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White House, defense industry officials meet to discuss cuts
With automatic federal spending cuts set to hit the defense industry on March 1, senior White House officials met with chief executives from contractors to discuss the potential impact. White House spokesman Jay Carney made the disclosure Wednesday...
Tags: Barack Obama, BAE Systems Plc., White House, Aerospace Manufacturing, Jay Carney
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Passionate debate goes on
Last Sunday's Opinion pages offered eight perspectives from local sources on President Barack Obama's recommendations for curbing gun violence in the nation. Today, we share our readers' comments on the issues. End madness I learned to shoot as a...Tags: Criminal Laws, Weaponry, Judges, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy
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Obama the decider
A rare phenomenon occurred on Capitol Hill the other day when two ranking officials of the Obama administration testified that they had differed with the president they still served over providing arms to the rebels in Syria seeking to oust dictator...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Manufacturing and Engineering, David Petraeus, Wars and Interventions, John McCain
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US military expands its drug war in Latin America
The crew members aboard the USS Underwood could see through their night goggles what was happening on the fleeing go-fast boat: Someone was dumping bales. When the Navy guided-missile frigate later dropped anchor in Panamanian waters on that sunny August...
Tags: Armed Forces, Mexico, Drug Trafficking, Wars and Interventions, Injuries and Wounds
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Kerry tackles questions on Iran, Syria, Hagel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Kerry, President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of state, collected pledges of support Thursday and testified at his confirmation hearing that U.S. foreign policy should be defined by a helping hand as well as...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Nuclear Policy, Bob Corker, Global Change, Conservation
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UnitedHealth Says Q4 Costs Were Low And Revenue Rose
UnitedHealth Group Inc, the largest U.S. health insurer, reported a slight drop in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday as medical costs rose, but revenue increased more than 11 percent, helped by growth in its Medicare, care management, technology and...Tags: Business, Health Insurance, Health and Safety at Work, Earnings, NYSE Euronext, Inc.
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In Gaza, the peace process will be long but it must begin
The drama unfolding in Gaza seems numbingly familiar. This time, however, there's a big and potentially tragic difference: Not even the actors — Palestinians and Israelis — can possibly know how it will turn out. How many times must they...Tags: Religion and Belief, Bashar Assad, West Bank, Hamas, Hosni Mubarak
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Chance to learn more about SW Mich. nuclear plant safety
VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. – Federal regulators are giving you a chance to learn more about safety at a southwest Michigan nuclear power plant. According to the online news site, MLive.com, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will host a webinar this...
Tags: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Manufacturing and Engineering, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Nuclear Power, Politics
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‘Star Trek Into Darkness’: Plot involves ‘unstoppable force of terror’
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - latimes.comFans anxiously awaiting J.J. Abrams' upcoming “Star Trek Into Darkness” just got a little more information to ruminate over — ...... -
Letters: America's tragedy
Re "'Evil visited this community,'" Dec. 15 I've been a school principal for 34 years and am obligated to provide a safe and secure environment. Educators and mental health professionals know that people just don't "snap." There usually are warning...Tags: Illinois Supreme Court, Weaponry, Interior Policy, Dannel P. Malloy , Manufacturing and Engineering
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U.S. security, Maryland's economy at risk
For Maryland businesses, the seemingly never-ending political season and the cloud of economic uncertainty that accompanied it were supposed to have subsided at election's end. However, just as we thought we had put the campaign season behind us,...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Business, National Security, Economic Indicator, U.S. Department of Defense
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Ranking agencies by job satisfaction
Travelers gripe about having to remove shoes while going through airport security or undergoing full-body pat-downs. But imagine being the Transportation Security Administration screener who has to deal with thousands of grumpy passengers daily or must...
Tags: FEMA, National Security, Manufacturing and Engineering, Politics, Sheila Bair
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