Year: 2009

NFL by JT

More TV Blackouts This Year in the N.F.L.

September 2, 2009 T.V. Blackouts Possible for N.F.L. By RICHARD SANDOMIR Reduced season-ticket sales for some N.F.L. teams could result in a greater than usual number of local television blackouts. “It’s all part of the challenges that we’re seeing in the economy and what our clubs are going through,” Roger Goodell told reporters Tuesday at […]

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Iraq by JT

Contractors Outnumber U.S. Troops in Afghanistan

September 2, 2009 New York Times By JAMES GLANZ Civilian contractors working for the Pentagon in Afghanistan not only outnumber the uniformed troops, according to a report by a Congressional research group, but also form the highest ratio of contractors to military personnel recorded in any war in the history of the United States. On […]

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