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One man's defiance inspires a region to stand up to the Taliban
ZANGABAD, Afghanistan — The uprising began in early February with a Taliban commander's knock on the door of Hajji Abdul Wudood. The militant leader demanded that Wudood, a stout, weathered man of 60, surrender one of his eight sons, who was...
Tags: Robert Bales, Rebellions, Afghanistan, Taliban, Emergency Incidents
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READER SUBMITTED: Christopher Todd Named Windsor Public Schools' "Teacher Of The Year"
WindsorChristopher M. Todd, a Social Studies teacher at Windsor High, has been named the 2013-2014 Windsor Public Schools "Teacher of the Year." Todd also recently was selected as Connecticut's 2013 Fellow by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, and...Tags: Trinity College, Swimming, Sports, Social Sciences, Culture
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Pentagon chief tours ship at cutting edge of U.S. pivot to Asia
ReutersBy David Alexander SINGAPORE, June 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Sunday toured the new combat ship at the leading edge of the U.S. military's pivot to Asia, a modest little vessel whose development over the past decade has been...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Singapore, U.S. Department of Defense, Shipbuilding, Apple iPhone
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Outdoors: States waive fishing license fees
South Bend TribuneIf you hate spending the money on a fishing license, Sunday is a good day to fish in Indiana and next week is even better for fishing Michigan. It’s free fishing weekend. Indiana’s “free” weekend, which began Saturday and...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Game, Biology, Awards and Prizes, Fishing
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Smaller ACBL hopes for a magnificent seven this summer
Quality over quantity. That's the philosophy the Atlantic College Baseball League has taken as the summer circuit for collegiate players begins its 47th season. The ACBL, which proclaims itself to be "The Gateway to Professional Baseball," has...Tags: National Football League, Sports, Ryan Vogelsong, Walt Weiss, Baseball
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U.S. rebalance to Asia-Pacific gaining steam, Pentagon chief says
ReutersBy David Alexander SINGAPORE, June 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. military will devote more air power, ground troops and high-tech weaponry to the Asia-Pacific region as it moves ahead with a strategic rebalance, the U.S. defense chief said on Saturday in a...Tags: Afghanistan, North Korea, China, Asia, Iraq
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Defense chief Chuck Hagel seeks to reassure Asia allies
SINGAPORE — Chuck Hagel emerged from combat in the Vietnam War with two Purple Hearts and "a sense of how important it would be for America to engage wisely in Asia," as he put it to top defense officials gathered here. Now, more than a year after...Tags: NATO, Barack Obama, White House, Xi Jinping, North Korea
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"Strong Japan" to promote stability, no threat to Asia - Onodera
ReutersBy John O'Callaghan SINGAPORE, June 1 (Reuters) - Japan is strengthening its economy and military to play a responsible international role, Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said on Saturday, seeking to defuse suspicion of neighbours scarred by its...Tags: Singapore, China, Japan
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U.S. soldier at center of WikiLeaks case set to go on trial Monday
ReutersBy Ian Simpson WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) - The American soldier accused of the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history, which prosecutors say put lives at risk, goes on trial on Monday in a case that raises questions about the limits of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Fort Meade (military base), National Government, Wars and Interventions, Espionage Act of 1917
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When Obama says, 'Force alone cannot make us safe'
One of the most important parts of President Obama's landmark speech on May 23 at the National Defense University is receiving little attention. It is his call for "a strategy that reduces the wellspring of extremism," his recognition that extremism is...
Tags: National Security, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Department of State, Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance
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M.C. native gets NATO post
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentMICHIGAN CITY -- A Michigan City native and retired general has been appointed by President Barack Obama as the United States permanent representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Douglas Lute, 60, was nominated May 23 by the...Tags: NATO, National Security, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Schools
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INSIGHT-Nigerian pirate gangs extend reach off West Africa
Reuters* Nigerian pirate gangs spreading across the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea * Regional navies, coastguards overwhelmed * Violence threatens economies of some of world's poorest nations * Western nations backing regional efforts to tackle problem By Joe...Tags: Benin, Nigeria, Somalia, Crime, Law and Justice, Africa
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