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    Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Newly cleared, Gen. Allen to command NATO

    WASHINGTON — The White House will go ahead with nominating Marine Gen. John Allen to be top U.S. commander in Europe, following an investigation by the Pentagon inspector general that found his emails with a Florida woman were not improper.
    WASHINGTON — The White House will go ahead with nominating Marine Gen. John Allen to be top U.S. commander in Europe, following an investigation by the Pentagon inspector general that found his emails with a Florida woman were not improper....

    Tags: Police Investigations, NATO, Jay Carney, Afghanistan, Leon Panetta

    2. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Fred Kaplan's 'The Insurgents' takes on Petraeus and policy

    <strong>The Insurgents</strong>
    -------------------- The Insurgents David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War Fred Kaplan Simon & Schuster: 400 pp, $28 -------------------- Everyone knows — or thinks they know — about the influence exerted by the...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Rebellions, Baghdad (Iraq), Pulitzer Prize Awards, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    3. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Pentagon planning to ferry more French troops, gear to Mali

    WASHINGTON -- After a weeklong delay while the Obama administration debated whether to assist French forces fighting in Mali, the Pentagon is planning to begin ferrying additional French troops and equipment to the West African nation in coming days aboard U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo jets, according to Air Force Maj. Robert Firman.
    WASHINGTON -- After a weeklong delay while the Obama administration debated whether to assist French forces fighting in Mali, the Pentagon is planning to begin ferrying additional French troops and equipment to the West African nation in coming days...

    Tags: Armed Forces, Mali, Western Africa, Al-Qaeda, U.S. Air Force

    4. Dec 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Obama nominates John Kerry to be next secretary of State

    WASHINGTON &ndash; President Obama nominated John F. Kerry, the five-term senator from Massachusetts, to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of State on Friday, choosing a longtime political ally who shares much of his foreign policy worldview and is likely to sail through confirmation hearings.
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    WASHINGTON – President Obama nominated John F. Kerry, the five-term senator from Massachusetts, to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of State on Friday, choosing a longtime political ally who shares much of his foreign policy worldview and...

    Tags: Parties and Movements, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan, Bill Clinton, International Military Interventions

    5. Dec 31, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Afghans to take over greater security role

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan forces are preparing to take the lead in safeguarding more parts of the country in line with plans to assume full responsibility for security when most foreign troops withdraw by the end of 2014, President Hamid Karzai&rsquo;s government announced Monday.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan forces are preparing to take the lead in safeguarding more parts of the country in line with plans to assume full responsibility for security when most foreign troops withdraw by the end of 2014, President Hamid Karzai’s...

    Tags: Defense, Armed Forces, NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Kabul (Afghanistan)

    6. Dec 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Statehood for District of Columbia could get another look

    WASHINGTON -- Hail to the 51st state.
    WASHINGTON -- Hail to the 51st state. Statehood for the District of Columbia is a long way off, but retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) has introduced the New Columbia Admissions Act to put the issue on the front burner on Capitol Hill. "It is...

    Tags: Barbara Boxer, Dick Durbin, Patty Murray, Republican Party, Elections

    7. Jan 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Expect a stealth leadership struggle in post-Chavez Venezuela

    Chavismo is alive and well in Venezuela, which is more than can be said with confidence about the man who inspired it.
    Chavismo is alive and well in Venezuela, which is more than can be said with confidence about the man who inspired it. President Hugo Chavez remains so ill and incommunicado a month after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba that he missed his inauguration...

    Tags: Venezuela, Regional Elections, U.S. Department of State, Elections, Pakistan

    8. Jan 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Obama nominates Brennan for CIA chief, Hagel for Defense secretary

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- President Obama tapped two controversial figures to lead his national security team Monday, and warned that any delays caused by a confirmation fight would put the safety of the country at risk.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama tapped two controversial figures to lead his national security team Monday, and warned that any delays caused by a confirmation fight would put the safety of the country at risk. When it comes to national security, Obama...

    Tags: John Kerry, Republican Party, Central Intelligence Agency, Chuck Hagel, George W. Bush

    9. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Construction is complete on behemoth airship; first flight planned

    A massive cargo-carrying airship has taken shape inside one of the 17-story wooden blimp hangars at the former military base in Tustin.
    A massive cargo-carrying airship has taken shape inside one of the 17-story wooden blimp hangars at the former military base in Tustin. According to aircraft maker Worldwide Aeros Corp., construction is complete on a 36,000-pound blimp-like aircraft...

    Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Military Equipment

    10. Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Pentagon ends ban on women in combat

    WASHINGTON &ndash; Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is ending the ban on women serving in combat in the U.S. military, potentially opening up more than 200,000 positions on the front lines and possibly also jobs with elite commando units.
    WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is ending the ban on women serving in combat in the U.S. military, potentially opening up more than 200,000 positions on the front lines and possibly also jobs with elite commando units. Pentagon...

    Tags: Defense, U.S. Military, Chuck Hagel, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army

    11. Jan 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Rights and the 'war on terror'

    Congress and President Obama have been buffeted by criticism for the way they handled, or mishandled, legislation designed to prevent the economy from going over the so-called fiscal cliff. Comparatively, little attention has been paid to another recent failure of statesmanship by both of those branches of government: the perpetuation of laws and policies that undermine civil liberties and government transparency in the name of the "war on terror."
    Congress and President Obama have been buffeted by criticism for the way they handled, or mishandled, legislation designed to prevent the economy from going over the so-called fiscal cliff. Comparatively, little attention has been paid to another recent...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army, Dianne Feinstein, Prisons, Science and Technology

    12. Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Clinton takes responsibility for Benghazi failures

    WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, facing tough questions from Senate Republicans on the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, insisted Wednesday that she has moved aggressively to address security weaknesses laid bare by the assault.
    WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, facing tough questions from Senate Republicans on the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, insisted Wednesday that she has moved aggressively to address security weaknesses...

    Tags: Christopher Stevens, Africa, U.S. Department of State, Republican Party, Gastroenteritis

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