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World shares slump on U.S. stimulus, growth fears
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - World stocks fell and measures of investor risk aversion surged on Thursday on signs the U.S. central bank may soon start scaling back the support measures that have been driving global assets higher. Unexpected weakness in China's...Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), Julia Gillard, International Organizations, Ryanair Holdings Plc, Good Friday
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The real threat to our homeland
We recently learned that the Pentagon will spend $1 billion to bolster U.S. missile defenses in response to "irresponsible and reckless provocations" by North Korea. This money, as announced by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, would add 14 new anti-...
Tags: U.S. Senate, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Government Debt, U.S. Congress, Weaponry
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U.S. military lawyers put more pressure on Guantanamo
ReutersMIAMI (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to improve conditions for detainees, putting more pressure on the Obama administration to make good its promise to close...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, The Wall Street Journal, Strikes, Anwar al-Awlaki, U.S. Congress
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U.S. military lawyers urge Hagel to improve Guantanamo conditions
Reuters* Biggest hunger strike in several years * Obama to reaffirm pledge to close prison * Legal and political hurdles By Jane Sutton MIAMI, May 22 (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense...Tags: Public Officials, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, The Wall Street Journal, Strikes, U.S. Congress
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Anthony Foxx coasts through hearing to take wheel at Transportation Department
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Anthony Foxx avoided the controversy of other Capitol Hill hearings Wednesday, receiving a mostly warm reception from senators who considered his nomination to become transportation secretary. Foxx probably will get easy confirmation by the...Tags: Transportation, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives
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Lawmakers press Pentagon, VA to cooperate on claims backlog
A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process. Senators...
Tags: Memorial Day, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs, U.S. Congress, Republican Party
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Pentagon faces another sex scandal
WASHINGTON — The Army suspended the commander of its main basic training camp Tuesday for alleged adultery, the latest in a string of military officers accused of sexual misconduct. Brig. Gen. Bryan T. Roberts, a 29-year Army veteran, was...
Tags: Sexual Assault, Sexual Misconduct, Armed Forces, Adultery, Jeffrey A. Sinclair
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Guantnamo's military defense lawyers cite My Lai massacre in appeal to Hagel
The Miami HeraldMilitary lawyers for former CIA captives held at Guantanamo are appealing to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to intervene in what they describe as deteriorating conditions and leadership failures on a scale similar to the Vietnam War's My Lai massacre....Tags: The Miami Herald, U.S. Army, Lawyers, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Strikes
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Lawmakers move to address U.S. military sex assault problem
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers frustrated by a spate of high-profile military sexual assault cases unveiled draft proposals in the House of Representatives on Tuesday to crack down on the crime, but they stopped short the kind of overhaul sought by some...Tags: Sexual Assault, U.S. Army, Abusive Behavior, Armed Forces, Assault
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Hagel: It was furlough 680K or deepen readiness crisis
By Tom Philpott Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the furlough of 680,000 civilian employees for one day a week, from early July through September, to avoid taking deeper cuts in training and maintenance, which could have degraded readiness to the...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Government Debt, Budgets and Budgeting
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EDITORIAL: DOD furloughs: A tough hit for the region
Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M.Months of waiting in limbo came to an end last week as U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that planned furloughs for defense employees as a result of the sequestration bill passed by Congress will begin in July. The good news for the 6,500...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Congress, Layoffs and Downsizing, Government
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Three Alamogordo businesses discuss local economic climate
Alamogordo Daily News, N.M.With federal budget cuts, sequestration and a light to moderate economic growth prediction for the rest of 2013 and into 2014, some Alamogordo retailers believe the local economy is steady. They also think it's contingent upon sequestration, the...Tags: Festive Events, Layoffs and Downsizing, Consumers, U.S. Air Force, Foreign Exchange Market
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