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US spy programs raise ire both home and abroad
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration faced fresh anger Monday at home and abroad over U.S. spy programs that track phone and Internet messages around the world in the hope of thwarting terrorist threats. But a senior intelligence official said...
Tags: Parliament, European Parliament, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Angela Merkel, Business Enterprises
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INTERVIEW-Boeing scores over $10 bln in U.S. aircraft orders
ReutersBy Andrea Shalal-Esa RIDLEY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 11 (Reuters) - Boeing Co has won two multibillion dollar U.S. orders for its Chinook helicopters and the V-22 Osprey it builds with Bell Helicopter, sharply expanding the company's backlog at a time...Tags: Textron Incorporated, Boeing Co., Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Prices, Military Equipment
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Boeing, US Army sign $4 bln deal for 177 more Chinook helicopters
ReutersRIDLEY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 11 (Reuters) - Boeing Co and the U.S. Army on Tuesday said they had signed a 5-year contract worth $4 billion for 177 more CH-47F Chinook helicopters, a deal they said would save the government $810 million compared to...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Military, Saudi Arabia, Military Equipment, Wars and Interventions
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Boeing scores over $10 billion in U.S. aircraft orders
ReutersRIDLEY PARK, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Boeing Co has won two multibillion dollar U.S. orders for its Chinook helicopters and the V-22 Osprey it builds with Bell Helicopter, sharply expanding the company's backlog at a time when overall U.S. defense...Tags: Textron Incorporated, Boeing Co., Prices, U.S. Navy, Military Equipment
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Hero or traitor, Snowden driven by fear of government intrusion
ReutersBy John Shiffman and Daniel Trotta June 10 (Reuters) - A high school dropout who became a whiz at information technology, Edward Snowden was the son of parents who divorced in 2001, the year he turned 18. Twelve years later, he would catapult to...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Police Investigations, Organized Crime, National Security Agency, Bradley Manning
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NSA leak prompts questions over U.S. reliance on contractors
ReutersWASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government may have to reconsider how much it relies on outside defense contractors who are given top security clearances after an NSA contractor exposed top-secret phone and internet surveillance programs. Edward...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Government, National Security, Corporate Crime, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Warner tapped to lead road, rail and ports panel
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, was tapped to lead a Senate subcommittee that focuses on safety, security and infrastructure on U.S. roads, rail lines and ports. Warner was appointed to chair the Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and...
Tags: Transportation, John D. Rockefeller IV, Conservation, Mark R. Warner, U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
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Richard D. Vincent, 66
Richard Dearmont Vincent, 66, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away May 17, 2013, at Winchester Medical Center. Born Oct. 9, 1946, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Oliver Vincent, and Frances and William Grimes. He was a graduate of St....Tags: Pittsburgh, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Alvin M. Linn Sr., 92
Alvin M. Linn Sr., 92, of Falling Waters, W.Va., passed away on Monday, June 10, 2013, at Reeder’s Memorial Home in Boonsboro, Md. He was born March 10, 1921, in Maddensville, Pa., to the late Cleveland Howard and Edna Ruth Gamble Linn. He was...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), American Legion, Marketing
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Raydon Corp. wins $44 million combat-vehicle training contract
Raydon Corp., a Volusia County-based military-training company, has emerged from a scrum of rivals with a contract potentially worth $44 million to produce armored-vehicle driver-training simulators, the Army said Monday. The Port Orange company...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Military, Manufacturing and Engineering, U.S. Congress
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Sign medical marijuana bill into law
On behalf of many Illinoisans suffering from terminal illnesses, debilitating medical conditions and incapacitating pain, I ask Gov. Pat Quinn to sign House Bill 1, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, into law. I’m a...Tags: Pat Quinn, Pharmaceuticals, Health Treatments, Multiple Sclerosis, Physical Therapy
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