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At Naval Academy commencement, Obama condemns military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON -- President Obama condemned sexual misconduct in the military and told Naval Academy graduates to try to restore Americans’ faith in institutions in a commencement speech that hinted at the scandals swirling around the president....Tags: Annapolis, Sexual Assault, Assault, U.S. Department of Defense, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama's conduct at heart of scandals
I find it unbelievable that The Sun would editorialize that the story is not the IRS going after conservative groups or the Benghazi situation being mismanaged and the administration misinforming the public but how the GOP is overreaching ("GOP can't help...
Tags: Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, Benghazi, Politics
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Truth is, biographies may not be so boring after all
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do." -- Apple's "Think Different" commercial, 1997 In my last column I wrote of a woman who lost her ring and found it again. I met her in line at a local school...Tags: Apple iPhone, Steve Jobs
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North Korea's Kim signals he's willing to talk in letter to China's Xi
BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday personally received a handwritten letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, signaling a possible rapprochement after months of estrangement between the communist allies. The contents of the letter...
Tags: Japan, Nuclear Policy, Pyongyang (North Korea), China, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Torture, drones, indefinite detention breeding home-grown terror?
The broad-daylight hacking death of a soldier in London this week was Britain’s Marathon Moment. Like the twin bombings at the race finish line in Boston last month, Wednesday’s attack by two machete-wielding men spouting venomous threats to...Tags: Civil Rights, Robin Williams, Human Rights, Boston Marathon, Afghanistan
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We asked you: Are school zero-tolerance policies too strict?
Where's common sense? Kiera Wilmot's arrest and punishment seemed a bit harsh for the alleged crime of mixing toilet-bowl cleaner and aluminum foil in a water bottle for a possible science experiment. Kiera doesn't appear to be the type of girl who...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Punishment
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For Republicans like Rand Paul, the 2016 campaign has begun
Reuters* With no clear front-runner, Republicans jockey for position * Senator Paul seeks to show his appeal is broad enough * For Republicans, generational and ideological change looms By Samuel P. Jacobs CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 24 (Reuters) - Seeking...Tags: Civil Rights, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Ron Paul, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Chris Christie
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Guantanamo prisoners tune in for Obama's speech on their fate
ReutersBy Jane Sutton MIAMI, May 23 (Reuters) - Among those tuning in to President Barack Obama's national security speech on Thursday were some prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, who rely on television broadcasts and newspapers for hints about...Tags: Television Industry, Satellite and Cable Service, State of the Union Address, Prisons, Strikes
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Obama's restrictions on drone program welcomed in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Obama’s commitment to scaling back the use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists could pave the way for improved relations between the United States and Pakistan, analysts and political leaders...
Tags: Elections, Islamabad (Pakistan), Pakistan, North Korea, Asif Ali Zardari
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Robert Redford's plea: Save Bristol Bay
Coursing through vast reaches of Alaskan tundra, glacial lakes and emerald forests, six major river systems converge along the rim of the Bering Sea to form the crystalline waters of Bristol Bay, the richest wild salmon grounds in the world. Yet if...
Tags: Environmental Politics, Northern Dynasty Minerals Limited, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Transcript of Obama's remarks to U.S. Naval Academy graduates
Hello, Midshipmen! (Applause.) Well, thank you, Governor O'Malley, for your kind introduction and the great support that Maryland gives this Academy. To Secretary Mabus, Admiral Greenert, General Paxton -- thank you all for your incredible leadership of...
Tags: Philosophy, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Afghanistan, Budget Control Act of 2011
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