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Virginia politician starts errant bedsheet drive for troops in Afghanistan
McClatchy Foreign StaffKABUL, Afghanistan This spring, a local political candidate in Roanoke, Va., started an appeal for bedsheets to help U.S. MASH units in Afghanistan, which had run short and been forced to put wounded troops on ripped, bloodstained linen, she said....Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Elections, Hospitals and Clinics, Dental Health, U.S. Army
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North Korea changes tack and tells US: Let's talk
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let's talk. But the invitation from North Korea's...
Tags: North Korea, Military Equipment, Kim Jong Un, Korean War (1950-1953), Wars and Interventions
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Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines. Under details of the plans obtained by The...
Tags: Military Equipment, Leon Panetta, Washington, DC, Sex Crimes, Armed Forces
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AIRSHOW-Pentagon, contractors take aim at F-35 operating costs
Reuters* Pentagon sees estimates coming down after fall review * Marine Corps general sees big possible savings * Estimates based on assumptions, not actual data By Andrea Shalal-Esa PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) - With development and technology challenges on...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, United Technologies Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corp., U.S. Department of Defense, Military Aircraft
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Doyle McManus: Obama appointment signals activist foreign policy
The appointment of Susan Rice as national security adviser sends an important signal about the kind of foreign policy President Obama wants to pursue for the remainder of his second term: activist, assertive, occasionally even pugnacious. With three...Tags: Israel, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Chuck Hagel, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama
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Retail executive: A focus forward gives purpose to her day
Who: Evie Chitty, 41, Coral Springs From: Director of transportation for Walmart's mid-Atlantic region, out of Sutherland, Va. I was responsible for managing all transportation operations for five states out of three facilities, where we managed Walmart...
Tags: Google+, Walmart, Cooper City, Armed Forces, U.S. Army
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WRAPUP 4-United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace
Reuters* U.S. official says talks to start on Thursday in Doha * Peace process will not be easy or quick; could take years * Obama anticipates "a lot of bumps in the road" * Afghans say Taliban has agreed to meet government (Adds details on talks, Obama,...Tags: National Government, Al-Qaeda, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, Government
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Obama welcomes Taliban assent to Afghanistan talks
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland -- Calling for an “Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace process,” President Obama expressed cautious optimism about the Taliban’s surprise agreement to negotiate directly with U.S. officials toward ending America&...
Tags: Haqqani Network, Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, International Organizations
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WRAPUP 7-United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace
Reuters* U.S. official says talks to start on Thursday in Doha * Peace process will not be easy or quick; could take years * Obama anticipates "a lot of bumps in the road" * Afghans say Taliban has agreed to meet government (Edits) By Mark Felsenthal,...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Armed Forces, Haqqani Network, Wars and Interventions, Government
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United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace
ReutersWASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States and the Taliban raised hopes on Tuesday for a negotiated peace in Afghanistan with commitments to meet this week after 12 years of bloody and costly war between American-led forces and the insurgents. The...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Armed Forces, Haqqani Network, Al-Qaeda, Wars and Interventions
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Envoy appointed to shut down prison at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Monday that it had chosen a longtime Washington attorney who has worked in both Democratic and Republican administrations to find a way to close down the prison at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay,...
Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Parties and Movements, George H.W. Bush, Court Administration, Washington, DC
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WRAPUP 5-United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace
Reuters* U.S. official says talks to start on Thursday in Doha * Peace process will not be easy or quick; could take years * Obama anticipates "a lot of bumps in the road" * Afghans say Taliban has agreed to meet government (Adds details on negotiating...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Al-Qaeda, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, Government
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