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Ricin letter sent to Obama; suspicious packages, envelopes reported on Capitol Hill
Associated PressLetters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator tested positive for poisonous ricin in preliminary checks Wednesday, and authorities chased reports of other suspicious mail at a U.S. Capitol already on edge. An FBI intelligence...Tags: Anthrax, Police Investigations, Crime, Law and Justice, Richard Shelby, Jay Carney
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Panetta opens combat roles to women
The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday. The changes, set to...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Armed Forces, The Pentagon, Afghanistan, Politics
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Obama, Afghan leader agree to speed military transition
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Friday they have agreed to speed up slightly the schedule for moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead across the country, with U.S. troops shifting fully to a support role. The...Tags: Elections, John Kerry, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, NATO
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Obama says he's seen no evidence Petraeus scandal harmed national security
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama says he’s withholding judgment on the timing of the revelations that his CIA director was under investigation for a possible national security violation. The House Intelligence Committee was holding hearings on that very...Tags: Elections, Police Investigations, Defense, Crime, Law and Justice, Afghanistan
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General pays tribute to the soldiers who fought in Battle of Antietam
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comOn a small stage near a country church that witnessed some of the bloodiest fighting in American history, a U.S. Army general told several hundred people the story of a 15-year-old private who received the nation’s highest military honor during...Tags: Mexican-American War, Armed Forces, John Cook, Spanish-American War, The Pentagon
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On 150th anniversary of battle, those who fell at Antietam are remembered
julieg@herald-mail.comThe men who lost their lives in a horrific battle 150 years ago to the day Monday were honored and their families were remembered by speakers, including a two-star general and a Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War historian, who talked about the sacrifice...Tags: Antietam National Battlefield, Armed Conflicts, Fort McHenry, Wars and Interventions, Battle of Antietam
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U.S. investigates: Attacks coordinated to mark 9/11?
The Obama administration, roiled by the first killing of a U.S. ambassador in more than 30 years, is investigating whether the assault on the U.S. consulate in Libya was a planned terrorist strike to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and...
Tags: Muammar Gaddafi, Benghazi, Movies, Government, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Granderson, Jeter help Yankees beat Nationals 7-2
Curtis Granderson drove in three runs, Derek Jeter had two hits and Phil Hughes pitched six innings to win his fourth straight start, and the New York Yankees won their seventh game in a row, beating the Washington Nationals 7-2 on Friday night. Both...Tags: Andruw Jones, Jordan Zimmermann, Jayson Nix, Jayson Werth, Joba Chamberlain
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Extension to celebrate 100 years of service
jsemler@umd.eduAs I write this column, I am in Kansas attending the National Association of County Agricultural Agents’ annual meeting and professional development conference. One of my responsibilities is that of Maryland’s voting delegate, and one of the...Tags: Elections, Politics, Agricultural Research and Technology, Washington County (Maryland), Colleges and Universities
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Obama vows U.S. will stay world's top military power
AP National Security WriterPresident Barack Obama vowed Thursday the United States will remain the world's pre-eminent military power even as the Pentagon scales back spending, shrinks the Army and Marine Corps and pulls back from Europe. In a rare appearance at the Pentagon,...Tags: Elections, Defense, Afghanistan, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Military
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Washington Co. awards $232,156 contract for transportation museum
heather.keels@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Board of Commissioners Tuesday awarded a $232,156 contract for construction of a transportation museum at the Washington County Agricultural Education Center. The new building — described as a 7,200-square-foot, closed-in pole...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Maryland General Assembly, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Arts and Culture, Metal and Mineral
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