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Big day for WW2 vets -- D-Day, Midway anniversaries
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsBeneath gray skies, aging South Florida veterans gathered to mark two pivotal World War II events on Wednesday -- the 70th anniversary of the battle of Midway in the Pacific and the 68th anniversary of D-Day, the launch of the......Tags: Aircraft Carriers, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nazi Party, World War II (1939-1945), Military Equipment
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Fleet week's here -- Give thanks to those who serve
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsI wrote about the latest local war casualty for today's print column -- 22-year-old Michael Metcalf of Boynton Beach, an Army soldier who was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday when the Humvee he was driving detonated a roadside bomb. Metcalf,......Tags: Afghanistan, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Boynton Beach, Armed Forces, Al-Qaeda
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Obama on Iraq, and the economy
The SwampPresident Obama's speech from the Oval Office, as prepared for delivery, is available after the jump.......Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, George W. Bush, Family, Elections
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Int'l Space Sta. due over Baltimore Tues. night
Maryland WeatherSpace Cadets! It would be hard to find a better opportunity to watch the International Space Station fly over Baltimore than the one we're expecting Tuesday evening.The Heavens-Above web site shows the flight track carrying the giant tinker toy from Lake....Tags: Delaware, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weather Reports, Georgia
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Army Tests More Fuel-Efficient Humvees
KickingTiresThe U.S. Army is looking for a few more miles to the gallon, and a new troop carrier that might replace the famed gas-hungry Humvee could get as much as 70% better fuel economy. Specifically, the Army is working with......Tags: Trucks, Consumers, Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Gasoline Industry
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'The Amazing Race' recap: Penultimate leg!
Reality CheckBucky is here to report on tonight's Amazing Race, which I totally wasn't watching because, hello, Ravens-Steelers game! (Sigh.) Take it away, Bucky!And so, we begin the penultimate leg of The Amazing Race, Season 17. It is always my favorite......Tags: Sculpture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sports, CBS Corp., Pittsburgh Steelers
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Obama's vacation, week two: Golfing
The Swampby Mark Silva The second week of President Barack Obama's vacation opened today with a round of golf at the Army-Navy Country Club. Obama, who returned to the White House with his family on Sunday following a weeklong stay at......Tags: Virginia, National Government, Dining and Drinking, Defense, Government
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Mishawaka: Caught in a Global Bind
KickingTiresBy Mike Hanley Cars.com In the past year, Mishawaka has been whipsawed by dramatic changes, both at home and abroad. In the last 12 months, the town went from wondering who'd buy Hummer ??? whose H2 SUV was built here......Tags: Sales, Defense, Iraq, Vehicles, Economic Policy
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Obama's New Orleans tour: 3 hrs, 45 min.
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated Former President George W. Bush started his day in California, the morning he made his first, albeit aerial inspection of the damage done by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. President Barack Obama will end his......Tags: San Francisco, Charter Schools, George W. Bush, Arne Duncan, Disasters and Accidents
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Obama: Terrorism, leadership and polls
The Swampby Mark Silva "No one can ever promise that there won't be another attack on America's soil,'' President Barack Obama said today in New York, pledging to support the rest of the government's authorities who are committed to doing their......Tags: Government, New York, Democratic Party, Polls, New York City
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Obama meets caskets of fallen troops
The SwampBy Christi Parsons reporting from Washington President Obama traveled overnight to the meet the flag-draped caskets of 18 Americans killed in military service this week, the height of the bloodiest month for the U.S. in the war in Afghanistan. In......Tags: Delaware, Emergency Incidents, Afghanistan, Family, Explosions
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Obama: Flags half-staff for Fort Hood
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated The president today ordered flags flown at half-staff until Veterans Day in respect for 13 killed and 30 wounded in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. "We don't know all the answers yet, and......Tags: Fort Hood (military base), Fort Hood Shootings (2009), Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Texas, U.S. Military
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