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Experimental aircraft speeds to more than 3,000 mph in test flight
An aircraft resembling a shark-nosed missile detached from a flying B-52 bomber and then shot above the Pacific Ocean at more than 3,000 mph in a historic test flight for the Air Force — and for the future of aviation. The unmanned X-51A WaveRider...
Tags: Weaponry, Oceans, Science and Technology, Pacific Ocean, New York City
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BAE Systems Ship Repair gets $49.4 million Navy contract
TidewaterBizBAE Systems Ship Repair in Norfolk was awarded a $49.4 million contract to repair and upgrade the USS Porter, a guided-missile destroyer that was damaged in a collision last year. “One of the things we do really well is repair, maintain and...Tags: Defense, Science and Technology, Missile Systems, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Military Equipment
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Guantanamo detainee says prison 'shakedown' sparked hunger strike
WASHINGTON — Obaidullah, an Afghan villager captured with diagrams of improvised bombs, has marked nearly 11 years as a detainee at the U.S. naval base on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Three months ago, outraged by what he called another prison...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, White House, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Prisoners and Detainees
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'The Way of the Knife' exposes America's shadow wars
In October 2002, Barack Obama, then an obscure state senator in Illinois, stood in Federal Plaza in Chicago and gave a speech about Iraq that launched his career toward the White House. "I don't oppose all wars," Obama told the crowd. "What I am opposed...Tags: Afghanistan, Fidel Castro, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Yemen, Espionage and Intelligence
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Critics make case against pay caps, higher TRICARE fees
Military folks upset by Obama administration proposals to cap pay raises, to phase-in sharply higher co-pays on prescriptions filled off base and to raise TRICARE costs on working-age retirees also tend to rail against such changes with arguments...Tags: Government Health Care, Defense, Armed Forces, Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance
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Schiff presses for transfer of military aircraft to Forest Service for firefighting help
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and nearly a dozen other members of Congress this week asked for an update from the Department of Defense on sending surplus military aircraft to the U.S. Forest Service, aircraft that could assist in fighting wildfires....
Tags: Google+, Defense, Tom Vilsack, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chuck Hagel
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Bill O'Reilly: Our many wounded warriors deserve nation's help
Living in the shadows of the ongoing war on terror are 1,715 American military people who lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. A few of those brave folks lost all four limbs when bombs blew apart their bodies. In addition, there are now at least 20 new...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, Solyndra LLC
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CT House Delegation: No Apologies For Spending, Regulation
The Hartford CourantThe message was clear Thursday as Connecticut's five representatives in the U.S. House gathered in Hartford to talk about economic matters. We need to invest. We need to spend. Whether it's high-speed rail, advanced airline navigation systems, basic...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Economy, Business and Finance, Litigation and Regulation, Finance, Elizabeth Esty
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Anne Arundel County Digest
Fort Meade spouse job fair The third annual Fort George G. Meade Military Spouse Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at McGill Training Center, 8452 Zimborski Ave. on the post. The event is open to all military spouses,...Tags: Strawberries, Glen Burnie, Land Resources, Fort Meade (military base), Salads
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Eastern Shore wind project confronts eagles, Navy
A wind power project proposed on the lower Eastern Shore that's struggling to overcome objections from the Navy has a new, airborne worry — bald eagles. Federal wildlife biologists say the population of the once-rare national bird has grown so...
Tags: Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Wind Power, Biology, Endangered Species
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Stay out of Syria
With the Iraq War behind us and our departure from Afghanistan underway, the United States could be entering a well-earned respite from fighting. But even before peace can take hold, hawks are singing the old country song: "I've enjoyed as much of this as...
Tags: White House, Wars and Interventions, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Greatest Generation's spirit may be coming back, as reflected in marathons
There was nothing tangible that made what Tom Brokaw called "The Greatest Generation" great. It was just an unidentifiable spirit. I may be wrong, but I think I see signs of that spirit coming back. The St. Luke's Half Marathon, with a 13.1-mile...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism, World War II (1939-1945), Belief and Faith, Religion and Belief
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