Affairs Department. The program aims to improve veterans’ care in four areas: hepatitis C, congestive...
