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October 21, 2008 - An increase in full-time manning for the Army National Guard and controlled grades for both the Army and Air National Guard were included in the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act signed by President George Bush on Oct. 14.
October 18, 2008 - U.S. President George Bush says he will host a summit of nations soon to address the global economic crisis. Mr. Bush made the announcement at the U.S. presidential retreat Camp David.
October 07, 2006 - Many of the World War II veterans sprinkled among the crowd greeted the former president. All ignored the rain to watch Bush’s daughter Dorothy Bush Koch smash a champagne-filled bottle to officially name the 90,000-ton aircraft carrier.
August 10, 2006 - British authorities said Thursday they have foiled a major terrorist plot that involved the use of liquid explosives on several airliners flying from Britain to the United States. So far, 21 people have been arrested.
December 30, 2005 - As is usual at this time of year, most news organizations take a look back at what made news in the year just ended. The Army News Service is no different. So what made news for the Army in 2005? Three words: war, hurricanes and elections. Almost.
March 11, 2005 - It’s been a long time coming, but U.S. Army Spc. Arafat Khaskheli, who was born in Saudi Arabia but whose nationality is Pakistani, can finally say that he is truly an American.
March 03, 2005 - The Bush administration is stepping up its pressure on Syria - insisting on an immediate withdraw from neighboring Lebanon and blaming terrorists based in Syria for a deadly bomb attack in Tel Aviv.
November 03, 2004 - The hard-fought 2004 U.S. presidential election came to an end Wednesday when Democrat John Kerry conceded defeat to the Republican incumbent, President George Bush. Mr. Bush now looks ahead to another four years in office.
August 25, 2004 - The New York National Guard is standing up and being counted, with some significant numbers, for the Republican National Convention as part of the Guard’s homeland security and defense mission.
August 20, 2004 - The 3.5 percent pay raise provided for in the 2005 Defense Appropriations Bill shows the U.S. government and the American people are committed to supporting their military forces.
June 04, 2004 - Sixty years ago, in the early-morning hours, tens of thousands of soldiers - American and British - waded to the shores of Normandy, France, in an operation that changed the course of World War II.
March 22, 2004 - The White House is taking issue with a new book by a former top national security official that is highly critical of the Bush administration's handling of the war on terror.
May 27, 2002 - When Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Tracy Thomas started singing ''America the Beautiful,'' a few people in the Memorial Amphitheater here began waving small American flags. By the time the chief had finished everyone was standing and waving ...
April 29, 2002 - The relationship between the United States and Russia today goes beyond arms control, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today.
