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Three Alamogordo businesses discuss local economic climate
Alamogordo Daily News, N.M.With federal budget cuts, sequestration and a light to moderate economic growth prediction for the rest of 2013 and into 2014, some Alamogordo retailers believe the local economy is steady. They also think it's contingent upon sequestration, the...Tags: Rodeo, U.S. Department of Defense, Business, Public Finance, Layoffs and Downsizing
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RPT-Training push fails to halt U.S. military sexual assault crisis
ReutersBy Tabassum Zakaria and David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - Under pressure to fight sexual assault, the U.S. armed forces in recent years rolled out education programs about proper sexual conduct through methods like role playing and video...Tags: Prosecution, U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces, Assault, Martin Dempsey
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EDITORIAL: Military's problem with sex assault
The Virginian-PilotAs if to underscore the scope of the military's sexual assault problem, the Army announced Tuesday that a sergeant in charge of its prevention program is being investigated for abusive sexual contact, assault and other allegations. The investigation...Tags: Sexual Assault, U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces, Assault, Trials
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Letterkenny furlough reduced to 11 days
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comEmployees at Letterkenny Army Depot are facing fewer furlough days than originally expected — workers are looking at 11 days without pay rather than 14. The 11 days are down from the 14 that the Pentagon advised would be needed, and only half of...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Layoffs and Downsizing, Personal Finance
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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: Sexual Assault, U.S. Department of Defense, Fort Hood (military base), Assault, Barack Obama
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At Hampton VA, caring for sexual assault victims is ongoing battle
— Over two weeks, the Pentagon has suffered a string of embarrassments in its effort to show progress in curbing sexual assault within the ranks. A Defense Department anonymous survey estimated a 35 percent increase in sexual assault and related...
Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Hampton Roads, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces
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Dollar soars, stocks set new highs on Fed stimulus exit talk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar soared against major currencies on Friday on growing speculation that the Federal Reserve could soon begin to rein in its bond-buying program and after data showed U.S. consumer sentiment hit an almost six-year high in...Tags: Central Bank, North Sea, Cisco Systems Inc., Honda Motor Co., Interest Rate
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Russian missiles to Syria could embolden Assad: U.S. general warns
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer on Friday condemned Russia's shipment of advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria, saying it could embolden President Bashar al-Assad's forces to keep fighting a bloody civil war. "It's at the very least...Tags: Russia, Al-Qaeda, U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iran
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Pentagon chief vows to 'fix' military's sexual assault problem
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered top military chiefs on Friday to redouble their effort to address the problem of sexual assault, saying the frequency and perceived tolerance of the crime was eroding the military's ability...Tags: Prosecution, U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces, Assault, Trials
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Sexual assaults in military: 'Little monsters' now in charge
Paula Coughlin was grocery shopping in Jacksonville, Fla., when I caught up with her on the phone this week. If anyone has an interesting perspective on the U.S. military’s absurd inability to deal with sexual assault, it’s Coughlin. She is...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces, Assault, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), U.S. House Committee on Armed Services
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Depot workers brace for 20% pay reduction
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo."This is going to be tough. But I have friends here with kids who are going to have an even tougher time with this furlough policy," the 28year-old Salazar said Thursday. "It makes you wish our leaders in Washington would figure out a way to pass a budget...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Budget Control Act of 2011, Layoffs and Downsizing, Scott Tipton, Career and Workplace
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Warner protests proposed furloughs for base school teachers
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.U.S. Sen. Mark Warner wants the Pentagon to reconsider its decision to require Department of Defense schoolteachers to take furlough days next school year. The proposed furlough days �unpaid days off �were announced earlier this week by...Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, U.S. Department of Defense, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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