News, December 17, 2009 , USA

	House OKs $634B Defense Bill, Without Surge
	War Bonds Proposed to Pay for Afghanistan, Iraq Conflicts   Army Again Turns to Depleted Uranium for New Weaponry   Intelligence Improperly Collected on US Citizens   The Guantánamo Shell Game?

Frontline Roll Call: House Passes Defense Bill AfriCom Could Add Marine Air-Ground Combat Force Torture Suit Too Hot to Be Heard, US Says Poll: Americans Skeptical of Afghan Surge Afghans Fleeing Taliban Are Flooding Tajikistan Moody's Warns of 'Social Unrest' as Sovereign Debt Spirals		Massacre-Linked UN-Backed Congo Operation to Shut Down

'War on Terror'

Military Tribunals Will Be Held at Illinois Prison Guantánamo 'Far From Closed' Swiss Say They Will Accept 1 Guantánamo Detainee Short PATRIOT Act Extensions May Open Door to Tinkers DHS Made Improper Intel Report on Nation of Islam

The War at Home

House Approves $290 Billion Increase in Debt Limit Lefties Call for Alliance With Paulies Against War Raytheon Turns iPhones Into Battlefield Tools Military Reaches Out to Wider Audiences With Expanded Online Presence