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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: Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, Defense
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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: Terrorism, Heads of State, Guerrilla Activity, George Bush, Barack Obama
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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: Physiology, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, National Government, Armed Conflicts
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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: Wars and Interventions, Imperial and Royal Matters, National Government, Diplomacy, Demographics
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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: Northrop Grumman Corp., Defense, Military Equipment, Contracts
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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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Motorcycle ride helps troops
The fourth annual USO Operation Care Package Benefit Ride is scheduled for Sept. 14. The 80-mile motorcycle ride through the county begins at 10:30 a.m. at Osceola Heritage Park and ends at noon with lunch, a silent auction and a custom and classic...Tags: Motorcycling, Defense
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Union: Pratt & Whitney seeks buyouts
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney is seeking an unspecified number of workers to accept voluntary retirement packages as the company cuts its work force to adapt to troubles in the airline industry. Company spokeswoman...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Retirement, Unions, United Technologies Corporation, Boeing Co.
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Divided by war's scars in Srebrenica, Bosnia
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe legacy of Radovan Karadzic is etched here in unsmiling, mistrustful 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: House, International Court or Tribunal, Massacres, Death and Dying, Religious Conflicts
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Obama lavished with airtime -- and criticism
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt seems like just about everybody has spent the last week beating up on the media for showering too much love on Barack Obama, during what John McCain's camp derides as the Obama World Tour. True, statistics show broadcast networks have devoted more...Tags: Wars and Interventions, David Petraeus, Armed Conflicts, Barack Obama, Katie Couric
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