Pelton Book Says Mercenaries Are Big Business -- for Suppliers Bloomberg.com
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- How lucrative is being a soldier of fortune? The $500 to $600 per diem beats the alternative for the men who fight in Iraq and Afghanistan on private contracts, according to Robert Young Pelton, author of ``Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror.''
County payroll shrinks slowly The Beaver County Times
BEAVER — Beaver County has significantly reduced staffing and employee costs over the past two years, but still has more workers than all but one fourth-class county in the state.
Stanley faces young challenger The Daily News of Newburyport
When voters in the Second Es District go to the polls Tuesday to vote for their state representative, they aren't likely to get the two candidates confused.
Uganda: MPs Order Buturo to Pay Shs20 Million AllAfrica.com
PARLIAMENT has ordered minister Nsaba Buturo to pay back Shs20 million he received from a local radio station in Gulu.
Hockaday accepts position as director of Community Corrections Program Mineral Daily News-Tribune
The newly appointed Director of the Community Corrections Program Tara Hockaday is “very excited to help save Mineral County money and to start a program that I know works for the judicial system.”
A. Samoa officials get $20K each for their London trip Saipan Tribune
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (The Samoa News, PIR)-At least three people representing the American Samoa Government’s Employee Retirement Fund each received a per diem/travel assistance of US$20,049.50 for a one-week trip (Sept. 28-Oct. 5) to London, England.
Questions 8, 10, 11 could hit taxpayers in wallets Las Vegas Sun
Question 8 on next month's ballot offers Nevadans a chance to save some money when they trade in used vehicles, with this catch: If voters don't approve the tax cut, some effectively will be hit with a tax increase.
Officials: Dragon Hill Lodge’s high rates flow back into system Stars and Stripes
YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea — Standard hotel rooms at The New Sanno hotel in Tokyo and the Dragon Hill Lodge in Seoul look much the same. Both are in modern, well-adorned hotels that feature multiple restaurants, beauty salons, room service, shops and indoor swimming pools.
21, 13 or ?? Park Falls Herald
PHILLIPS -- For months, “Vote yes for 13” signs have been sprouting from front yards and road sides in Price County. Citizens for Fair Taxes (CFT) has campaigned for passage of the November referendum that would decrease the size of the Price County Board of Supervisors from 21 members to 13.

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