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Women in combat: Good to go if they meet standards
Women in the military must have the same opportunities as men to take on grueling and dangerous combat jobs, whether loading 50-pound artillery shells or joining commando raids to take out terrorists, defense leaders declared Thursday as they ordered a...
Tags: U.S. Military, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Leon Panetta, West Point, James Inhofe
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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: U.S. Department of Defense, White House, Chuck Hagel, Hamid Karzai, Taliban
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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: Leon Panetta, Politics, FBI, Europe, U.S. Senate
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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: Religion and Belief, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Cairo (Egypt), Mitt Romney, Government
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A troubled timeline: Recent developments regarding military sexual assaults
May 5 Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, 41, is arrested on suspicion of drunkenly grabbing a woman in an Arlington, Va., parking lot. At the time, he led the Air Force's sexual assault prevention program. His trial is set for July 18 in Arlington...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Chuck Hagel, Abusive Behavior, Sex Crimes, Assault
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U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup of warships in the eastern Mediterranean, arguing that the Kremlin's escalating support for its longtime ally in...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, White House, Ban Ki-moon, Military Equipment, Lebanon
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AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Obama agenda seems to be weathering IRS targeting of conservative groups, other controversies WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading...Tags: Churchill Downs, U.S. Open (golf), Hospitals and Clinics, CBS Corp., Judges
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Dempsey slams Russia for giving Syria anti-ship missiles, says they'll 'prolong the suffering'
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work...Tags: Chuck Hagel, Military Equipment, Moscow (Russia), Missile Systems, The New York Times
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Veteran diplomat says Benghazi review was thorough, defends report amid GOP inquiry
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but absolved then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. "We knew where the...Tags: U.S. Military, Leon Panetta, Dick Durbin, CBS Corp., Meet the Press (tv program)
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Envoy describes night of Benghazi attack
WASHINGTON — Minutes after Greg Hicks learned that the perimeter of the U.S. mission in Benghazi had been breached by men with guns, he punched a cellphone number to reach Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, his immediate boss, who was at the scene....
Tags: U.S. Military, Central Intelligence Agency, Darrell E Issa, Elijah E. Cummings, Politics
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House committee hearing on Benghazi attack opens on partisan note
WASHINGTON -- A hearing on the deadly September 2012 attack on U.S. diplomats in Benghazi, Libya, began with sharp exchanges Wednesday morning when the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform accused the Republican...Tags: U.S. Military, Darrell E Issa, Benghazi, Elijah E. Cummings, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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Partisan politics, little new information at House Benghazi hearing
WASHINGTON — Partisan politics loomed over a House hearing Wednesday on the deadly September 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, as Republicans and Democrats clashed over the meaning of testimony from three witnesses...Tags: U.S. Military, Central Intelligence Agency, Darrell E Issa, Elijah E. Cummings, Politics
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