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SEOUL, South Korea, June 15, 2007 — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has received $25 million, money that was frozen in 2005 as part of the general crackdown on the communist state, officials said.
The funds had been frozen in a Macau bank after the United States said the money was made through [...]

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STS-117 spacewalker Danny Olivas completed repair work on a thermal blanket that was out of position on space shuttle Atlantis. He and his partner, Mission Specialist Jim Reilly, will assist with the retraction of the Port 6 (P6) solar array before the completion of today’s spacewalk.
The orbital stroll began at 1:24 p.m. EDT [...]

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SAN JOSE, Calif., June 15, 2007 — If anyone knows what it’s like to come to America as someone whose native language wasn’t English, it might be California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Yet the California governor is under fire for some remarks he made this week, saying Spanish speakers should force themselves to speak English.
“You’ve got to [...]

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WASHINGTON, June 14, 2007 — The U.S. Supreme Court today unanimously reversed a novel Washington State Supreme Court ruling that discovered a “constitutional right” for union officials to spend dissenting employees’ mandatory dues on political causes they oppose.
The ruling merely reinstates an ineffective state campaign finance law that had opened the door for courts to [...]

PRNewswire
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 14, 2007 — While Rudy Giuliani is still in first place in the race for the Republican preference for President, he has dropped by eight points from last month and former Senator and television star Fred Thompson is catching up.
Three in ten adults who say they will vote in a Republican primary [...]

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2007 – The Army celebrated its 232nd birthday here today in the Pentagon courtyard by displaying some of the newest clothing, personal equipment and weaponry coming on line to support warfighters.
Servicemembers, civilian workers and contractors roamed through displays to touch fabrics being incorporated into new uniform items, [...]

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2007 – It is too early to discern trends out of the U.S. troop “surge” as part of the Baghdad security plan, defense officials said here today.
Speaking on background, the officials discussed the quarterly report to Congress, titled “Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq.”
The report was released [...]

By Sara Wood
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2007 – A top priority for U.S. government officials working in Afghanistan is eradicating poppy plants and creating alternative livelihoods for farmers, a Defense Department counternarcotics official said today.
Richard Douglas, deputy assistant secretary of defense for counternarcotics, counterproliferation and global threats, spoke to military analysts in a [...]

By Carmen L. Gleason
American Forces Press Service
BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 14, 2007 – Today’s formal meetings of NATO’s North Atlantic Council ended with no formal opposition to U.S. proposals for a European missile defense plan.
Following a meeting with the NATO-Russia Council, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said there were no criticisms from allies on the U.S. [...]

American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2007 – Iraqi leaders yesterday called for unity from the Askra Mosque, the scene of another terrorist attack.
Salahuddin province Gov. Hamed Hamoud Shekti made a public announcement from the Askira Mosque at around 11 a.m. and met with religious students, asking for the sheiks and educated people of Samarra [...]