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The meaning of Hagel
"This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility." -- Barack Obama to Dmitry Medvedev, March 26, 2012 WASHINGTON -- The puzzle of the Chuck Hagel nomination for defense secretary is that you normally choose someone of the other...
Tags: Elections, Israel, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chuck Hagel, Defense
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US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be needed to contain al-Qaida and to strengthen Afghan forces....
Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), War in Afghanistan (2001-present), American Enterprise Institute, U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Mali isn't just France's or Africa's problem. It's ours too.
Be honest: You can’t find Mali on a map, can you? Now, you’ve probably heard of Timbuktu. I don’t know why. Maybe because the name is catchy, like Katmandu. (No, that isn’t in Mali; that’s in Nepal. You’re welcome.)...Tags: Bali (Indonesia), France, Al-Qaeda, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Get the SEAL perspective
OPENING FRIDAY Zero Dark Thirty Everyone knows how "Zero Dark Thirty" ends: with the killing of Osama bin Laden in his Pakistani compound by SEAL Team Six. But it’s how it begins — with the hauntingly effective use of the voices of the...
Tags: Brotherhood (movie), Tobe Hooper, Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Ryan Gosling, Osama bin Laden
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Jessica Chastain gets her character in 'Zero Dark Thirty'
As the overstressed beating heart of "Zero Dark Thirty," a CIA analyst named Maya who relentlessly chases after the hated phantom that was Osama bin Laden, Jessica Chastain is at times steely, at times shattered, potty-mouthed but somehow girlish,...
Tags: Jennifer Ehle, James Gandolfini, Entertainment Events, Central Intelligence Agency, Zero Dark Thirty (movie)
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As Another Base-Closing Threat Looms, Groton is Ready
The Hartford CourantThe Pentagon is likely to seek another round of base closings in Obama's upcoming budget proposal and this time, unlike last year, it won't go away easily. That's the assessment from Bob Ross, director of the state's Office of Military Affairs -- who'...Tags: Bob Ross, Joe Courtney, M. Jodi Rell, Military Equipment, Groton
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Battle-tested for a fight
WASHINGTON -- In Vietnam in 1968, two separate mine explosions left Chuck Hagel with shrapnel in his chest and burns on his face and arms. This is not a man who is going to shrink from a fight with the chicken hawks of the Senate. President Obama...
Tags: George W. Bush, Mitch McConnell, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elections, Chuck Hagel
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Defense chief: Standards not met for Marine Medal of Honor award
L.A. NOWIn rejecting a recommendation that Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said the evidence in the case falls short of the standards for the nation's highest medal for combat bravery....... -
No Medal of Honor for San Diego Marine killed in Iraq
L.A. NOWThe secretary of Defense has decided not to overrule his predecessor and posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta of San Diego, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine) announced Wednesday. The decision by Defense Secretary Leon E.... -
U.S. security, Maryland's economy at risk
For Maryland businesses, the seemingly never-ending political season and the cloud of economic uncertainty that accompanied it were supposed to have subsided at election's end. However, just as we thought we had put the campaign season behind us,...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, National Government, Business, Budgets and Budgeting, Engineering
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Lloyd Waters: Ethics in government? Are you kidding me?
Ethics is a neat little word. Do you know what it means? Simply said, “it’s a system of moral principles;” those rules of conduct in respect to a particular class of human actions, or a particular group or culture. After attending...Tags: Government, Values, Central Intelligence Agency, Human Interest, Elections
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Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to Turkey
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (AP) — The U.S. will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack, the Pentagon said Friday. Defense...
Tags: Missile Systems, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Netherlands, Turkey
Jan 11, 2013
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|Story| AP Indiana
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Jan 8, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
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Nov 25, 2012
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Dec 14, 2012
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