Surplus Base Goes on the Market: The Law Gives Homeless Agencies First Chance at Such Property, Which Marines Plan to Depart.
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By Rick Alm, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 1--When the 147-acre Marine Corps Support Activity base at the former Richards-Gebaur Airport closes in 2011, 27 acres could be set aside for the homeless.
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More than 90 percent of the Army's new recruits since late July have accepted a $20,000 "quick ship" bonus to leave for basic combat training by the end of September, putting thousands of Americans into uniform almost immediately.
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Three marines in the Individual Ready Reserve face potential discipline for taking antiwar stands.
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To boost troop strength, the Army and Marine Corps are issuing more "moral waivers," allowing in more soldiers with criminal records and other problems
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By Debby Abe, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 12--A church and social service agency that assists recovering addicts, the homeless and other needy people plans to move from Parkland to a residential neighborhood on Tacoma's East Side, triggering an outcry from prospective neighbors.
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The city and state plan to make the Brooklyn Army Terminal a home for new bioscience ventures.
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A law called the Ohio Patriot Plan, which Gov. Bob Taft was expected to sign Tuesday, is meant to spare Ohio families such stress. The legislation would make it illegal to evict financially struggling immediate family of military service members who have been deployed.
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The move is a reversal of fortune that could open the door for other banks to recoup losses.
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Land purchase gives Fools something to watch.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 19 -- The Iraqi government has a new tactic in its fight against the insurgency: clearing the streets of the mentally disabled and homeless.
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It was the kind of exchange that U.S. troops are counting on.
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Ex-service personnel are being left homeless because councils do not prioritise them for housing, campaigners say.
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Many houses of worship are under threat, crumbling from years of neglect, or becoming targets for acquisition by developers in neighborhoods where choice real estate is scarce.
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Legislation that would encourage federal retirees to come back to work in the government on a temporary basis was introduced in the House yesterday, giving the Bush administration a chance to push for one of its management priorities this year.
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A new law is passed in the US designed to prevent the current housing crisis from getting worse.
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The Army awarded a contract worth up to $150 billion to feed, house and provide other services to U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, spreading among three companies work that recently had been linked to a single, controversial contractor: Halliburton.
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From life insurance to utility bills and tuition, there's a surge of support for part-time soldiers.