American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2008 – A network of land-, air-, sea- and spaced-based sensors confirms that the U.S. military intercepted a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite which was in its final orbits before entering the earth’s atmosphere.
At approximately 10:26 p.m. EST today, a U.S. Navy AEGIS warship, the USS Lake Erie (CG-70), [...]

HarpBlaster.com wire reports
WASHINGTON — The military successfully struck an out-of-control spy satellite with a missile fired today from a U.S. warship in the Pacific.
Today’s return of the space shuttle Atlantis to Earth prompted the start of the optimal time period for shooting down the satellite, which extends until about the end of the month, [...]

By Al Pessin
Voice of America
WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. military official says high waves in the Pacific, west of Hawaii, Wednesday will likely prevent a first attempt to use a specially modified ship-based missile to shoot down a falling U.S. satellite.
The senior official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, says he and others [...]

By Greg Flakus
Voice of America
HOUSTON — Senator Barack Obama won the Wisconsin state Democratic presidential primary, Tuesday, the ninth win in a row for the charismatic junior senator from Illinois. On the Republican side, Senator John McCain was the winner.
Voters in Wisconsin handed Barack Obama another big win, accelerating his momentum as he heads into [...]

Railfanning.org News Wire
WASHINGTON — Amtrak today announced the deployment of its new specialized Amtrak Mobile Security Team to patrol stations and trains and randomly inspect passenger baggage.
The Mobile Security Team supplements ongoing patrols already in place by Amtrak to enhance the safety and security of passenger rail travel. The deployment of the Mobile Security Team [...]

PRNewswire-USNewswire
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2008 — A mysterious friend and adviser to Barack Obama when he was growing up in Hawaii is identified in a new column by Accuracy in Media editor Cliff Kincaid as a member of the old Moscow-controlled Communist Party USA.
“Obama’s communist connection adds to mounting public concern about a candidate who has [...]

By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2008 – U.S. and coalition military, diplomatic and economic efforts in Iraq are important and will ultimately produce an oasis of peace in the Middle East, President Bush predicted today in Arusha, Tanzania, during an interview with NBC reporter Ann Curry.
“I firmly believe that the (Iraq) [...]

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2008 – The anticipated landing tomorrow of the space shuttle Atlantis will open the window of opportunity for the U.S. military to shoot down a dying intelligence satellite headed toward Earth, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said today.
President Bush has authorized Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to [...]

By David Gollust
Voice of America
WASHINGTON — The United States said Tuesday there will be no early end to the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba, despite Fidel Castro’s resignation as head of state after 49 years. U.S. officials do not see Raul Castro, the retiring president’s brother and political heir, as an agent of change.
President Bush [...]

By Brian Wagner
Voice of America
MIAMI — Fidel Castro has retired as Cuba’s president, ending his 49-year rule of the Caribbean nation.  After taking power in a coup in 1959, Mr. Castro built a Communist government that survived a U.S.-backed invasion, a Cold War-era missile crisis and more than 40 years of economic sanctions by Washington.
Born [...]