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House votes to block Obama plan to close Guantanamo
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive defense bill on Friday that includes measures to block President Barack Obama's plans to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, underscoring the tough fight ahead for the White House as...Tags: Sexual Assault, National Defense Authorization Act, Unrest, Conflicts and War, White House, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Glendale native honored by U.S. Navy
When Paul Ignatius first stepped aboard a Navy ship, he was anxious. Japan had already attacked Pearl Harbor and the war in the Pacific was going strong. Ignatius — a Glendale native who attended Mark Keppel Elementary School, Toll Middle School...
Tags: John F. Kennedy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Japan, Google Inc.
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How Obama crossed his own line on Syria after months of debate
ReutersBy Warren Strobel and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - President Obama's decision to arm Syrian rebels for the first time follows an intense, nearly two-year debate within the White House in which the president and his closest advisers...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, White House, U.S. Department of State, Weaponry, Mathematics
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Little impact seen from suspension of clearance investigations
The Pentagon decision to suspend security clearance vetting for some defense contractors is likely to have little impact on either the Defense Department or private industry, officials from both said. On Friday, the Defense Security Service stopped...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, WikiLeaks, Aerospace Manufacturing, Bradley Manning, National Security Agency
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Letters: No support for the F-35
Re "Struggling to take off," June 12 Granted, Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-35 fighter jet under development is a spectacular technological achievement, but could somebody please tell me who exactly is the enemy that we need to fight with 2,457 of these...
Tags: Elections, Lockheed Martin Corp., Military Equipment, Same-Sex Marriage, Military Aircraft
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Commander of Alaska missile-defense site suspended in sex inquiry
ReutersBy Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army officer in charge of a remote missile-defense station in Alaska has been temporarily relieved of his command over accusations that he had turned a blind eye to improper sexual relations...Tags: Sexual Assault, Sexual Misconduct, Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry
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Officials: Edward Snowden took NSA secrets on thumb drive
WASHINGTON -- Former National Security Agency contract employee Edward Snowden used a computer thumb drive to smuggle highly classified documents out of an NSA facility in Hawaii, using a portable digital device supposedly barred inside the cyber spying...
Tags: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Networking, Computer Networking and Internet, Fort Meade (military base), FBI
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READER SUBMITTED: Hospital Of Central Connecticut Honored
New BritainThe Hospital of Central Connecticut recently received a citation for supporting employees serving in the National Guard and Army Reserve. Southington resident Carl Venditto, chairman emeritus of the Connecticut Committee for Employer Support of the Guard...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Southington, The Hospital of Central Connecticut, U.S. Army
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U.S. military options in Syria remain challenging
Reuters* Obama likely to keep cautious on arming rebels * White House plays down prospects of no-fly zones * U.S. 'boots on the ground' also unlikely By David Alexander and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - The Obama administration is promising to...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, White House, Weaponry, Government, Chuck Hagel
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Federal workers get health and fitness programs
For three hours each work week, Bert Rice walks laps around Burba Lake at Fort Meade — part of a mission by the federal government to build a healthier workforce. Rice, 76, a retired Army colonel and former Anne Arundel County councilman working as...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Social Security, Environmental Issues, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Health Insurance Cost
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Snowden smuggled out data on thumb drive, officials say
WASHINGTON — Former National Security Agency contract employee Edward Snowden used a computer thumb drive, a portable data storage device that is supposedly barred inside the spying agency, to smuggle highly classified documents out of an NSA...
Tags: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Networking, Computer Networking and Internet, Mike J. Rogers
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Deployment to war doesn't figure in majority of military suicides
Nate Evans had three children depending on him and held down a good job running a hyperbaric chamber at a hospital. But what he really wanted was to go to war. In 2008, as the U.S. death toll in Iraq and Afghanistan approached 5,000, Evans became a...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Suicide, Bipolar Disorder, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Iraq
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