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General John Douglass answers your questions
This week we continue our focus on the 5th District Congressional candidates. This will be the first election using new district maps based on the 2010 census. The 5th district is in the central part of Virginia stretching vertically across the state. It...
Tags: National Security, World War II (1939-1945), Tea Party Movement, Defense, Feminism
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks, accepts award at Virginia Military Institute
WDBJ7 Senior ReporterVirginia Military Institute honored Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, with the school's Distinguished Diplomat Award. VMI's Superintendent said it was a sign of respect and deep appreciation for Clinton's years of service to the nation....Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Defense, Hillary Clinton, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Christiansburg-based National Guard soldiers back in the United States
Assignment ManagerMore than 100 National Guard soldiers based in the Christiansburg area are back in the United States. The unit has been in Iraq since August. The soldiers will spend 5 to 10 days conducting demobilization duties before returning to Virginia, according...Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Iraq War (2003-2011), Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Afghanistan, Sandston
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Farewell ceremony for Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
ReporterThey may not be back for up to a year but today members of the Virginia National Guard's 116th Brigade Combat Team and its headquarters staff had a farewell ceremony before heading to Afghanistan to lead NATO and Afghani troops. The Soldiers of the 116th...Tags: Afghanistan, West Virginia, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), U.S. Army, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Discovery of alleged Russian plot points to growing jitters
Reuters* Russia says it foiled plot for attack on Moscow * Faces signs that security threat is widening * Putin wants to rally support, boost security cooperation By Timothy Heritage OREKHOVO-ZUYEVO, Russia, May 22 (Reuters) - As Russia congratulated its...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Pakistan, Sports, Afghanistan, 2014 Winter Olympic Games
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Afghan women's rights in peril, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women'...
Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Explosions, Pakistan, Afghanistan, International Law
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Afghanistan: 14 police killed in day of attacks as spring offensive tests Afghan forces
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A coordinated Taliban assault on checkpoints in southern Afghanistan killed four police before a counterattack drove the insurgents back, Afghan officials said Tuesday. Also, at least 10 other police died in two attacks...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Explosions, Afghanistan, Emergency Incidents, Shootings
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Russia angry over "stolen" Eurovision votes
Reuters* Russian foreign minister says votes 'stolen' in song contest * Russian singer placed fifth in a field of 26 * Azerbaijan says official result inaccurate By Lada Evgrashina and Steve Gutterman BAKU/MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) - Moscow has clashed with...Tags: Russia, Denmark, Voting, Human Rights, Theft
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Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for "moral crimes"
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Rape, Afghanistan, United Nations, Human Rights Watch
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Coordinated Taliban attacks in Afghan south kill six policemen
ReutersLASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Dozens of Taliban insurgents launched coordinated attacks on Afghan checkpoints in the south on Tuesday, killing at least six Afghan policemen, officials said, adding that a clash was going on. Seven policemen were...Tags: Afghanistan, Rebellions, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Taliban
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Suicide bomb blast kills Afghan provincial leader, 12 others
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomb blast killed a top leader of a northern Afghan province and at least 12 other people Monday, the latest in a step-up of attacks by Taliban insurgents ahead of Washington’s planned troop withdrawal at the end of...
Tags: Explosions, Suicide, Kabul (Afghanistan), Pakistan, Mountains
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Pepsi to march in, as foreign troops leave Afghanistan
ReutersKABUL, May 20 (Reuters) - PepsiCo will open its first plant in Afghanistan in 2014, its Afghan partner said on Monday, the same year foreign troops complete their withdrawal from the country after 13 years of war. "It will go on stream in 2014," Hamed...Tags: International Military Interventions, Kabul (Afghanistan), Coca-Cola Co., Pakistan, Afghanistan
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