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Schiff presses for transfer of military aircraft to Forest Service for firefighting help
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and nearly a dozen other members of Congress this week asked for an update from the Department of Defense on sending surplus military aircraft to the U.S. Forest Service, aircraft that could assist in fighting wildfires....
Tags: Defense, Manufacturing and Engineering, Google+, Military Equipment, Adam B. Schiff
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CIA buys trouble in Afghanistan
In a time when the whetted and arbitrary deficit-reduction knife is cutting bone out of critical U.S. government programs, the image of shopping bags stuffed with CIA cash handed off on a monthly basis to Afghan President Hamid Karzai — who reigns...
Tags: Hamid Karzai, Central Intelligence Agency, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, The New York Times, Abdullah II of Jordan
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COLUMN - Obama can close Guantanamo
Reuters(Daphne Eviatar is a Reuters columnist but her opinions are her own.) By Daphne Eviatar May 1 (Reuters) - At his news conference on Tuesday, President Barack Obama for the first time in years spoke about the controversial detention center at...Tags: National Security, American Red Cross, Dianne Feinstein, Al-Qaeda, Crime, Law and Justice
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LETTER: Leave Syria To The U.N.
I believe the United States, where I was born and grew up, has become very sick and suffers from an inflated ego. I am currently thanking God for the sensibility of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel for his words of caution concerning reacting to...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Nations, U.S. Congress
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Judges sue Social Security over 'quotas' on disability decisions
Administrative law judges who evaluate disability claims for the Social Security Administration want a federal court to ease a workload that they say makes errors more likely — the latest in a series of challenges confronting the Woodlawn-based...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Thomas Edward Perez, Politics, Environmental Issues, Laws
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In changing region, U.S. committed to military ties with Gulf Arabs
ReutersBy William Maclean and David Alexander DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - Washington is signalling its military commitment to its Gulf Arab allies at a time of unfamiliar strain in their decades old partnership. Syria's civil war and Iran's...Tags: Iran, Bahrain, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Arab Spring
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Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists
WASHINGTON (AP) — Built to dominate the enemy in combat, the Army's hulking Abrams tank is proving equally hard to beat in a budget battle. Lawmakers from both parties have devoted nearly half a billion dollars in taxpayer money over the past...
Tags: Armed Forces, Jim Jordan, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Sales, Leon Panetta
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Furlough days reduced for Letterkenny workers
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comWorkers at Letterkenny Army Depot will see a 22-day work furlough that was expected to begin this week as part of the federal budget sequester reduced by eight days, according to a depot spokeswoman. The United States Department of Defense has reduced...Tags: Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Budget Control Act of 2011, Employees, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services
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White House suspects Syria used chemical weapons, seeks inquiry
WASHINGTON — The White House said for the first time that there was evidence Syria had used chemical weapons in its civil war, but administration officials called for a broader United Nations investigation and edged away from declaring Damascus...Tags: U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Armed Forces, Central Intelligence Agency, Weaponry, Dianne Feinstein
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WRAPUP 2-U.S. suspects Syria used chemical weapons, wants proof
Reuters* Accusation brings Assad closer to Obama's "red line" * "Varying degrees of confidence" chemical arms were used * Washington mindful of faulty intelligence in Iraq (Adds details, background on chemical weapons evidence) By Phil Stewart and David...Tags: Weaponry, Dianne Feinstein, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Bashar Assad, France
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Hagel: U.S. now believes Syria used chemical weapons
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – U.S. intelligence agencies now believe that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime has used chemical weapons in its struggle to hold onto power, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday. Hagel said that...
Tags: Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Weaponry, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Bashar Assad, White House
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U.S. lawmakers call for action on Syria's chemical weapons
WASHINGTON -- U.S. lawmakers quickly called for action after the White House informed members of Congress on Thursday that American intelligence agencies now believe the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against rebels trying to topple President...
Tags: U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Adam B. Schiff, Weaponry, Biological and Chemical Weapons, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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