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Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf Dies
A U.S. official says retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991, has died. He was 78. The official tells The Associated Press that Schwarzkopf died...
Tags: U.S. Military, Tampa
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Book on bin Laden Raid Coming Out Sept. 11
HILLEL ITALIEA first-hand account of the Navy SEAL mission that killed Osama bin Laden is coming out Sept. 11. Dutton announced Wednesday that Mark Owen's "No Easy Day" will "set the record straight" on the raid in Pakistan in May 2011. "Mark Owen" is a...Tags: Osama bin Laden
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Search for Captured Soldier Bowe Bergdahl Continues
The Associated PressThe search for captured Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was taken prisoner in Afghanistan three years ago,is continuing as defense leaders say the military and intelligence communities are doing everything possible to find him. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman...Tags: Haqqani Network, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Taliban
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Assignment Afghanistan blog: On Patrol & Lunch with the Afghanis
Channel 2 News ReporterHope you were able to catch our liveshot during the Newshour on Friday! Right after we were finished photographer Albert Lutan and I went out on patrol with a platoon from the 4-25. We stayed pretty close to FOB Salerno, but it was still a fascinating...Tags: Cell Phones, Afghanistan
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Finally, Obama breaks his silence on drones
Over the last four years, there has been a strange irony. One of the greatest speakers of our era has largely kept silent about one of the signature aspects of his presidency. Under President Obama's leadership, U.S. civilian intelligence agencies...
Tags: Politics, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Murder, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama
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Lydia Davis wins Man Booker International Prize
Lydia Davis, known for writing powerful, compact short stories, was announced as the winner of the Man Booker International Prize for fiction Wednesday. The prize, which was presented at a ceremony in London, comes with an award worth more than $90,000....
Tags: State University of New York, China, France, Russia, Google+
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In Britain, terrorism suspected in man's hacking death
LONDON — As bystanders watched in horror, a man was hacked to death in broad daylight on a London street Wednesday and two suspects were shot and wounded by police, who are investigating the incident as a likely terrorist attack. The two...
Tags: Riots, Shootings, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Television Networks
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Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed
WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone...
Tags: Politics, Police Investigations, Yemen, U.S. Department of Defense, John O. Brennan
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Obama administration says fourth American was killed by U.S. drone
WASHINGTON – A day before President Obama is set to deliver a major speech on national security, his administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that it had killed four U.S. citizens – one more than previously known – with...Tags: Queens (New York City), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Yemen
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Afghan security concerns to ease after 2014, Karzai says
NEW DELHI -- Afghan security after the departure of foreign combat troops in 2014 will become easier because of the ill-advised, misdirected and often corrupt ways NATO and its contractors have pursued the "war on terror," Afghan President Hamid Karzai...
Tags: Hamid Karzai, Political Corruption, Politics, New Delhi (India), National Government
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Jailing of Afghan women for 'moral' crimes is increasing, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for “moral crimes” has risen by 50% in the last 18 months, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government’s need to step up efforts to protect...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Politics, Human Rights, Civil Rights, Human Rights Watch
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Afghan women's rights in peril, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women'...
Tags: Politics, Environmental Issues, Rape, Afghanistan, Executive Branch
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