First, my previous post contains an AP story, so they aren't always bad... But that was the exception rather than the rule. Their stories are often full liberal anti-Bush spin and even flat out lies. Being one of the few of the world's largest wire services, their liberal media bias has an unacceptable has a trickle down effect.

Anyway, I'm mostly joking that we should order them to leave the country like Ethiopia, but sometimes it seems like we might be better off... But Ethiopia has had enough...

via Reuters

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia has ordered a British journalist working for Associated Press to leave the country within 24 hours, accusing him of portraying it in a bad light, state television said on Saturday.

Although... I don't put Ethiopia on any pedestal, so they're probably the bad guys in this specific instance... But again, this post is mainly just a joke for righties who know what an obstacle the AP often is, when trying to get to the truth of a story, but I felt the need to clarify this specific instance for any wild lib commenters who might want to drive by and say I'm supporting something I'm not.

Interestingly enough, this just happened to CNN in Iran a few days ago.

 

This is a cool little story from the AP via Yahoo! News. Apparently a lot of troops returning from Iraq have a pile of money waiting to be spent due to non-taxed combat pay and othe bonuses, and local businesses can barely keep up. This story is specifically about the town of Hinesville, GA, home to Fort Stewart. I would guess this would be happening around the country in towns that are home to military bases.

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HINESVILLE, Ga. - One short test drive and Army Spc. Todd Strange is gushing "Oh, sweet! I love it!"

He's been home from
Iraq a little over 30 hours and already he's trading in his little 2001 Dodge Neon for a muscle car — a 2006 Mustang GT, V-8 engine, price tag $26,320.

"I'm buying the car to show off, pretty much," admits Strange, 26, of St. Louis.

Business has been booming in this southeast Georgia town since just after Christmas when thousands of 3rd Infantry Division troops from neighboring Fort Stewart began returning from a yearlong tour in Iraq and finding their bank accounts flush with combat pay, tax breaks and bonuses.

These people obviously deserve a lot more than the bonuses and combat pay they receive for what they do, but it's good to hear that they're getting something, and having a good time with it.