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South Korean president thanks Korean War veterans
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comThe president of South Korea thanked a group of local Korean War veterans for helping set the cornerstone of a 60-year partnership between her country and the United States during a dinner Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Les Bishop, commander of Antietam...Tags: North Korea, South Korea, Park Geun-hye, Wars and Interventions, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Md. National Guard preparing final Afghan deployment
As the Maryland National Guard prepares for what could be its final deployment to Afghanistan, its commander sees a "pivotal point" in the nation's history. More than a decade of deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq and other battlegrounds since Sept. 11,...
Tags: Iraq, Armed Forces, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama
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CORRECTED-INTERVIEW-Boeing aims to keep building F/A-18 jets through 2020
Reuters(Corrects 4th paragraph to show F-15 still in production) * Boeing sees over 200 possible foreign sales * Company says U.S. Navy could buy up to 150 more jets * Analyst sees "make or break year" for Boeing fighter By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, May...Tags: U.S. Congress, Embraer SA, U.S. Navy, Military Aircraft, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Lying about Benghazi
"Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night and decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference — at this point, what difference does it make?" That was how then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham...
Tags: Benghazi, Al-Qaeda, White House, Hillary Clinton, Christopher Stevens
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The military's sexual assault problem
The news that sexual assaults in the armed forces last year were estimated to be up 35% over 2010 brought a swift response from President Obama — that he had "no tolerance" for sexual crimes in the ranks and that perpetrators would be prosecuted and...
Tags: Sexual Assault, Armed Forces, Abusive Behavior, Barack Obama, Assault
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Betrayed? Citizen soldiers lose jobs; U.S. government biggest offender
The jobs of the nation's citizen soldiers are supposed to be safe while they are serving their country: Federal law does not allow employers to penalize service members because of their military duties. Yet every year, thousands of National Guard and...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Local Government, Verizon Communications, Armed Forces, Labor Legislation
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ANALYSIS-Despite Israeli strikes, US still wary of Syria air defenses
ReutersBy Phil Stewart and Peter Apps WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Israeli missiles breached Syria's vaunted air defense system over the weekend, but that offered little comfort to U.S. military planners weighing the risks of any intervention against President...Tags: Politics, U.S. Military, Aircraft Carriers, National Government, Defense
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The wrong way for Washington to avoid defaulting
It's rare that the president explicitly pledges to veto a bill -- usually, the White House says the president's advisors would "recommend" a veto -- but that's what happened Tuesday. The measure in question is HR 807, the Full Faith and Credit Act, by...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, White House, Government Health Care, George W. Bush
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Military injustice
The recent study estimating that there may have been 26,000 cases of sexual assault in the military last year stirred a lot of tough talk from the Pentagon and the White House over the past 24 hours. But the question is whether that outrage will translate...Tags: Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Congress, Armed Forces, U.S. Military, White House
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Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT May 8
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- MOSCOW/BEIRUT - Russia and the United States agreed to seek new peace talks with both sides to end Syria's civil war, but opposition leaders were sceptical on Wednesday of an initiative they fear might let President Bashar al-...Tags: Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Health Organizations, Politics, U.S. Military, Manchester United F.C.
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Obama on military sex assaults: 'No tolerance for this...I expect consequences'
WASHINGTON – President Obama said Tuesday that he has “no tolerance” for sexual assault in the U.S. military and pledged to crack down on the crime and any officials who turn a blind eye to it. Obama said he talked with Defense...
Tags: Sexual Assault, U.S. Military, Leon Panetta, Wars and Interventions, Washington, DC
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Israel warns U.S. about Russian arms sale to Syria -report
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Israel warned the United States in recent days that Russia plans to sell advanced ground-to-air missile systems to Syria despite Western pressure on Moscow to hold off on such a move, the Wall Street Journal reported on...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Politics, National Government, Israel, Government
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