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IEDs have killed nearly 1,000 American soldiers in Iraq, and they continue to be the deadliest threat to U.S. troops despite a multibillion-dollar campaign to neutralize them. More than any other element in Iraq, roadside bombs have spread the dangers of war evenly from frontline soldiers to support personnel. Perez, who was a Medical Service Corps officer, had survived several convoy attacks before the one that killed her, according to Ramirez-Raphael. After one of those, a mutual friend from West Point happened to be in the quick-reaction force that arrived on the scene. "He told...
...Roadside bombs are generally believed to be the top killer of U.S. troops in Iraq (according to icasualties.org, almost a thousand U.S troops have been killed by the devices so far). The threat has persisted despite a multibillion-dollar U.S. campaign to neutralize it, and more than any element in Iraq has spread the dangers of war evenly from frontline soldiers to support personnel...
...Democrats aren't persuaded. The entire program "is a multibillion-dollar giveaway to the drug companies," complains Rep. Henry Waxman, the Government Reform Committee's top Democrat. Ultimately, seniors will decide which party has made the best case when they go to the polls in November...
...Shuttle Successor Orion set to blast off by 2014 NASA has awarded Lockheed a multibillion-dollar contract to build the next manned space vehicle. Orion's design is winning praise, but skeptics wonder if future Administrations will fund...
...National Guardsmen patrolling the border. Schwarzenegger also extended a loan to fund stem cell research in the state following a Bush veto of a federal funding bill. Additionally, he has worked with the Democratic-controlled legislature to get four bond proposals on the fall ballot intended to finance his multibillion-dollar infrastructure overhaul plan. Then there was the surprise windfall: an unexpected spike in tax revenues from the improving state economy allowed him to repay money to schools that he had borrowed to help balance the budget...