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Panetta's lifting of women combat ban wins praise
L.A. NOWDefense Secretary Leon E. Panetta's announcement that the Pentagon was ending the ban on women serving in combat met with praise in some quarters. Retired Navy Rear Adm. Veronica “Ronne” Froman said she was overjoyed and pleasantly surprised... -
Obama expected to nominate Chuck Hagel as secretary of Defense
WASHINGTON — President Obama is expected to nominate Chuck Hagel, a former Republican senator and Vietnam veteran, to be secretary of Defense, officials said, setting up a confirmation battle with lawmakers and interest groups critical of his...
Tags: Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Barack Obama
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DC Hot Spots: 2012 USO Gala
DC HS covers the 2012 USO Gala. With Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and more!
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Suicide bomber strikes coalition convoy in Kandahar
TARIN KOT, Afghanistan -- A suicide car bomber attacked a coalition convoy near an entrance to the massive U.S. airbase in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing a coalition service member and two Afghan civilians, local authorities said....
Tags: Bombings, Afghanistan, Suicide, Kabul (Afghanistan), Emergency Incidents
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Navy IDs SEAL Killed in Afghanistan Hostage Rescue
CNNKabul, Afghanistan -- The U.S. Defense Department on Monday identified the SEAL killed during a successful raid to free a captive doctor in Afghanistan. Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque, 28, of Monroeville, Pennsylvania, died Saturday during...Tags: Defense, Pakistan, Afghanistan, NATO, CNN (tv network)
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James Gandolfini's 'Not Fade Away' performance honors late father
Daytime at the Roxy nightclub on Sunset Boulevard is like being on a Disneyland ride when the lights go on and the carefully constructed illusion is exposed. It's the slightly surreal setting for James Gandolfini to talk about his recent collaboration...
Tags: Celebrities, Not Fade Away (movie), Entertainment Events, Mark Johnson, World War II (1939-1945)
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Letters: Get it together, Republicans
Re “McConnell lies low as ‘cliff' nears,” Dec. 27 My-way-or-the-highway is no way to run a country, fellas. Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell “lies low” while House Speaker John A. Boehner won't even call members back to...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Elections, John Boehner, Republican Party, Plan B (drug)
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In Syrian war's end game, Moscow maneuvers away from Assad
As concerns mount that Syrian President Bashar Assad could unleash chemical weapons against his opponents, the Kremlin appears to be recalibrating its support for a desperate ally. Russia three times has wielded its veto power in the U.N. Security...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Vladimir Putin, Bashar Assad, NATO, Domodedovo Airport Bombing (2011)
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Panetta: No immediate fallout if sequestration happens
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta issued a memo to Department of Defense employees Thursday about sequestration. If the automatic budget cuts go into effect next year (and a deal might be struck to prevent it) Panetta said don't expect any immediate...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense
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Lead limits on military firing ranges outdated, report says
Researchers commissioned by the Defense Department said Monday that decades-old limits on lead exposure are inadequate to protect the health of workers on military firing ranges. Moreover, the National Academy of Science reported, lead from ammunition...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Harford County, Fort Detrick (military base), Employees, Medical Procedures and Tests
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In defense of defense cuts
Now that the media are running out of engrossing revelations regarding the private lives of powerful generals and spy chiefs, we have to revert to the infinitely less entertaining topic of the "fiscal cliff" and all that it may entail. But the two...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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U.N. Approves Palestinian 'Observer State' Bid
CNNNew York -- The 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...Tags: National Government, Palestine, West Bank, Ban Ki-moon, CNN (tv network)
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