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Column: Washington-gate
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Unprecedented Justice Department searches of journalists' phone records. IRS targeting of conservative political groups. Spiraling sexual assault rates in the U.S. military. And the downplaying of the first killing of an American...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Government, White House, U.S. Military, Benghazi
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Military sex assault cases pile pressure on Pentagon
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rash of scandals discrediting the U.S. military's efforts to stamp out sexual assault is putting unprecedented pressure on Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to consider options that once appeared off limits to address sex crimes in...Tags: Prosecution, U.S. Military, Chuck Hagel, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate
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Kansas soldier dies while serving in Afghanistan
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA soldier from the Kansas town of Oakley has died while serving in Afghanistan. 33-year-old Sergeant First Class Trenton L. Rhea died in Kandahar on May 15. According to a Department of Defense report, Rhea drowned while trying to cross a body of...Tags: Regional Authority, Armed Forces, Government, Sam Brownback, Politics
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Obama pushes Congress for more funding for embassy security
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on U.S. lawmakers on Thursday to provide extra funding to boost security for American embassies following the attack last year on the a U.S. consulate in Benghazi. Obama, speaking at a joint news...Tags: White House, Washington, DC, Christopher Stevens, Benghazi, U.S. Congress
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Korean War veterans honored in Somerset
Daily American Staff Writer, @damichellegThe Korean War is often referred to as the forgotten war. But it was not forgotten Thursday as Somerset County Korean War veterans were honored in a ceremony at the Somerset County Office Building. Lt. Col. Kang Moon Ho, assistant defense attache for...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Washington, DC, South Korea, North Korea, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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U.S. lawmakers blast Air Force moves on cancelled Northrop drone
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers urged Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to ensure that the Air Force complied with a law requiring the service to buy three high-altitude Global Hawk unmanned planes built by Northrop Grumman Corp that it...Tags: Buck McKeon, Military Equipment, Chuck Hagel, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Justice System
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Veterans, advocates brace for cutbacks
The Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training's Baltimore complex is full of neatly made beds and shining-clean floors, a military-like environment for homeless former service members working to get their lives back on track. Its executive...Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Rentals, Budget Control Act of 2011, Social Security, Jones Falls Expressway
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U.S. sees China launch as test of anti-satellite muscle -source
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Wednesday. China launched a...Tags: U.S. Air Force, China, Satellite Technology, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Derby family braces for Kansas National Guard furloughs
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsKansas military families will soon be impacted by federal furloughs. Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense, announced Tuesday his decision to proceed with federal furloughs to manage the budgetary shortfalls facing the military and the nation. Maj. Gen....Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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Author Christopher Buckley To Speak At Hotchkiss
The Hartford CourantChristopher Buckley, the Forbes editor, journalist and author whose books tackle political and cultural sacred cows with a satirical twist, will give a free talk Wednesday, May 22, at 7 p.m. at The Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken Road., Lakeville. Son...Tags: Mark Twain, Authors, East Haven, Animals, MSNBC (tv network)
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GOP demands more despite Benghazi email release
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House release of some 100 pages of emails and notes about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year has failed to satisfy congressional Republicans, who are demanding more information....Tags: U.S. Department of State, David Petraeus, White House, Washington, DC, Jason Chaffetz
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Obama to meet with U.S. military leaders about sexual assault
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and other leaders of the U.S. military on Thursday to discuss their efforts to stop sexual assaults in the armed forces, a White House spokeswoman said. On...Tags: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Assault, White House, Washington, DC, Wars and Interventions
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