It's no secret that California's economy is in big trouble. We've got an almost $26 billion deficit. And as Governor Jerry Brown (did I really just type that?) tells us, the cuts are going to be painful. But veterans' advocates say the cuts vets groups are facing could actually be bad for business. A story on the website of the San Jose Mercury News tells us that ...

There's a new study out of Rice University that's pretty interesting - and timely. According to researchers, when a country joins a defense pact like NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization), that country is less less likely to be attacked by another nation. It also makes the country that joined the pact less likely to attack some other country.

The authors of the study are Rice Professor Ashley Leeds ...

Military leaders trying to figure out how to implement the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell finally have some guidance. Today the Pentagon released its repeal game plan, according to the Department of Defense website. There are four bench marks the plan outlines that the branches of the military must meet. First there's pre-repeal, then implementation, then certification that shows DADT was implemented, and finally sustainment of ...

It may be my anxious nature, but I keep wondering how what's going on in Egypt will affect the United States. I'm a history buff, but most of what I've learned about the country happened thousands of years ago (thank you, History Channel). So, I've decided to do a little digging to find out more about our ties to the most populated Arab country.

I found ...