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Area residents have mixed reactions to U.S. involvement in Libya
The United States’ involvement in Libya with support from its Western allies has caused a mixed reaction across the country and among local residents. On Saturday, the U.S. led a missile assault on Libyan air-defense systems in an effort to...Tags: NATO, Unrest, Conflicts and War, France, Defense, United Nations
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More Marines head to war; defense cuts budget
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterDefense Secretary Robert Gates announced Thursday 1,400 more Marines will head to war, some as early as this month. They're likely, at least in part, to come from Camp Pendleton, according to local experts. They will be part of the offensive to battle...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, KSWB, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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Pentagon to slash budget
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he will cut $78 billion from the Pentagon's budget in the next five years. The move is part of a broader effort to trim down the military's half-trillion dollar annual budget in light of the nation's ballooning deficit....Tags: Budgets and Budgeting
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Obama State of the Union: spending, but restraint
WASHINGTON — Eager to show some budget toughness, President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address to call for a five-year freeze on all discretionary government spending outside of national security, the White House said Tuesday....Tags: National Security, Arizona, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Security
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U.S. secretary of defense to be Notre Dame commencement speaker
SOUTH BEND — U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates will be the commencement speaker May 22 at the University of Notre Dame.
Nominated by President George W. Bush, Gates was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in Dec. 18, 2006, as the 22nd...Tags: George W. Bush, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Barack Obama, Education
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Report: Women should be allowed in combat units
A military advisory commission is recommending that the Pentagon do away with a policy that bans women from serving in combat units, breathing new life into a long-simmering debate. Though thousands of women have been involved in the fights in Iraq and...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gays and Lesbians, U.S. Department of Defense, Iraq, Duke University
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Fiscal sense
The House sided with President Barack Obama on Wednesday and canceled $450 million for an alternative engine for the Pentagon’s next-generation warplane. That was the correct decision. The second engine is militarily unnecessary and a wasteful...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Barack Obama, John Boehner, Elections
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Navy to Allow Same-Sex Marriage on Bases
CNNWASHINGTON -- A preliminary U.S. Navy plan to allow its chaplains to perform same-sex marriages in military chapels after the end of "don't ask, don't tell" has fired up congressional opposition. All services are moving forward with the transition from...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gays and Lesbians, U.S. Department of Defense, Career and Workplace, Missouri
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Mar 21, 2011
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Jan 6, 2011
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Jan 6, 2011
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Jan 25, 2011
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Jan 26, 2011
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Jan 14, 2011
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Feb 17, 2011
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May 7, 2011
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May 9, 2011
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May 11, 2011
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May 12, 2011
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May 12, 2011
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