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WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2007 – The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a traveling USO show visited four different locations in Iraq to see troops during Thanksgiving. Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, standing, talks to servicemembers during a breakfast at Camp Liberty, Iraq, Nov. 23, 2007. Cartwright met with the troops to express his thanks for the job they're doing in Iraq. Defense Dept. photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright started at...

KANDAHAR AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2007 – Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a traveling USO entertainment show visited troops at Bagram Air Base and Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan Nov. 20-21. Cartwright stopped in the country as part of a six-day, six-country troop visit, bringing with him actor Wilmer Valderrama, model Mayra Veronica and comedian Russell Peters. “My intent in being out here is to get those entertainers out here and try to give some of the troops—your people—at least an evening of drifting off into someplace other than...

This morning I e-mailed the Senate Historian's office and asked "Could you please send me a list of senators who have served on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence over the last 15 years, including who has served as Chairman and Vice Chairman of that committee over those years?" I just received their response in the form of pdf file that included all select committee assignments from the 101st (1989-1990) through the 108th (2003-2004) Congresses. Bob Kerrey first shows up on the committee during the 103rd (1993-1994) Congress. He assumes the Vice Chairman position during the 104th (1995-1996) and continues...