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Fallout of fear
Chicago Tribune reporterHalf a century ago, the unthinkable became all too thinkable as the Soviet Union and the United States engaged in a game of chicken, played with nuclear bombs. On Oct. 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy went on television to announce that the Soviet...Tags: Russia, Manhattan (New York City), Science, Jackson Park, Emergency Incidents
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AP sources: Panetta opens combat roles to women
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a...
Tags: Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense
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Newly cleared, Gen. Allen to command NATO
WASHINGTON — The White House will go ahead with nominating Marine Gen. John Allen to be top U.S. commander in Europe, following an investigation by the Pentagon inspector general that found his emails with a Florida woman were not improper....
Tags: Washington, DC, Elections, John Allen, Leon Panetta, U.S. Department of Defense
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Defense Worries A Microcosm Of CT Economy
The Hartford CourantThere's good news and bad news for Connecticut in the Pentagon's spending strategy for the next several years, and that reflects what's happening in the state's economy overall. The bad news is that defense spending in the state will decline by about 10...Tags: Connecticut Business and Industry Association, Connecticut Technology Council, Bob Ross, Dannel P. Malloy , U.S. Congress
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Fred Kaplan's 'The Insurgents' takes on Petraeus and policy
-------------------- The Insurgents David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War Fred Kaplan Simon & Schuster: 400 pp, $28 -------------------- Everyone knows — or thinks they know — about the influence exerted by the...Tags: Armed Forces, Wars and Interventions, West Point, International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Pentagon planning to ferry more French troops, gear to Mali
WASHINGTON -- After a weeklong delay while the Obama administration debated whether to assist French forces fighting in Mali, the Pentagon is planning to begin ferrying additional French troops and equipment to the West African nation in coming days...
Tags: Washington, DC, U.S. Air Force, Armed Forces, Al-Qaeda, Mali
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Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies at 78
Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low public profile in controversies over the second Gulf...Tags: Heroism, Wars and Interventions, West Point, Germany, Science and Technology
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Ties of family, friendship, service define Army-Navy rivalry
The Baltimore SunKen Niumatalolo noticed the Army guys looking askance as he wound his way through the Pentagon to attend a ceremony for his brother, an Army lieutenant colonel. "I think they recognized me," said the Navy football coach, chuckling. "And I don't think...Tags: Sports, Ken Niumatalolo, Football, United States Naval Academy
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Army-Navy hoopla begins well before the game
The Baltimore SunPhil McConkey wasn't surprised to hear that Navy's mascot had been goatnapped last week, for the umpteenth time, prior to Saturday's Army-Navy football game. That the animal was left tethered to a post, outside of the Pentagon, didn't surprise him either....Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Hudson River, Heisman Trophy, Super Bowl
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NSIC makes move
Beginning in 2014, Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference will move its conference basketball tournaments to the under-construction Pentagon at the Sanford Sports Complex in Sioux Falls. The Pentagon will open this fall. The deal will keep the... -
Defense contractors, federal employees join to oppose cuts
A Defense Department funding bill has made bedfellows of two groups more likely to be found in opposite corners: federal labor and federal contractors. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the Professional Services Council (PSC)...Tags: Parties and Movements, National Government, Democratic Party, National Defense Authorization Act, Republican Party
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Why Connecticut's Jobs Machine Is Sputtering
The Hartford CourantAs the year draws to a close, Connecticut, more than most states, remains hostage to the fiscal cliff talks in Washington D.C. But even without that bit of Yuletide feuding, the jobs picture here is grimmer than just about anyplace as the nation as a...Tags: The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Executive Branch, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Government, Moody's Corporation
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