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Stimulus fears haunt share markets, dollar recovers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday over worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb a stimulus program that has lifted stocks, while the dollar recovered against the euro after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for...Tags: MBIA Incorporated, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Halliburton Company, India
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Veterans' claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips
ReutersBy Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively. But that is not taking any pressure off...Tags: Eric Shinseki, Washington, DC, Politics, U.S. Military, U.S. Congress
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When will military get serious about reforming its culture of sexual hostility?
Mary SanchezApparently, May was Harass Your Female Subordinates Month in the U.S. military. I didn't get the press release, but a number of news items brought me up to speed. A sergeant at West Point is being investigated for secretly videotaping at least a dozen...Tags: West Point, U.S. Military, Military Justice, U.S. Army, U.S. Congress
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Obama to address Naval Academy commencement
President Barack Obama will travel to Annapolis to speak at the Naval Academy commencement today, addressing the class at a time when the military faces complicated internal challenges the graduating midshipmen will soon inherit. It is the second time...
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U.S. military lawyers put more pressure on Guantanamo
ReutersMIAMI (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to improve conditions for detainees, putting more pressure on the Obama administration to make good its promise to close...Tags: Prisons, Barack Obama, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Politics, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
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Anthony Foxx coasts through hearing to take wheel at Transportation Department
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Anthony Foxx avoided the controversy of other Capitol Hill hearings Wednesday, receiving a mostly warm reception from senators who considered his nomination to become transportation secretary. Foxx probably will get easy confirmation by the...Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Highway Transportation, Politics, Anthony Foxx
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Lawmakers press Pentagon, VA to cooperate on claims backlog
A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process. Senators...
Tags: Eric Shinseki, Politics, Memorial Day, Mark Kirk, Parties and Movements
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U.S. military lawyers urge Hagel to improve Guantanamo conditions
Reuters* Biggest hunger strike in several years * Obama to reaffirm pledge to close prison * Legal and political hurdles By Jane Sutton MIAMI, May 22 (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense...Tags: Barack Obama, Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Politics, Prisoners and Detainees
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The real threat to our homeland
We recently learned that the Pentagon will spend $1 billion to bolster U.S. missile defenses in response to "irresponsible and reckless provocations" by North Korea. This money, as announced by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, would add 14 new anti-...Tags: Weaponry, Finance, North Korea, Explosions, Theft
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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: Layoffs and Downsizing, Economic Indicator, National Retail Federation, Politics, Business
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Pentagon faces another sex scandal
WASHINGTON — The Army suspended the commander of its main basic training camp Tuesday for alleged adultery, the latest in a string of military officers accused of sexual misconduct. Brig. Gen. Bryan T. Roberts, a 29-year Army veteran, was...
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Lawmakers move to address U.S. military sex assault problem
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers frustrated by a spate of high-profile military sexual assault cases unveiled draft proposals in the House of Representatives on Tuesday to crack down on the crime, but they stopped short the kind of overhaul sought by some...Tags: Prosecution, National Defense Authorization Act, U.S. Military, Military Justice, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services
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