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U.S. should speed Afghan pullout
From media accounts, the war in Afghanistan has hit a disturbing snag which was precipitated by President Hamid Karzai's recent remarks following the U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's visit, when he accused the Taliban terrorists and America of being...
Tags: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Taliban, Barack Obama, War in Afghanistan (2001-present)
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Eagle Archive: Armacost's fiscal conservatism had its roots in Carroll upbringing
Well-respected community leader and former Carroll County commissioner John L. Armacost died on Jan. 13 at age 89. During his tenure as a two-term commissioner, Armacost was known for his sound conservative management of the county budget and his...Tags: Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Carroll County (Maryland), U.S. Army, Agriculture, Natural Resource Industry
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William D. Waxter III, securities analyst
William Deal Waxter III, a retired securities analyst and World War II veteran, died of a stroke Feb. 11 at Broadmead Retirement Community. The former Roland Park resident was 88.
Born in Baltimore and raised on Lombardy Place, he spent his summers at...Tags: George Washington, Japan, Anglicanism, Electronics, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Veterans bill draws praise, concern
Gov. Martin O'Malley's plan to make it easier for veterans and their spouses to work in Maryland received warm reviews Tuesday from lawmakers and the Defense Department, but nurses suggested it could leave patients in the hands of unqualified workers....
Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Martin O'Malley, Health and Medical Professionals, Unemployment, Nursing
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Women in combat — 'It's going to level the playing field'
When Maryland National Guard Capt. Cara Kupcho first enlisted in the military 18 years ago, she wanted to drive a Bradley Fighting Vehicle, a 30-ton, armor-busting tank. "I like things that go boom," she explained Thursday. "I like tanks." But as a...
Tags: U.S. Military, Barack Obama, Leon Panetta, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Congress
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In surprise move, General Allen retires from military
Marine Corps Gen. John Allen, the former commander of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan whose nomination to lead NATO was delayed last year while investigators probed his e-mails to a Florida socialite, has retired from the military. The Naval...
Tags: David Petraeus, United States Naval Academy, Barack Obama, Leon Panetta, Paula Broadwell
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Army says no risks from radioactive material found at APG's Edgewood area
The Army will hold a public information meeting in Edgewood next week to go over its findings in connection with a former salvage site on Aberdeen Proving Ground, where a small amount of radioactive material was found beginning in 2009. The material...
Tags: U.S. Military, Aberdeen, Amtrak, Environmental Politics, Hazardous Materials
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Little action to stop defense cuts, despite warnings
Defense officials and their allies in Congress have done their best to create a sense of crisis about impending budget cuts, but their warnings have failed to produce any visible result. Instead, partisan divisions have hardened over how to avoid the...Tags: Jay Carney, Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta, Barack Obama, Boeing Co.
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Baltimore-based Veteran Artist Program seeks to propel veterans into mainstream arts community
When bad luck struck, John Mann was all but certain that he'd have to abandon his dreams. In 2005, Mann was a 28-year-old film school graduate who was just starting to make inroads in the difficult East Coast television industry. He hoped to one day...
Tags: Arts, Artists, Fine Artists, Satellite and Cable Service, U.S. Army
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'Ice Fishing Good in Northeast River' [History Matters]
100 Years Ago Yankee Doodle Dandy "Ford's Grand Opera House: Week, February 24th, Cohan and Harris offer, a new satirical comedy, The Children of Today, by Clara Lipman and Samuel Shipman. Representative Company. "Children of Today, a play which...Tags: George M. Cohan, Cecil County, James Cagney, National Government, White House
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Real questions for Hagel and Brennan
Whether Chuck Hagel and John Brennan are the ideal men to lead the Pentagon and CIA remains to be seen. We need the exercise of a through vetting in Senate confirmation hearings, and certainly an examination of the nominees' past statements and actions is...
Tags: John McCain, Central Intelligence Agency, International Military Interventions, Lobbying, U.S. Congress
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Laurel soldier returns from overseas deployment
Army 1st Lt. Edmund Carazo has returned to the United States after his deployment overseas at a forward operating base, serving in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the official name given to anti-terrorism military operations involving U.S. troops...Tags: Towson University
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