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Obama to discuss al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech
ReutersBy Steve Holland ATLANTA, May 19 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a speech on Thursday lay out his wide-ranging counter-terrorism policy, from the controversial use of drones to...Tags: White House, U.S. Congress, U.S. Military, State of the Union Address, Christopher Stevens
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Florida National Guard in transition phase
Miami HeraldThe Florida National Guard troops were wearing full battle rattle inside their Humvee hunting insurgents in rural Afghanistan when suddenly, from a distance, somebody opened up with small-arms fire, wounding an American soldier. The U.S. troops fired...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Layoffs and Downsizing, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Congress, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida)
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Jon Stewart's humour a hit with millions of envious Chinese
ReutersBy Jane Lee SHANGHAI, May 20 (Reuters) - Humor may not always translate well, but Jon Stewart is picking up millions of fans in China, where his gloves-off political satire is refreshing for many in a country where such criticism is a rarity - especially...Tags: North Korea, The Daily Show (tv program), The New York Times, Shanghai (China), Ai Weiwei
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Guantanamo hunger strike tally hits 102
Miami HeraldU.S. military medical providers counted 102 Guantanamo prisoners as hunger strikers on Thursday, the first increase after three weeks when the number seemed to plateau at 100. Navy medical workers were tube feeding 30 of the hunger strikers, said Army...Tags: Strikes, Justice System, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Military, American Medical Association
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Veterans seeking benefits endure long waits
Reading Eagle, Pa.Greg Massey's mission was top secret, and there was so much at stake. Massey was a Navy photographer ordered to take pictures of nuclear missile sites that Russia had built in Cuba. It was 1962, and the Cuban Missile Crisis loomed. So did the threat...Tags: Eric Shinseki, Berks County, Interior Policy, Army National Guard, Pension and Welfare
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Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans
A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...
Tags: Islam, Yemen, Prisons, Lobbying, Terrorism
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The Loop Midweek Quiz: 5-8-13
St. Paul Pioneer PressIf you've been reading the papers, then our weekly exam should be relatively painless. Fans of Chris Kluwe can be certain that the deposed Vikings punter will spend the next few months A. Auditioning for other NFL teams B. Rehabbing his surgically...Tags: Minnesota Vikings, National Rifle Association of America, Reese Witherspoon, Wrigley Field, National Football League
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Feedback for Wednesday, May 8
Local high schools recognized nationally Seven local public high schools are ranked among the top 2,000 in the nation, according to an online list released by Newsweek magazine Monday. More than 5,000 schools were invited to participate and nearly 2,...Tags: Barack Obama, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Schools, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, High Schools
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Letters: Debating Guantanamo
Re "Obama's Gitmo woes," Opinion, May 5 As a fan of Doyle McManus, I was disappointed to read his claim that most of the detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay were anti-American extremists when they were apprehended. Our own government has...Tags: Prisons, Judaism, Lindsey O. Graham, Prisoners and Detainees, Wars and Interventions
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The worst human rights violator in Cuba
For decades, American politicians have denounced human rights violations in Cuba. With good cause, they've accused the Castro brothers of rounding up political prisoners, torturing them, and detaining them for years with no charges filed and no access...
Tags: National Defense Authorization Act, U.S. Congress, Defense, Cuba, Prisons
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The Guantanamo dilemma
When he ran for president, Barack Obama laid out the case against the detention of inmates at Guantanamo Bay: "It is expensive. It is inefficient. It hurts us in terms of our international standing. It lessens cooperation with our allies on...
Tags: Yemen, White House, Barack Obama, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Congress
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The Root: Why the GOP won't work with Obama
The RootWith so many pundits declaring that President Barack Obama's second-term agenda is dead on arrival, you could be forgiven if you mistook the last few days for the first week of May 2009. Back then, there was already angst that in Obama's first first 100...Tags: White House, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Iraq War (2003-2011), Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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