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Six killed in crash of bomber off Guam
HONOLULU The Air Force says all six crew members aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed Monday off Guam were killed. An announcement from Andersen Air Force Base on Guam says a wide search effort has shifted focus from rescue to recovery of the aircrew. Two...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Defense, Transportation Accidents
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Statement on timing of surge was no mistake, McCain says
Associated PressRepublican John McCain pushed back yesterday against Democratic criticism that he misstated when the troop buildup ordered by President Bush began, saying elements were put in place before Bush announced the strategy in early 2007. He told reporters...Tags: Government, Barack Obama, National Government, George Bush, Guerrilla Activity
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U.S. seeks to intensify efforts in Afghanistan
Associated PressAs violence in Afghanistan escalates, the U.S. is responding by scrambling to get in more troops. But it's far from clear how the strategy will work in a vast, rugged land where hiding places are many and suspicion of foreign forces is deep. U.S....Tags: Natural Science, Government, National Government, Civil Unrest, Elections
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Blackwater aims at new goal
Associated PressThe world over, guns for hire are known as "Blackwater guys" - and that's the reason Blackwater Worldwide wants to move beyond the business of private security contracting. But Blackwater's breakneck growth in the past decade has come largely from...Tags: Government, National Government, Diplomacy, Demographics, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Firm among 8 in $10.12B deal on weapons
Northrop Grumman Corp. says it's among eight companies awarded a contract worth up to $10.12 billion to support weapons systems at U.S. military installations. Under the seven-year deal, Northrop and its subcontractors will provide field service teams...Tags: Contracts, Northrop Grumman Corp., Military Equipment, Defense
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Afghanistan: Pentagon may seek increase in troops
Top Pentagon leaders are expected to recommend soon that Defense Secretary Robert Gates order hundreds of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan over the next month or so, according to a senior military official. The units are likely to be small and could...Tags: Robert Gates, Defense
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Upstate village plans service for crash victim
A northern New York village is organizing a memorial service for a former resident who was killed when his Air Force bomber crashed in the Pacific Ocean. The Air Force on Wednesday said Maj. Christopher Cooper was among the six crew members who died...Tags: Watertown, Air and Space Accidents, Death and Dying, Defense
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Emotions Still Raw in War-Crimes Suspect's Wake
Los Angeles TimesThe legacy of Radovan Karadzic is etched in Srebrenica in unsmiling, distrustful faces; on tombstones that march shoulder to shoulder for nearly a quarter-mile; in empty, scarred houses whose owners never returned. Karadzic's Bosnian Serb army rounded up...Tags: War Crimes, International Law, House, Heart Disease, International Court or Tribunal
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After 60 Years, Black Officers Rare
Associated PressBlack people have made great strides in the military since it was integrated 60 years ago, but they still struggle to gain a foothold in the higher ranks, where fewer than 6 percent of U.S. general officers are African American. At a ceremony...Tags: Government, National Government, Harry S Truman, Minority Groups, George Bush
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Israel targets West Bank charity sites
Chicago Tribune correspondentHEBRON, West Bank—For more than 40 years, the Islamic Charitable Society in Hebron has provided social services to residents of this volatile West Bank city, helping orphans and needy families. Its new school for girls was to open next month, a mall...Tags: Social Services, Health Treatments, Civil Unrest, Pension and Welfare, Islam
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