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President Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign called for change, the biggest of all was the U.S.’ spending habits. Since being elected, he’s called for major Defense budget costs in the wake of President Bush’s extremely...
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Advocates of better mental health care for troops say a new Pentagon policy aimed at reducing the stigma of getting psychiatric counseling could be a small but important step. Under the new policy, troops won’t have to reveal past job-related therapy...
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The Pentagon said Wednesday that Gates will take up the sensitive issue of the US forces in Okinawa when he meets Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who has said he wants a "more equal" relationship with the United States...The Defense Secretary's visit,...
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The Pentagon fired back at a New York congressman Friday, arguing that a cost estimate Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D) used for a new effort to build a presidential helicopter doesn't “comport with reality.” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), President Barack Obama's...
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Morrell had earlier said that the submarines were several hundred miles (kilometers) off the eastern coastline. The US official said he was unsure if Moscow gave Washington advance notice but the US military "had the means to derive where they were going."...
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The fight over the Air Force’s premier fighter jet, the F-22 Raptor, is zooming toward a showdown. On Wednesday, Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) announced he was postponing a vote on a measure that would have stripped $1.75 billion from the defense authorization...
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Afghan officials put the civilian death toll from the Farah bombing as high as 140. An Afghan human rights watchdog put the total at 97 and said no more than two Taliban fighters were killed. The US military has said 20-35 civilians were among 80-95 people...
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It is the ultimate in unmanned drones: the Pentagon has revealed plans for a surveillance aircraft that will fly more than 12 miles above the ground for 10 years without landing. "It is absolutely revolutionary," said Werner Dahm, chief scientist for...
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Sixty-one former detainees from Guantanamo Bay, appear to have returned to terrorism since their release from custody, the Pentagon has said. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said 18 former detainees are confirmed as “returning to the fight” and 43 are...
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THE Pentagon said yesterday that 61 former detainees from its military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, appear to have returned to terrorism since their release from custody. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said 18 former detainees are confirmed and 43...
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