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Pentagon creates new medal for cyber, drone wars
WASHINGTON (AP) — They fight the war from computer consoles and video screens. But the troops that launch the drone strikes and direct the cyberattacks that can kill or disable an enemy may never set foot in the combat zone. Now, defense officials...
Tags: Defense, Washington, DC, Armed Conflicts, Stuxnet Virus, U.S. Department of Defense
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Mich.: No public deals with companies tied to Iran
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — People or companies with ties to Iran won't be doing business with any arm of government in Michigan. Gov. Rick Snyder signed a law last week called the Iran Economic Sanctions Act. It requires anyone bidding on a public...Tags: Elections, Politics, Iran's Nuclear Program, Rick Snyder, Democratic Party
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US Ambassador Susan Rice defends Benghazi remarks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice says her early account of the attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans in Benghazi was based on the initial intelligence community assessments and was always subject...
Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, White House, Religion and Belief, John McCain
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Romney, Obama challenge each other in third and final debate
Associated PressBOCA RATON, Fla. -- President Barack Obama sharply challenged Mitt Romney on foreign policy in their final campaign debate Monday night, saying, "Every time you've offered an opinion you've been wrong." The Republican coolly responded, "Attacking me is...Tags: Barack Obama, 2012 Republican National Convention, Mitt Romney, White House, Long Island
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Lugar, Mourdock play to strengths in lone debate
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterINDIANAPOLIS -- After struggling at times during the early Republican primary campaign, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar sounded more like the senator he's been for the past 35 years during a debate Wednesday night with Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock....Tags: Politics, Elections, Barack Obama, Richard Lugar, Jon Kyl
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Oil begins 2012 with a bang, prices up 4 pct.
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are soaring as tensions grow over key Persian Gulf oil shipments. In Tuesday morning trading benchmark crude jumped $3.86, nearly 4 percent, to $102.69 per barrel in New York. Brent crude rose $4.05, or 3.8 percent, to...Tags: Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Petroleum Industry
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WSBT Fact Finder: What's driving Michiana's gas prices?
Tension in the middle east could send gas prices soaring this summer. Some experts predict you could be paying as much as $5 dollars per gallon. That's enough to scare anyone into staying home. But is it a real possibility?
According to GasBuddy.com......Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Petroleum Industry, Indiana University South Bend
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Fleeing persecution, a joyous reunion
Tribune Staff WriterThe last time they were together there were tears and hugs and cries of sadness. On Wednesday, after nearly eight years and several thousand miles, there were tears and hugs and cries of joy. The hugs began the moment Ali Sohrab saw his brother walk...Tags: United Nations, Politics, Turkey, International Travel, American Red Cross
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2 hikers released from Iranian prison return to US
NEW YORK (AP) — Two Americans released from an Iranian prison have landed in New York after more being held for more than two years on accusations of spying. Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer arrived in the U.S. on Sunday at Kennedy Airport. The two...Tags: Prisons, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Sarah Shourd, Iraq, Shane Bauer
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In LMC talk, Gates sees Iran as top threat
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterBENTON HARBOR - Look out for Iran, says a man who should know. He’s Robert Gates, the former U.S. secretary of defense, and he addressed the Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan Wednesday night at the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center. The...Tags: Elections, Defense, Barack Obama, China, Weaponry
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GOP hopefuls challenge Obama on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential hopefuls are focusing on Iran as a weak spot in President Barack Obama's foreign policy record, and they're reviving many of the arguments that neoconservative proponents of armed intervention against Tehran...Tags: George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Foreign Aid, Mitt Romney, Security
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Wife: Muhammad Ali willing to visit Iran to free hikers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — In addition to sending a letter to Iran's supreme leader seeking the release of two American hikers, Muhammad Ali's wife says the boxing champ is willing to go there to help make it happen. But Lonnie Ali says such a visit...Tags: Celebrities and Health Issues, Muhammad Ali, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Josh Fattal, Sarah Shourd
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