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Sexual assault is a 'scourge' on U.S. military, Hagel says
Reuters* Pentagon reeling from a series of sex-related incidents * West Point speech comes days after incident disclosed there * Obama told U.S. Naval Academy sexual assault erodes trust May 25 (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called sexual assault a...Tags: U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sex Crimes, Sexual Misconduct, Wars and Interventions
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Sexual assault is a 'scourge' on U.S. military: Hagel
Reuters(Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called sexual assault a "scourge" on Saturday as he addressed graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where a sergeant stands accused of videotaping female cadets in the showers. "Sexual...Tags: U.S. Army, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sex Crimes, Wars and Interventions
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White House chief of staff visits local VA office
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough visited the Baltimore regional office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday to discuss efforts to address the agency's persistent backlog of veterans disability claims. The Baltimore office,...
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Military Losing Fight Against Sexual Assault
The Hartford CourantApparently, May was Harass Your Female Subordinates Month in the U.S. military. I didn't get the press release, but a number of news items brought me up to speed. A sergeant at West Point is being investigated for secretly videotaping at least a dozen...Tags: U.S. Army, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sex Crimes, Wars and Interventions
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VA looks to veterans groups for help with backlog
As officials at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs look internally for solutions to a claims backlog that is drawing increasing fire from Capitol Hill, they are also reaching for outside help from some of the nation's best-known veterans groups....Tags: Politics, Electronics, Government, Barbara A. Mikulski, Eric Shinseki
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Veterans' claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips
ReutersBy Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively. But that is not taking any pressure off...Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barbara A. Mikulski, Eric Shinseki
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Stimulus fears haunt share markets, dollar recovers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday over worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb a stimulus program that has lifted stocks, while the dollar recovered against the euro after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for...Tags: Cirrus Logic Incorporated, Warren Buffett, McDonald's, Giorgio Napolitano, India
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Obama to address Naval Academy commencement
President Barack Obama will travel to Annapolis to speak at the Naval Academy commencement today, addressing the class at a time when the military faces complicated internal challenges the graduating midshipmen will soon inherit. It is the second time...Tags: Annapolis, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, U.S. Department of Defense, Budget Control Act of 2011
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NY's Sen. Gillibrand says repeated sexual assaults in military allow culture to continue
Associated PressALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Charges that an Army sergeant secretly photographed and videotaped women at West Point are part of a military-wide pattern of sexual misconduct, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Thursday. The military has been rocked by a...Tags: U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sex Crimes, Armed Forces, Sexual Misconduct
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U.S. military lawyers put more pressure on Guantanamo
ReutersMIAMI (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to improve conditions for detainees, putting more pressure on the Obama administration to make good its promise to close...Tags: Prisoners and Detainees, Politics, U.S. Congress, Strikes, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Lawmakers press Pentagon, VA to cooperate on claims backlog
A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process. Senators...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Mark Kirk, Electronics, Barbara A. Mikulski
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U.S. military lawyers urge Hagel to improve Guantanamo conditions
Reuters* Biggest hunger strike in several years * Obama to reaffirm pledge to close prison * Legal and political hurdles By Jane Sutton MIAMI, May 22 (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense...Tags: Prisoners and Detainees, Politics, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Strikes
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