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The Washington Post has this headline from the latest development of Senator Airbus's hostage holds of more than 70 presidential nominees. Shelby releases holds on Obama nominees Yayyyyy, everything a-okay, Shelby stopped being the nut that he is publicly by letting it go from the growing heat he was getting. Um, no : But as Shelby’s own statement makes clear, he is still holding up some of the military nominations to benefit Airbus. The purpose of placing numerous holds was to get the White House’s attention on two issues that are critical to our national security – the Air Force’s aerial refueling tanker acquisition and the FBI’s Terrorist Device Analytical Center (TEDAC). With that accomplished, Sen. Shelby has decided to release his holds on all but a few nominees directly related to the Air Force tanker acquisition until the new Request for Proposal is issued. The Air Force tanker acquisition is not an ‘earmark’ as has been reported; it is a competition to replace ...

Photo from Al Jazeera The Air France plane that disappeared yesterday morning has been found, and sadly, no survivors with it. The Brazilian military located Fight AF447 as it crashed into the Atlantic . And of course, tearful relatives have come out of this tragedy Photo from EPA The pressure is on the U.S. over Cuba being allowed back into the Organization of American States, an invitation that Cuba said it won't accept. Al-Zawahari mouths off again on the eve of Obama traveling to the Middle East. And the latest depressing reason with why Gitmo needs to be closed (you probably won't see this all over the air tomorrow): A Yemeni detainee at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp has died in an "apparent suicide," US military officials say. Guards found 31-year-old Muhammad Ahmad Abdallah Saleh unresponsive and not breathing in his cell Monday night, the military said The Yemeni prisoner, known as al-Hanashi, had been held without charge at the camp since February 2002....