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Some call for about-face of military shuffle plan
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - The Pentagon unveiled a sweeping plan to reorganize America's armed forces yesterday, a proposal that would close 33 major defense installations, shuffle more than 218,000 military and civilian jobs around the country and reach deep into...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Fort Meade (military base), Key West, Defense
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Clinton impeached, faces trial in Senate
Sun ReporterWilliam Jefferson Clinton was impeached yesterday on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, setting in motion a landmark Senate trial that will determine whether the 42nd president of the United States will be the first in history to be removed...Tags: William O Lipinski, Tom DeLay, Dick Armey, Mark E Souder, Bill McCollum
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Gabrielle Giffords resigns from Congress
CNNRep. Gabrielle Giffords, who moved the nation with an improbable comeback after a gunman shot her in the head last year, formally resigned Wednesday in an emotional appearance in theU.S. House of Representatives. "I will recover and will return," the...Tags: Diane Sawyer , John A. Boehner, Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Lee Loughner, Injuries and Wounds
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SWEET RELIEF: A special treat from home has arrived for Iowa National Guard soldiers training at Camp Shelby in Mississippi
Staff WriterIowa National Guard troops training in Mississippi are in for a taste of home. About 400 dozen ears of Iowa sweet corn have been delivered to Camp Shelby, where 3,000 Iowa troops are training for their deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley...Tags: World War II (1939-1945)
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Congress to probe rig registration, safety
The Swampby Tom Hamburger and Kim Geiger Two House committees will question government and oil industry officials about worker safety aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig the day it exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, focusing in part on worker complaints......Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Lawyers, Health and Safety at Work, Marshall Islands, Central Intelligence Agency
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Senate Votes To Repeal Ban On Gays In Military; House To Vote Next
The Associated PressThe Senate Armed Services Committee has voted to repeal the 1993 law known as "don't ask, don't tell" and allow gays to serve openly in the military. The 16-12 vote endorses an end to the Clinton-era policy under which gays could serve in the military...Tags: Robert Byrd, John McCain, Minority Groups, Robert Gates, Democratic Party
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Congress to Press Military About 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers this week will press the military's top uniformed officers for the first time on whether they think repealing "don't ask, don't tell" makes sense or would be too disruptive. The testimony from each of the service...Tags: Lawyers, Minority Groups, John McCain, U.S. Military, Judges
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Obama's health win: 'Let's make history'
The Swampby Mark Silva 220-215. The first full vote on the health-care reform that President Barack Obama is demanding from Congress by year's end arrived late last night in the House. "Let's keep making history,'' the president told supporters in a......Tags: History, Bart Gordon, Mike Ross, Ike Skelton, Brian Baird
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Mississippi Residents, Lawmakers Upset Over President's Visit to Gulf Coast
ABC26 NewsMississippi took a direct hit from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 though the state is often overshadowed by the catastrophic flooding of New Orleans, the city President Barack Obama visits Thursday to assess recovery on the Gulf Coast. Some Mississippians are...Tags: Janet Napolitano, Hurricanes, Regional Authority, Hurricane Damage, Emergency Planning
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Mississippi Primary Results
State Sen. Alan Nunnelee won the Republican nomination for Mississippi's 1st Congressional District seat Tuesday and will try in November to unseat Travis Childers, a Blue Dog Democrat who's being targeted by the national GOP.
Nunnelee, the perceived...Tags: Local Elections, Primaries, George Bush, Referenda, Democratic Party
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Navy's ship plan faces rough seas
202-824-8224First of two parts To hear Navy officials tell it, shipbuilders like Northrop Grumman Newport News are finally heading for good times. After dwindling to its smallest size in about a century, the Navy's 279-ship fleet will grow to 313 ships over the...Tags: Defense, Budgets and Budgeting, Duncan Hunter, Gerald Ford, Armed Forces
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Congress Honors Brett Favre
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on a bill Tuesday afternoon honoring Green Bay Packer quarterback Brett Favre on his achievements on and off the football field. The bill, sponsored by U.S. Reps. Steve Kagen, D-Appleton, Bart Stupak, D-Mich.,...Tags: Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Bart Stupak, Football, U.S. House of Representatives
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