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    Apr 18, 2013 |Column| Tribune Media Services

  1. Postmodern prudes

    Victor Davis Hanson
    More than 500 people were murdered in Chicago last year. Yet Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel still found time to berate the fast food franchise Chick-fil-A for not sharing "Chicago values" -- apparently because its founder does not approve of gay marriage....

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Television Industry, Ethics, Rush Limbaugh

    2. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Gen. John Allen turns down NATO post, set to retire

    <span class="runtimeTopic"><span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span></span> &mdash; Gen. John Allen, who was top commander in Afghanistan until Feb. 10, announced Tuesday that he is retiring from the Marine Corps due to his wife&rsquo;s chronic illness, turning down a White House offer to nominate him to be the supreme allied commander at NATO.
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    WASHINGTON — Gen. John Allen, who was top commander in Afghanistan until Feb. 10, announced Tuesday that he is retiring from the Marine Corps due to his wife’s chronic illness, turning down a White House offer to nominate him to be the supreme...

    Tags: U.S. Military, Police Investigations, Jill Kelley, Afghanistan, Paula Broadwell

    3. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. In surprise move, General Allen retires from military

    Marine Corps Gen. John Allen, the former commander of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan whose nomination to lead NATO was delayed last year while investigators probed his e-mails to a Florida socialite, has retired from the military.
    Marine Corps Gen. John Allen, the former commander of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan whose nomination to lead NATO was delayed last year while investigators probed his e-mails to a Florida socialite, has retired from the military. The Naval...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Paula Broadwell, Barack Obama, Iraq, U.S. Department of Defense

    4. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 10 Afghan civilians reported killed in NATO airstrike

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A NATO airstrike apparently targeting Taliban commanders in an Afghan village near the border with Pakistan killed 10 civilians, including women and children, officials said Wednesday.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A NATO airstrike apparently targeting Taliban commanders in an Afghan village near the border with Pakistan killed 10 civilians, including women and children, officials said Wednesday. The attack Tuesday night in the village of...

    Tags: International Organizations, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Barack Obama, NATO

    5. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Obama: Half of US combat troops home within 1 year

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; President Barack Obama's decision to bring home within a year about half of the 66,000 U.S. troops now in Afghanistan will shrink the force to the size he found it when he entered the White House vowing to reinvigorate a stalemated war.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's decision to bring home within a year about half of the 66,000 U.S. troops now in Afghanistan will shrink the force to the size he found it when he entered the White House vowing to reinvigorate a stalemated...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, North Korea, Fox News Channel (tv network)

    6. Feb 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Marine takes over as U.S. commander in Afghanistan

    KABUL, Afghanistan &ndash; Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. took over Sunday as the newest and probably last U.S. commander in Afghanistan, tasked with ending America&rsquo;s longest war even as insurgents continue to challenge the U.S.-backed Afghan government.
    KABUL, Afghanistan – Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. took over Sunday as the newest and probably last U.S. commander in Afghanistan, tasked with ending America’s longest war even as insurgents continue to challenge the U.S.-backed Afghan...

    Tags: Afghanistan, American Enterprise Institute, Central Intelligence Agency, Iraq, Armed Forces

    7. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Afghanistan's future up to United States

    Amid partisan questioning from both sides in former Sen. Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearing last week, a major opportunity was lost. Hagel's fellow Republicans grilled the defense secretary nominee on past statements about Israel and his opposition to...

    Tags: National Government, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Haqqani Network, Doyle McManus

    8. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  8. Column: Afghanistan's future up to United States

    Amid partisan questioning from both sides in former Sen. Chuck Hagel’s confirmation hearing last week, a major opportunity was lost.  Hagel’s fellow Republicans grilled the defense secretary nominee on past statements about Israel and his...

    Tags: National Government, Afghanistan, Haqqani Network, Pakistan, Barack Obama

    9. Feb 3, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  9. McManus: What's the Afghanistan mission?

    Amid partisan questioning from both sides in former Sen. Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearing last week, a major opportunity was lost.
    Amid partisan questioning from both sides in former Sen. Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearing last week, a major opportunity was lost. Hagel's fellow Republicans grilled the Defense secretary nominee on past statements about Israel and his opposition to...

    Tags: National Government, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Haqqani Network, Barack Obama

    10. Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Newly cleared, Gen. Allen to command NATO

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The White House will go ahead with nominating Marine Gen. John Allen to be top U.S. commander in Europe, following an investigation by the Pentagon inspector general that found his emails with a Florida woman were not improper.
    WASHINGTON — The White House will go ahead with nominating Marine Gen. John Allen to be top U.S. commander in Europe, following an investigation by the Pentagon inspector general that found his emails with a Florida woman were not improper....

    Tags: Police Investigations, Jill Kelley, Afghanistan, Paula Broadwell, Central Intelligence Agency

    11. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| Interior Journal

  11. War of 1812 Bicentennial: Kentucky enters the war

    <em>Editor's note: This is the unabridged version of the condensed article that appeared in the Jan. 17 Interior Journal.</em>
    Editor's note: This is the unabridged version of the condensed article that appeared in the Jan. 17 Interior Journal. This article is the first in a series to commemorate the War of 1812 Bicentennial. The Congress of the United States has...

    Tags: Zachary Taylor, National Government, Martin van Buren, Massacres, France

    12. Jan 10, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  12. Specter of Benghazi drives US-Afghan talks

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya last year has become a factor driving the White House decision on how large a force to leave in Afghanistan after 2014 &mdash; and a specter hanging over talks between the Afghan president and the U.S.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya last year has become a factor driving the White House decision on how large a force to leave in Afghanistan after 2014 — and a specter hanging over talks between the Afghan...

    Tags: War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Afghanistan, Central Intelligence Agency, Armed Forces, Libya

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