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Marine kills two colleagues at Va. base, then takes own life
Associated PressA Marine who worked at an officer candidates school fatally shot two of his colleagues before killing himself in a barracks dorm room, officials said. The Marine’s colleagues were a man and a woman. Military officials did not release a motive or...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Politics, FBI, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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House passes stopgap spending bill, avoiding government shutdown
Associated PressThe House has passed a huge stopgap spending bill to keep the government open through the end of September, sidestepping any threat of a government shutdown. The bipartisan 318-109 vote sends the measure to President Barack Obama to be signed into law....Tags: Barack Obama
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Seven Marines from N.C. unit killed in mortar explosion at Nev. depot
Associated PressA 60mm mortar explosion killed seven Marines and injured a half-dozen more during a training exercise in the Nevada desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt the use of the weapon worldwide until an investigation can determine its safety, a...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weaponry, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army
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'No wonder they call us the Forgotten War': Federal budget cuts threaten Korean War anniversary event
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA Pentagon official told local Korean War veterans Wednesday that federal budget cuts known as sequestration might have a negative impact on plans to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. U.S. Army Col. Dave Clark made the remarks...Tags: U.S. Congress, International Military Interventions, Battle of Antietam, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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GOP lawmakers welcome Obama overtures on budget battle
Republican lawmakers said Sunday they welcome President Obama’s courtship and suggested the fresh engagement between the White House and Congress might help yield solutions to the stubborn budget battle that puts Americans’ jobs at risk....
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Republican Party, CBS Corp., U.S. Congress
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U.N. approves tough new sanctions against N. Korea after Pyongyang vows to nuke U.S.
Associated PressThe U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, and a furious Pyongyang threatened a nuclear strike against the United States. The sanctions drafted by North Korea's...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Susan Rice, Weaponry, South Korea, Politics
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Letterkenny Army Depot braces for federal budget cuts fallout
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comFranklin County’s largest employer braced itself for the fallout from the federal budget cuts set to go into effect Friday. Letterkenny Army Depot Commander Col. Victor S. Hagan Sr. made a statement to the depot work force that a work furlough of...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Congress, Bill Shuster, Politics, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Army judge accepts guilty pleas in WikiLeaks case
Bradley Manning, the Army private arrested in the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history, pleaded guilty Thursday to 10 charges that could send him to prison for 20 years, saying he was trying to expose the American military’s “...
Tags: The Washington Post, Justice System, Iraq, Trials, War Crimes
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Letters to the Editor - March 1
Public officials need to engage with public To the editor: I consider myself to be a vigilant observer and passionate advocate of local government in Washington County. Information is an absolute necessity in our digital era. But an overwhelming...Tags: Interior Policy, Local Government, Politics, Allegheny Energy Inc., Government
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Manchin: 167th Airlift Wing would be hard hit by budget cuts
matthewu@herald-mail.comAutomatic federal budget cuts set to take effect Friday would mean thousands of temporary layoffs for National Guard and civilian defense workers in West Virginia, including those at the 167th Airlift Wing near Martinsburg, along with reduced funding...Tags: Gil Kerlikowske, U.S. Congress, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Prescription Drugs
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All condemn pending budget cuts, spread blame
The Associated PressThe White House and Republicans kept up the unrelenting mudslinging Sunday over who’s to blame for roundly condemned budget cuts set to take effect at week’s end, with the administration detailing the potential fallout in each state and...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Mitch McConnell, CBS Corp., Republican Party, U.S. Congress
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Government sequestration could affect Hagerstown Regional Airport
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWith less than a week remaining before federal budget cuts could go into effect, federal agencies and parks, the military, hospitals, doctors, and Hagerstown Regional Airport, prepare for the ramifications if Congress fails to pass legislation to avoid it...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Social Security, U.S. Congress, Politics, Barbara A. Mikulski
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