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Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no...
Tags: Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), West Point, U.S. Army, Assault, Sex Crimes
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Taliban attack international aid group in Afghanistan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban gunmen launched a coordinated attack on an international aid group’s guesthouse in an upscale Kabul neighborhood Friday, setting off a furious firefight that lasted several hours and renewing fears of the insurgents&...
Tags: Afghanistan, Kabul (Afghanistan), Armed Conflicts, Firearms, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Budget Control Act of 2011, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Annapolis, Barack Obama, Defense
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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: Mining, Hewlett-Packard Co., Wells Fargo & Co., priceline.com Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
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Boy Scouts set to vote on lifting gay youth ban
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Thursday’s vote on whether to lift the ban on gay youths in the Boy Scouts of America could symbolize a cultural shift. Texas businessman Barry Price was so disturbed by the prospect that he joined a protest Wednesday,...
Tags: Rick Perry, Protestant Convention, Boy Scouts of America, Ted Cruz, Elections
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FACTBOX-Obama outlines steps toward closing Guantanamo prison
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama outlined steps on Thursday aimed at the eventual closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Following are some facts about the detention operation at the U.S. Naval base in eastern Cuba: * The United...Tags: Yemen, Cuba, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, George W. Bush, U.S. Congress
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Factbox: What does Lockheed's F-35 fighter jet really cost?
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp is developing and building the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon's most expensive weapons program, for three U.S. military branches and eight international partners. The Pentagon released new cost...Tags: Australia, Military Aircraft, U.S. Navy, BAE Systems Plc., Unrest, Conflicts and War
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U.S. sees first drop in F-35 costs; other programs steady
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday told Congress it expected a 1 percent drop in the cost of its biggest weapons program, the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jet, while averting the huge cost increases seen on other weapons programs in...Tags: Military Aircraft, Boeing Co., Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Lockheed Martin Corp.
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La Caņada Fiesta Days schedule
Hosts La Caņada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Assn. stick with tradition for Fiesta Days' main lineup each year. EVENTS: Casino Night at the Community Center — Friday, May 24, 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The event kicks off Fiesta...
Tags: French Toast, Music, Human Interest, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, How to Train Your Dragon (movie)
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Utah boy arrested on suspicion of killing younger brothers
Reuters(Reuters) - A 15-year-old Utah boy was arrested on Thursday on suspicion he stabbed to death his two younger brothers, ages 10 and four, at the family home while their mother was out running errands, law enforcement officials said. The boy, from the...Tags: Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Leila Fowler, West Point, Crimes
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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: Today (tv program), Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Army
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Boy Scouts' vote to allow openly gay members, but not leaders, ending century-long ban
The Boy Scouts of America approved a historic policy shift Thursday, allowing gay youths as members for the first time in the organization's 100-year history. But the highly anticipated vote by 1,400 members of the Scouts' executive committee stopped...Tags: Jesus Christ, Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Rick Perry, Protestant Convention, Gays and Lesbians
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