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U.S. seeks use of nine Afghanistan military bases after 2014
KABUL, Afghanistan — The United States has requested the use of nine large military bases in Afghanistan after international forces complete their combat mission here at the end of next year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday. In the...
Tags: NATO, Armed Forces, Wars and Interventions, Pakistan, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Broward County needs to let Afghanistan-bound soldier off jury duty assignment
Unfortunately, few people want to serve on a jury, but even less have a good reason not to. That is not the case for Brandon Klein, who recently received a notice to appear for jury duty in Broward County. His excuse not to appear is a pretty darn...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Broward County, Justice System
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Betrayed? Citizen soldiers lose jobs; U.S. government biggest offender
The jobs of the nation's citizen soldiers are supposed to be safe while they are serving their country: Federal law does not allow employers to penalize service members because of their military duties. Yet every year, thousands of National Guard and...
Tags: Laws, U.S. Department of Defense, Labor Disputes, Armed Forces, Labor Legislation
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Letters: Vietnam today
Re "The Vietnam syndrome," Opinion, May 5 Frank Snepp, a former CIA analyst who was in Vietnam during the fall of Saigon in 1975, worries that we may not have learned the lessons of our war in that country. He may have missed the most important lesson....
Tags: Vietnam, Los Angeles International Airport, George W. Bush, Kabul (Afghanistan), Iraq
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: Busch Gardens Orlando, Weather Warnings, Government, Daniel Craig, Teachers
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U.S. turns over troubled dam project to Afghanistan
KAJAKI, Afghanistan — After struggling for more than a decade to upgrade a huge hydroelectric plant in a volatile region that saw heavy American losses in fighting with the Taliban, the United States is trying a new approach: Let the Afghans take...
Tags: Heavy Engineering, Politics, Government, Taliban, Pakistan
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Syrian intervention: Some questions
WASHINGTON -- For all the armchair generals advocating U.S. military intervention in Syria, I have a few questions: Is human suffering the reason for the United States to act? That is the noblest and most altruistic of motives, and the estimated 70,...
Tags: Bashar Assad, Wars and Interventions, Weaponry, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Iraq
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One man's extraordinary walk across America
Staff WriterSEELEY — Joe “Tiger” Patrick has been carrying across the country the names and faces of the 6,655 service men and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan on a 200-square-foot banner. He began his walk April 26 from Coronado Beach and...Tags: Google Inc., Genetic Condition, The Washington Post, Veterans Affairs, Iraq
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Smashed U.S. cars get second chance in Afghanistan
HERAT, Afghanistan — They sit in the sun harboring their lost histories, their forgotten dreams, their traces of funerals, graduations and stolen kisses. On dusty windshields, insurance stickers from Travelers and State Farm bear witness to wrecks...
Tags: Insurance, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Japan, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Pakistan
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Air Force staff sergeant from California is killed in Afghanistan
An Air Force staff sergeant from a base in Northern California has been killed in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Sunday. Richard A. Dickson, 24, of Rancho Cordova, east of Sacramento, was among four Air Force personnel killed...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Military Equipment, U.S. Department of Defense, Transportation Accidents, Armed Forces
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Afghanistan files formal protest after Pakistan border clash
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan government summoned Pakistan’s charge d’affaires in Kabul to the Foreign Ministry on Monday to file a “strong protest” after another clash along the countries' troubled border. The skirmish,...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Hamid Karzai, Armed Forces, Taliban, Pakistan
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Donnelly talks Syrian, Afghan wars
South Bend TribuneReports that rebel fighters in Syria may have used chemical weapons in their fight against the regime there are damaging if true, U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly said today. But he cautioned against jumping to conclusions until all of the facts are in. "If...Tags: Bashar Assad, Wars and Interventions, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Pakistan, Al-Qaeda
May 9, 2013
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Apr 29, 2013
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May 5, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 4, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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Apr 28, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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