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Congress zooms in on drone killings
WASHINGTON -- Once a month, a group of staff members from the House and Senate intelligence committees drives across the Potomac River to CIA headquarters in Virginia, assembles in a secure room and begins the grim task of watching videos of the latest...
Tags: Yemen, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Adam B. Schiff, Central Intelligence Agency, George W. Bush
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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: World War II (1939-1945), David Dreier, Horror (genre), Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Drama (genre)
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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.... -
Rape and winning
Robert KoehlerMaybe the problem is that rape is an extension of military culture. And it's metastasizing, even as legislation to address it stays trapped in congressional subcommittee. Scandals and outrage come and go, but rape is ever-present. In 2011, a Pentagon...Tags: Fort Hood (military base), Unrest, Conflicts and War, MSNBC (tv network), U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, Jackie Speier
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Wittman-led panel taking stand against BRAC
Rep. Rob Wittman was against another round of military base closures before the Obama administration formally requested one. Now the House panel he chairs is poised to endorse that view. The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness has released its...Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Langley Air Force Base, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Oceana
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For those who serve
As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, a recent visit to Afghanistan and Bahrain confirmed my deep appreciation for service members and citizens who willingly put themselves in harm's way for the sake of our nation. Over the course of an...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Congress, Health Insurance Cost
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GOP demands more despite Benghazi email release
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House release of some 100 pages of emails and notes about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year has failed to satisfy congressional Republicans, who are demanding more information....Tags: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Susan Rice, U.S. Department of State, Jason Chaffetz, Elections
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Duckworth makes first trip to war zone since copter shot down
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — Making her first trip to a war zone since she was gravely injured in 2004, Rep. Tammy Duckworth visited Afghanistan last weekend with five other congresswomen. Duckworth, who lost her legs when her Black Hawk helicopter was shot down...Tags: Army National Guard, Physiology, Travel, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tammy Duckworth
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Duckworth, other lawmakers visit Afghanistan
— Making her first trip to a war zone since she was gravely injured in 2004, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth visited Afghanistan last weekend with five other congresswomen. Duckworth, who lost her legs when her Black Hawk helicopter was struck by a...
Tags: Army National Guard, Physiology, Travel, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tammy Duckworth
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Defense workers' furlough days cut
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserThere was good news and bad news in the Pentagon's announcement Tuesday that it will furlough up to 680,000 civilian defense workers for 11 days this summer. The number of furlough days has dropped from 22 to 14 and now 11. The Pentagon also is...Tags: Chuck Hagel, Unemployment, Brian Schatz, Budget Control Act of 2011, Marketing
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