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Some pilots refuse to fly F-22 Raptor amid jet's oxygen problems
Some of the nation's top aviators are refusing to fly the radar-evading F-22 Raptor, a fighter jet with ongoing problems with the oxygen systems that have plagued the fleet for four years. At the risk of significant reprimand — or even discharge...
Tags: Military Equipment, Langley Air Force Base, Armed Forces, Military Aircraft, NASA
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Afghan war effort 'on track,' general tells Congress
World NowThe American war effort in Afghanistan is making progress despite recent setbacks, the top U.S. commander there told Congress on Tuesday.... -
Protester interrupts congressman's speech at drone conference
Reporting from Washington — At a conference about the development of aerial drones for use in combat, Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-Santa Clarita), was interrupted Wednesday by an anti-drone protester as he was giving a speech....Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Defense, Aerospace Manufacturing, World War I (1914-1918), U.S. Military
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Longtime Rep. Elton Gallegly will retire [Updated]
Elton Gallegly, a veteran Republican member of Congress, will not seek reelection this year, avoiding a difficult race with another GOP incumbent after the redrawing of California’s political boundaries placed their homes in the same district....Tags: U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Elton Gallegly, Politics, Local Elections
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PASSINGS: Peter Breck, Philip Bruns, Jim Lloyd, Harry Keough, Antoni Tapies, Florence Green, Morgan Jones, Bill Hinzman
Los Angeles Times staff writerPeter Breck Actor on 'The Big Valley' Peter Breck, 82, an actor who played a son of ranch owner Barbara Stanwyck on the 1960s TV western "The Big Valley," died Monday in Vancouver after a long illness, his wife, Diane, announced on the website The Big...Tags: Arts, Horror (genre), FIFA World Cup, Obituaries, Obituaries
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Showcase for Commerce kicks off in Johnstown
Daily American Staff WriterAn opening ceremony for the 22nd annual Showcase for Commerce was punctuated by strong words from U.S. Rep. Mark Critz. He told those at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown that it's time to continue the event's successful legacy, which...Tags: Mark Critz, DRS Technologies Incorporated
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Super PAC forms to fight defense cuts
SAN DIEGO -- A political action committee was started Tuesday in San Diego to fight proposed defense budget cuts. Organizers of the Fight 4 America super PAC unveiled three television commercials that focus on what they believe is deficient defense...
Tags: Republican Party, Dmitry Medvedev, Wars and Interventions, National Security, Armed Forces
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Jake's Take: Confucius comes to Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Congress may still be relentlessly dumping truckload after enormous truckload of America's cash over the abyss, but the congressional office of 4th District Representative Vicky Hartzler seems to have given a reason to hope. ...
Tags: Cheng Yu-tung, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Vicky Hartzler
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The GOP's spendthrift ways
There's a tendency among some to shorthand the ongoing federal budget debate as between Republicans who want to reduce government spending and Democrats who don't. This isn't really the case, as recent actions in the House have demonstrated. On...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Paul Ryan, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, National Security
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TRICARE increases opposed
The House Armed Services subcommittee on military personnel has declined to give the Obama administration new authority it sought to phase in higher TRICARE fees on military retirees over the next four years and to peg future TRICARE fee hikes to...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Politics, Career and Workplace, Retirement
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