(Elite K9 Commandos)

When U.S. President Barack Obama went to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, last week for a highly publicized, but very private meeting with the commando team that killed Osama bin Laden, only one of the 81 members of the super-secret SEAL DevGru unit was identified by name: Cairo, the war dog. Cairo, like most canine members of the elite U.S. Navy SEALs, is a Belgian Malinois. The Malinois breed is similar to German shepherds but smaller and more compact, with an adult male weighing in the 30-kilo range.

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A file image of a sign indicating the location of the Millennium Pipeline in Hancock, N.Y., on Dec. 14, 2009. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)

A major natural gas pipeline stretching across southern New York may be at risk of rupturing and poses a safety threat, according to a recent inspection by federal regulators.

The pipeline\’s owner, Millennium Pipeline Co., has reduced pressure on the line, lessening the risk of explosion, but there are concerns that its problems may extend beyond a leak spotted by workers in January.

From an International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Release

A Lower Moyamensing teenager awaits a transplant that will resume her fun-filled life.

By Joseph Myers

Posted Aug. 4, 2011

Julia Parmisciano has been learning guitar on her own for three years. Last month, the teenager had a chance to play her instrument for pop music sensation Selena Gomez, who signed it after the two performed together. Members of the Hope for Julia Fund, above, sold bracelets Tuesday on the 2400 block of South Alder Street. Julia Parmisciano, right, holds a stuffed animal that her parents gave her for Christmas.

Photo by Greg Bezanis

The American Legion – August 4, 2011 

NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be at Shelby Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., for the American Legion Baseball World Series on Aug. 15. AP photo

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