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'Gunner Palace' Portrays Lives of U.S. Troops in Iraq

By Bellamy Pailthorp

Published March 7, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Gunner Palace is a documentary about U.S. troops in Iraq. It shows a life of tedium and anxiety. For relief, many soldiers turn to music.

Bellamy Pailthorp

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Washington state could be a blueprint for climate action

Bellamy Pailthorp

In Washington state this past election, voters upheld one of the most ambitious climate laws in the U.S., rejecting a voter initiative to repeal it. Climate activists hope this could be a blueprint.
Indigenous Makah tribe in Washington allowed to resume whaling tradition

Bellamy Pailthorp

The Makah tribe in Washington state will be able to resume their longstanding tradition of whaling, after NOAA Fisheries decided Thursday to give them a waiver for a hunt.
The U.S. Coast Guard's new system aims to reduce the number of whales hit by vessels

Bellamy Pailthorp

The U.S. Coast Guard has developed a new system to try to reduce the number whales hit by vessels. It's trying it out in the waters in and around Seattle.