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Shake off your apathy, take a stand
I can no longer remain in one of the fastest growing groups in America, Apathy Anonymous. I've lived nearly 70 years and have marched, signed petitions, written letters to everyone from the president, to local, state and federal officials, concerning...Tags: West Bank, Global Warming, Wars and Interventions, Environmental Issues, Global Change
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Life Out Here: Hillary vs. The Angry Koala
If there is proof that Hillary Clinton was incompetent, indifferent or conspiratorial, or any combination of the aforementioned, in the Benghazi attack and subsequent scandal, she should never again be given serious consideration as a presidential...
Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Chris Christie, David Petraeus
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Welcome to the 'Stop Hillary Clinton' hearing
"Mirror, mirror, on the wall. Who's the most powerful woman of them all?" No doubt about it. Not Queen Elizabeth, Angela Merkel or Oprah Winfrey. The most powerful woman on the planet is former first lady, former senator from New York, former...
Tags: Mitt Romney, U.S. Department of State, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Michael G. Mullen, Christopher Stevens
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Pentagon reports sharp rise in military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon estimated that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted in unreported incidents last year — 35% more than in 2010 — a severe trend that senior officials warned could threaten recruiting and...
Tags: Sexual Assault, Kirsten Gillibrand, Claire McCaskill, Abusive Behavior, U.S. Department of Defense
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Arms makers welcome dialogue with Pentagon as budget woes rise
ReutersWASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - Executives at U.S. weapons makers on Tuesday said their meeting on Monday with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was a "positive continuation" of a dialogue begun by his predecessor, Leon Panetta. About 50 defense industry...Tags: Aerospace Manufacturing, Defense Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corp.
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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: Barack Obama, Sexual Assault, U.S. Department of Defense, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Military
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Tilting Syria
President Barack Obama painted himself into a corner last summer when he said Syrian President Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons against rebel forces would be a "red line for us." Now there's evidence that chemical weapons have been used in Syria,...
Tags: Martin Dempsey, David Petraeus, Weaponry, Bashar Assad, Libya
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'The Way of the Knife' exposes America's shadow wars
In October 2002, Barack Obama, then an obscure state senator in Illinois, stood in Federal Plaza in Chicago and gave a speech about Iraq that launched his career toward the White House. "I don't oppose all wars," Obama told the crowd. "What I am opposed...Tags: Afghanistan, Book, Police Investigations, U.S. Department of Defense, Somalia
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Computer hacks, bugs and attacks are all too common
Jaron Lanier makes no claim to be a psychic, but he knows what he knows. "Let me give you a headline that will happen in the coming weeks," Lanier, a computer scientist and author alternately credited with coining or popularizing the term "virtual...Tags: Computer Crime, Security, Computer Networking and Internet, Charles Schwab, Groupon, Inc.
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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: U.S. Department of Defense, Saudi Arabia, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Business, Rob Portman
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AP IMPACT: Military's efforts to cut programs, save billions, are thwarted by Congress
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Parked around the airstrip at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland are more than a dozen massive C-5A Galaxy transport planes. There is no money to fly them, repair them or put pilots in the cockpits, but Congress rejected the Air...Tags: Basketball, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Air Transportation Delays, U.S. Department of Defense, Military Equipment
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Step toward possible military intervention in Syria
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is sending about 200 troops to Jordan, the vanguard of a potential U.S. military force of 20,000 or more that could be deployed if the Obama administration decides to intervene in Syria to secure chemical weapons arsenals...
Tags: Martin Dempsey, U.S. Department of Defense, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Weaponry
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