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In cyber security contest, teens practice defending America
LA Times Education
Apr 16Students from Highland Park's Franklin High compete in the national contest as officials from Northrop Grumman and Homeland Security size them up.OXON HILL, Md. — A team of skilled teenagers from Highland Park traveled across the country recently to te... »
Northrop, Lockheed present their case for the F-35 fighter plane
The Daily Breeze
Apr 12On Wednesday, Northrop Grumman Corp. hosted a presentation on the F-35 Lightning II at the Redondo Beach headquarters of its Aerospace Systems sector. »
Navy grounds Fire Scout helicopter drones after 2 crashes
LATimes.com Business
Apr 10The Navy confirms that it temporarily suspended flights of the 14 remaining Fire Scouts, robotic spy helicopters developed by Northrop Grumman.TheU.S. Navyhas grounded a fleet of helicopter drones after two of the aircraft crashed overseas within a week. »
Lawmaker urges Northrop workers to protest military budget cuts
LATimes.com California News
Apr 03U.S. military budget cuts are expected to total about $487 billion over the next decade. Rep. Howard 'Buck' McKeon tells workers at Northrop's plant in Palmdale 'to stop this from happening.'With proposed federal budget cuts threatening military contra... »
AM Alert: Want to run in 2012? The clock (mostly) runs out today
Sacbee.com Capitol Alert
Mar 09The June 2012 ballot lineup will soon be set. Today is the filing deadline for candidates considering bids for most California offices, including the Legislature, Congress and the U.S. Senate. One question remaining for voters in the Sacramento area is... »
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Who Is Silvestre Reyes?
Down With Tyranny!
Apr 26Tuesday night a conservative old Democrat, Tim Holden-- despite having all the support the Establishment could give-- lost his congressional seat to an outspoken progressive champion, Matt Cartwright. Silvestre Reyes might not be "as bad" as Holden, at... »
Afghanistan And Post-Modern Imperialism
Down With Tyranny!
Apr 17All hell is breaking loose in Afghanistan. I love the place. But the U.S. shouldn't be occupying it. The latest attack on Kabul and in other centers across the country turned into a terrifying day and a half long seige in the capital city which the Afg... »
Imagine A Chuck Grassley-Buck McKeon Cage Match!
Down With Tyranny!
Feb 09Buck & ChuckIowa Senator Chuck Grassley hasn't exactly been some flaming prairie populist. The Wall Street/K Street axis knows he can always be counted on to do exactly what they tell him to do. Always. So it was a little odd today for him to lash out ... »
Boeing's free-market move is going to cost Kansas big-time
LA Times Opinion
Jan 05Shrinking government isn't a free lunch; it means job losses, and not only in the public sector. Just ask the 2,160 Boeing workers in Kansas who just saw their jobs go away. »
The GOP Sure Is Queer-- And Not Only In The Good Sense Of The Word
Down With Tyranny!
Dec 15This isn't another post about the plethora of Republican closet queens-- from semi-"out" freaks like Lindsey Graham, Aaron Schock and David Dreier to the hysterical sociopaths who do everything anti-gay under the sun to hide their identity, like Patric... »