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Federal budget is "March Madness"
Contributing ColumnistCongressional leaders have not passed a federal budget in four years and have continued to kick the can down the road with continuing resolutions rather than solve America’s spending and debt problems. If major corporations operated in that manner,...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Elections, Politics, Leon Panetta, Defense
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Comic books, trains on tap at Clark County Public Library
Clark County Public Library Adult Services LibrarianThere are two new displays in the Clark County Public Library foyer this month. Stop by and take a look at them next time you drop by. On the right side of the foyer is a display of comics from days when comics were actually comic, funny, instead of...Tags: Cartoons, Libraries, Politics, World War II (1939-1945), Entertainment
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Romney should have responded
As the presidential election draws to a conclusion, it is interesting to note that whoever wins or loses, the most memorable exchange that occurred was a “zinger” directed by President Obama towards Gov. Romney. A zinger that included a lesson...Tags: Executive Branch, Barack Obama, Politics, Government
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Can't respect a president who lies
At 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 11, at the American Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, American Ambassador Chris Stevens walked the visiting Turkish counsel to the gates of the compound. At 9:40 p.m. came a coordinated terrorist attack against the compound with...Tags: American Red Cross, United Nations, Christopher Stevens, Hamas, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Historical marker to be placed at Lincoln County crash site
STANFORD — The Kentucky Historical Society will dedicate a historical marker commemorating a 1966 military aircraft crash in Lincoln County. The marker will be dedicated at 11 a.m. June 23 at 489 Short Pike near McKinney. The night of Dec. 12,...
Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Arts and Culture, Culture, Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Young sailor laid to rest
The Winchester SunMore than 250 people attended the funeral for Navy Petty Officer Second Class Taylor Gallant Saturday, and many more lined Winchester streets to pay their last respects to the young sailor who died Jan. 26 during a training exercise. During graveside...Tags: John Gay, Emergency Incidents, Emergency Incidents, Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief
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Winchester sailor dies in training mishap
The Winchester SunA Winchester sailor died during a training exercise Thursday with the Navy off the coast of North Carolina. Petty Officer Second Class Taylor Gallant, 22, was assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 12 on board the Canadian navy ship HMCS...Tags: John Gay, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Defense, U.S. Navy, Awards and Prizes
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Keepsakes: Military news for Jan. 1, 2012
Navy
Danville native Commander Jason Hammond recently deployed aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). Hammond is the ship's operations officer.
The operations department manages the combat direction center and is responsible for all operational planning,...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Defense, Osama bin Laden, U.S. Army
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F-22 program produces few planes, soaring costs
When the U.S. sought to assure Asian allies that it would defend them against potential aggression by North Korea this spring, the Pentagon deployed its top-of-the-line jet fighter, the F-22 Raptor. But only two of the jets were sent screaming through...Tags: Armed Forces, Politics, Manufacturing and Engineering, Defense, New Products
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Getting U.S. weapons to Syria rebels will take weeks
WASHINGTON — Delivering weapons and ammunition to beleaguered Syrian rebels will take weeks, White House officials acknowledged Friday as the administration's decision to supply arms set off a debate about how far, and how fast, President Obama's...
Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. Department of State, Human Rights, Susan Rice, Central Intelligence Agency
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Rep. Rob Wittman-led panel may ask for clarity on camouflage
Before 2002, American combat forces fielded two patterns of camouflage. In succeeding years, the U.S. has introduced two more camouflage uniforms with a desert motif, another two considered must-wear for woodland and three with a universal pattern,...
Tags: Armed Forces, Elections, Politics, Army National Guard, U.S. Army
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Arming Syria's rebels
Having determined that the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad has used chemical weapons against his opponents in the country's bloody two-year civil war, the Obama administration is now reportedly preparing to send lethal military aid to rebel...Tags: Armed Forces, Barack Obama, World War I (1914-1918), Biological and Chemical Weapons, U.S. Military
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