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Report on Syria's chemical weapons could put fresh pressure on U.S.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- U.S. intelligence has determined that embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad deployed chemical weapons to subdue the rebellion in his country, Obama administration officials said Thursday, a disclosure that could move...
Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Defense, White House, Martin Dempsey, Biological and Chemical Weapons
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Israel's claim about Syria chemical weapons highlights 'red line'
JERUSALEM — Israel's accusation that Syria used chemical weapons against rebels raises the prospect that Damascus crossed what President Obama has termed a "red line," but appears unlikely to overcome deep resistance of the U.S. and its allies to...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, White House, Biological and Chemical Weapons, International Organizations, Saudi Arabia
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Step toward possible military intervention in Syria
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is sending about 200 troops to Jordan, the vanguard of a potential U.S. military force of 20,000 or more that could be deployed if the Obama administration decides to intervene in Syria to secure chemical weapons arsenals...
Tags: David Petraeus, U.S. Military, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Defense, White House
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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: Roger F. Wicker, FBI, Justice System, Jeff Flake, Joe Manchin III
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Update: Ricin is indicated in letters to Obama, senator
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a capital city on edge, letters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator tested positive for poisonous ricin in preliminary checks, and authorities chased a stream of reports Wednesday of other suspicious-looking...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, FBI, Roger F. Wicker, Justice System, Joe Manchin III
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FBI: Miss. man arrested, accused in ricin letters
Associated PressOXFORD, Miss. (AP) - The FBI has identified a Mississippi man suspected of mailing letters containing poisonous ricin as 45-year-old Paul Kevin Curtis. FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen said Curtis was arrested Wednesday afternoon at his...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Justice System, Crimes, White House, Patrick R. Donahoe
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Abe Baum dies at 91; decorated WWII officer
Dog-tired, Capt. Abe Baum was snoozing on the hood of a military vehicle when he was shaken awake and summoned to a superior's tent. With worry on their faces, his unit's top officers were clustered around Gen. George S. Patton Jr., who had just issued...Tags: Prisons, Consumer Goods Industries, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Army, Armed Forces
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North Korea's nuclear warheads fit on a missile, official says
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON -- A U.S. intelligence agency has concluded that North Korea has developed nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a ballistic missile, a congressman disclosed Thursday. At a House armed services committee hearing focused on the budget, Rep....Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Doug Lamborn, Martin Dempsey, Kim Jong Un, Defense Intelligence Agency
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CT, Meyersdale split track meet
DAVIDSVILLE — Conemaugh Township and Meyersdale split a varsity track and field meet on Monday. Meyersdale won the boys meet 122-22 while Township took the girls contest 75-73. First-place finishers in each event are as follows: ...Tags: Jim Harbaugh, Soccer, High School Sports, Mountains, Sports
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US general: Taliban likely to be long-term threat
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States accepts that a diminished but resilient Taliban is likely to remain a military threat in some parts of Afghanistan long after U.S. troops complete their combat mission next year, the top U.S....
Tags: U.S. Military, Armed Forces, Martin Dempsey, International Military Interventions, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Six Americans killed in Afghan attacks as top U.S. commander visits
KABUL, Afghanistan — On the same day that Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey arrived in Afghanistan for an assessment visit, six Americans were killed Saturday in attacks by Afghanistan insurgents. Hours after Dempsey arrived in...Tags: Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Wars and Interventions, NATO, Martin Dempsey
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Attack on convoy in Afghanistan leaves 5 Americans dead
KABUL, Afghanistan — On the day that Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey arrived in Afghanistan for an assessment visit, six Americans were killed Saturday in attacks by insurgents. Hours after Dempsey arrived, five Americans...Tags: Explosions, U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces, Bombings, Martin Dempsey
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