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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), James Gandolfini, The Help (movie), Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone
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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: Entertainment, The Debt (movie), James Gandolfini, Central Intelligence Agency, Politics
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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: Military Equipment, Groton, Joe Courtney, Bob Ross, The Pentagon
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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: Republican Party, Iraq War (2003-2011), Washington, DC, Lindsey O. Graham, Elections
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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.... -
Susan Rice withdraws from secretary of State consideration
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON – Susan Rice, who came under heavy criticism for her defense of the Obama administration after armed militants killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, withdrew her name from consideration for secretary of State on Thursday as the...Tags: Republican Party, Scott P. Brown, Lindsey O. Graham, Armed Conflicts, Elections
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U.N. approves Palestinian 'observer state' bid
pix11.com | @wpixThe United Nations General Assembly on Thursday endorsed an upgraded U.N. status for the Palestinian Authority, despite intense opposition from the United States and Israel. The resolution elevates their status from "non-member observer entity" to "non-...Tags: CNN (tv network), Politics, Israel, Palestinian National Authority, Susan Rice
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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: NATO, Weaponry, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Missile Systems, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Military families worried by US fiscal cliff cuts
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Emerging from more than a decade at war, military families are confronting a new worry at home: the prospect that a deal between Congress and the White House over federal spending cuts could chip away at military health...
Tags: Martin Dempsey, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, White House, Family
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Flaming meteors, hot Nike kicks and another juicy 'Scandal' are the talk of Twitter
Good morning and welcome to an extra robust Friday online trends report. So did you see that awesome Meteor Shower? No, I didn't either, but thanks to Internet our ignorance and laziness will not be punished because the photos are plentiful and popular....
Tags: NATO, Tina Fey, U.S. Department of State, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Television Industry
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Women in U.S. military fight for right to serve in combat
As a woman in the Army, Staff Sgt. Jennifer Hunt is barred from serving in the infantry. But that didn't stop commanders in Afghanistan from tapping her when they needed a female soldier to accompany men on their door-kicking missions. Hunt's job on...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Armed Forces, Bill Clinton, Trials, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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