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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: John McCain, Elections, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Republican Party
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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: Elections, Elizabeth II, Hillary Clinton, Lindsey O. Graham, The New York Times
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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: U.S. Congress, Abusive Behavior, Military Justice, Barbara Boxer, Sexual Assault
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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: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Computer Networking and Internet, American Airlines, Inc., Interior Policy, Architecture
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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. Department of Defense, U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama
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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: Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Biological and Chemical Weapons, Hillary Clinton, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Kim Jong Il, U.S. Congress, Somalia, The New York Times, Libyan Civil War (2011)
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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: Manufacturing and Engineering, Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corporation, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Aerospace Manufacturing
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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: Business, U.S. Congress, Budgets and Budgeting, Sales, U.S. Department of Defense
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LETTER: Benghazi Shows Panetta Lacks Faith In American Spirit
After the U.S. failed to attempt a rescue of the ambassador and several U.S. citizens at Benghazi, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta explained that the government's inaction was due to not knowing the conditions and the possible hazards involved. Obviously...Tags: Benghazi, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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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. Congress, Budgets and Budgeting, Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Defense
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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: U.S. Congress, Israel, Biological and Chemical Weapons, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Military
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