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North Korea moves missile with 'considerable range' to east coast
North Korea has moved a missile with “considerable range” to its east coast, South Korea's defense minister said Thursday, but he added that there are no signs that Pyongyang is preparing for a full-scale conflict. The report came hours...
Tags: Japan, Nuclear Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Weaponry, Kim Jong Un
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Congressman renews efforts for Medal of Honor for fallen Marine
L.A. NOWRep. Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine) is renewing his efforts to have the Medal of Honor awarded to a Marine from San Diego killed in combat in Iraq. In 2008, then-Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates ruled the actions of Sgt. Rafael Peralta...... -
Rand Paul vows to speak 'as long as it takes' to block Brennan
WASHINGTON -- In a rare, traditional filibuster, Sen. Rand Paul vowed to speak on the Senate floor "as long as it takes" to draw attention to his concerns about the Obama administration's policy regarding the targeted killing of American terrorism...
Tags: John Brennan, George W. Bush, Tammy Baldwin, Rand Paul, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
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Senate confirms Chuck Hagel as new Defense secretary
WASHINGTON – The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Chuck Hagel, a Vietnam War veteran and former Republican senator from Nebraska, as the 24th secretary of Defense after a brutal confirmation process that saw members of his own party question his...
Tags: Carl Levin, Wars and Interventions, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Lindsey O. Graham, Republican Party
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Senate ends Hagel filibuster, nomination moves closer to vote
WASHINGTON – Chuck Hagel moved a step closer to confirmation as Defense secretary after the Senate voted Tuesday afternoon 71-27 to end a GOP-led filibuster of his controversial nomination. A final vote is expected to take place at 1:30 p.m. PST....
Tags: John Brennan, Lindsey O. Graham, Iraq War (2003-2011), Republican Party, Politics
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President to meet with John McCain, Lindsey Graham on immigration
WASHINGTON -- President Obama will meet Tuesday with two of the Republicans leading Senate efforts to craft comprehensive immigration legislation. The invitation that will bring Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina to the...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Jeff Flake, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Immigration
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President Obama to return $20,000 of salary to Treasury
WASHINGTON — Sharing a bit of budget pain, President Barack Obama will return 5% of his salary to the Treasury in a show of solidarity with federal workers smarting from government-wide spending cuts. Obama's decision grew out of a desire to share...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Joe Biden, Boeing Co.
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Hagel wins another GOP vote, others call for nomination to be pulled
WASHINGTON – Fifteen GOP senators called on President Obama to withdraw Chuck Hagel’s nomination to lead the Pentagon, even as support from another Republican increased the likelihood he will be confirmed when Congress returns from recess next...
Tags: Barack Obama, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, John Cornyn
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North Korea says peninsula is in 'state of war'
SEOUL — North Korea warned Seoul on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula had entered “a state of war” and threatened to shut down a border factory complex that's the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. The latest statement...
Tags: Military Equipment, North Korea, Pyongyang (North Korea), Kim Jong Un, Wars and Interventions
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North Korea's Kim is making U.S. officials nervous
WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials who once hoped that North Korea's young leader could prove to be a reformer are increasingly worried that he might blunder his way into a war. Even as they publicly describe 30-year-old Kim Jong Un's...
Tags: Japan, Weaponry, Barack Obama, Kim Jong Un, Wars and Interventions
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Kerry in show of unity with Afghanistan's Karzai
KABUL – Secretary of State John Kerry joined Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday for a public show of unity, declaring that the two allies “are on the same page” despite weeks of unprecedented friction. Kerry, who has played a...
Tags: Afghanistan, U.S. Congress, Hamid Karzai, Pakistan, Taliban
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Marine fatally shoots 2 and kills self in Quantico base rampage, officials say
A Marine killed two fellow military staffers at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, then killed himself in what appeared to be an isolated incident, military officials said on Friday. There was no immediate explanation for the motive of the gunman...
Tags: Shootings, FBI, Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Department of Defense, Defense
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