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    May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  1. New bakery mixing dessert with booze

    The Dayton Daily News
    The "secret ingredients" in Sarah Sullivan's baked treats aren't exactly secret, but they are sure to lift your spirits because, well, they are spirits. The Oregon District resident's love for baked goods and good bourbon led her to launch Bakery 21...

    Tags: University of Arizona, Coconut, Pies and Tarts

    2. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Defense official says U.S. has authority to target terrorists anywhere

    WASHINGTON — A senior Pentagon official told a Senate committee Thursday that the U.S. would be at war with Al Qaeda for 15 to 20 more years and said the military could target terrorists anywhere under a law passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
    WASHINGTON — A senior Pentagon official told a Senate committee Thursday that the U.S. would be at war with Al Qaeda for 15 to 20 more years and said the military could target terrorists anywhere under a law passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Military Equipment, Somalia, John McCain, Angus King

    3. May 16, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. Top U.S. general warns of sexual assault 'crisis,' meets Obama

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top general in the U.S. Armed Forces warned of a crisis of confidence in the growing ranks of women soldiers due to a rash of sexual assault cases that has prompted lawmakers to act.
    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top general in the U.S. Armed Forces warned of a crisis of confidence in the growing ranks of women soldiers due to a rash of sexual assault cases that has prompted lawmakers to act. The warning by Army General Martin Dempsey...

    Tags: U.S. Army, Wars and Interventions, Sexual Assault, Chuck Hagel, Armed Forces

    4. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  4. Raytheon aims for an edge with new whizbang military technology

    The Indianapolis Star
    The next generation of warfare is being built in Indianapolis. Raytheon is developing gear at its Eastside plant that sounds like something out of the future: -- Headgear that turns a ground grunt into a reconnaissance superscout who can recognize...

    Tags: New Products, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Military, U.S. Army, Military Equipment

    5. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  5. Pipestone's small-town feel fits well for short film setting

    The Daily Globe, Worthington, Minn.
    Producer and film maker Jennifer Kramer stumbled upon Pipestone during a Google search, but from what she could see online, she said she knew she had found the location to film the short film "The Sand Box." On Monday, Kramer will be in Pipestone to share...

    Tags: Google Inc., Iraq, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq War (2003-2011), Celebrities

    6. May 16, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  6. Lawmakers blast Air Force moves on cancelled Northrop drone

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers urged Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to ensure that the Air Force complied with a law requiring the service to buy three high-altitude Global Hawk unmanned planes built by Northrop Grumman Corp that it had tried to cancel.
    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers urged Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to ensure that the Air Force complied with a law requiring the service to buy three high-altitude Global Hawk unmanned planes built by Northrop Grumman Corp that it had tried to...

    Tags: Politics, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Justice System, Military Equipment, Buck McKeon

    7. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  7. Wright-Patterson bracing for another round of base closures

    The Dayton Daily News
    Facing massive spending cuts and excess infrastructure, high-ranking Pentagon leaders have urged at least one more round of military base closures, which could start in 2017, the former chairman of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission said...

    Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, Layoffs and Downsizing, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Congress

    8. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. COLUMN: Washington-gate

    Reuters
    (David Rohde is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By David Rohde NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Unprecedented U.S. Justice Department searches of journalists' phone records. IRS targeting of conservative political groups. Spiraling sexual...

    Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Sexual Assault, National Government, U.S. Department of Justice, Police Investigations

    9. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. Column: Washington-gate

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unprecedented Justice Department searches of journalists' phone records. IRS targeting of conservative political groups. Spiraling sexual assault rates in the U.S. military. And the downplaying of the first killing of an American...

    Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Sexual Assault, National Government, U.S. Department of Justice, Police Investigations

    10. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  10. Event honors Korean War vets

    The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.
    Thanks to the Korean War veteran, the tide of communism on the Korean Peninsula was stopped with a free South Korea able to become one of the world's economic giants, an Army colonel told hundreds of Korean War veterans and guests on Thursday in...

    Tags: Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions

    11. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Military's record on sexual assault: From bad to worse

    This post has been corrected. See note below for details.
    Another day, another military sexual assault scandal. On Tuesday, a week after the Air Force announced its chief of sexual assault prevention had been arrested in Arlington, Va., on suspicion of drunkenly assaulting a woman in a parking lot, the Army...

    Tags: Abusive Behavior, Entertainment Events, Assault, U.S. Army, U.S. Military

    12. May 17, 2013 |Story| KWCH

  12. Kansas soldier dies while serving in Afghanistan

    A soldier from the Kansas town of Oakley has died while serving in Afghanistan. 33-year-old Sergeant First Class Trenton L. Rhea died in Kandahar on May 15.
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    A soldier from the Kansas town of Oakley has died while serving in Afghanistan. 33-year-old Sergeant First Class Trenton L. Rhea died in Kandahar on May 15. According to a Department of Defense report, Rhea drowned while trying to cross a body of...

    Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Afghanistan, Sam Brownback, Armed Forces

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