Today U.S. Senators from the Western states protected the needs of Native Americans, Native Hawaiians and Alaska Native peoples in a letter calling on President Obama to strengthen tribal self-governance, support economic self-sufficiency, and honor the government’s agreements with Indian Tribes by fully funding contract support costs and joint venture staffing in his Fiscal Year […]
29 September 2011 –The United Nations envoy for Afghanistan today stressed the need to seize the window of opportunity for dialogue and reconciliation that exists, despite the recent killing of the former Afghan president who was spearheading peace efforts in the country.
WASHINGTON D.C.-A Massachusetts man was arrested by the FBI yesterday for allegedly plotting to blow up the U.S. Capitol and the Pentagon with remote control model airplanes. The arrest stems from information given to authorities by an informant.
28 September 2011 –The United Nations committee entrusted with helping countries tackle terrorism held a day-long meeting at UN Headquarters in New York today, withSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon warning that the threat is still as great as it was at the time of the 2001 attacks against the United States.