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Relief in Alabama town that child hostage is safe
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) — For six anguished days, people in this small Alabama town asked just one question about the 5-year-old boy being held hostage in an underground bunker by a menacing, unpredictable neighbor: "Is he free yet?" After FBI...
Tags: Asperger Syndrome, Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Robert J. Bentley, Law Enforcement
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Roger Goodell on ‘Face the Nation’; Bob Costas on ‘Meet the Press’; Hines Ward on ‘State of the Union’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelNFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during a news conference Friday in New Orleans. Photo credit: Robert Deutsch/USA Today Sports THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: Bob Schieffer will broadcast CBS' “Face the Nation” from New Orleans, where the Super Bowl... -
Ronald Reagan's lead on immigration
Bill PressYes, good things still happen in this country. They just don't happen overnight. That lesson was brought home to me again on Current TV this week when I interviewed Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, about Defense Secretary...Tags: Chuck Schumer, Social Issues, Barack Obama, Immigration, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Weekend TV Talk Shows: Leon Panetta; Wayne LaPierre; Bob Costas
Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 3 - 9, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC The Chris Matthews Show Michael Duffy; Katty Kay; Howard Fineman; Annie...
Tags: Martin Dempsey, Al Gore, Bob Costas, Evan Bayh, Bill Gates
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Former Naval Academy instructor to be court-martialed
A former Naval Academy instructor who is accused of sexually assaulting a female midshipman will be court-martialed, an academy spokeswoman said Thursday. Marine Corps Maj. Mark A. Thompson, a former history instructor at the academy, is accused of...Tags: Military Justice, Sexual Assault, Assault, Sex Crimes, U.S. Department of Defense
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Hagel defends record, spars with critics in Senate hearing
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON -- Making his first public comments after his nomination to lead the Pentagon, former Sen. Chuck Hagel said Thursday he stood by his record but also urged senators to look beyond controversial votes and statements he has made, which critics...Tags: Israel, Chuck Hagel, Wars and Interventions, Hamas, Chuck Schumer
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War will be hell for women too
Last week, when Defense Secretary Leon Panetta decided to allow women in the military to occupy combat positions that had once been forbidden to them, I joined in the general jubilation. This seemed to be yet another step forward for society and, of...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Michele Bachmann, Carly Fiorina, U.S. Department of Defense, Sarah Palin
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Hagel to stress opposition to a nuclear Iran in Senate testimony
WASHINGTON -- President Obama’s nominee for secretary of Defense, former Sen. Chuck Hagel, will stress at his confirmation hearing Thursday that he opposes letting Iran acquire nuclear weapons and will focus on developing military options to set...
Tags: Republican Party, Iran, Israel, Chuck Hagel, U.S. Department of Defense
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Soldier girl blues
Jonah GoldbergWhat if, during the presidential campaign, Mitt Romney had accused President Obama of wanting to let servicewomen serve in combat? After all, Obama had hinted as much in 2008. What would Obama's response have been? My hunch is that he would have...Tags: Republican Party, Israel, U.S. Department of Defense, Science and Technology, Minority Groups
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Pew poll: Americans largely support women in military combat
The U.S. public solidly backs the decision to allow women to serve in combat units, but is unsure whether the change is major or minor, according to a poll released on Tuesday. According to the survey from the Pew Research Center for the People & the...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, The Washington Post, Elections, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Should women serve in combat?
Yes In his waning days as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has made perhaps the most controversial decision during his time in charge. Women are now allowed to fight in combat zones. The decision is surrounded by debate about how it will change...Tags: Armed Forces
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The sirens of the Pentagon
WASHINGTON -- It must be true what they say about women -- that they are smarter, stronger, wiser and wilier than your average Joe. How else could one explain the magical thinking that apparently has prompted Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Gen....
Tags: Martin Dempsey, Judges, U.S. Department of Defense, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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