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Public activities for Memorial Day weekend
Here is a list of some public activities happening over the Memorial Day weekend. Indiana Mishawaka — The city’s observance will open with a ceremony featuring a cannon salute, Mishawaka High School Band and speakers at 8 a.m. Monday at...Tags: Arts and Culture, Memorial Day, Human Interest, American Legion, Holidays
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NE Ind. man pleads guilty in girlfriend's death
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — An Iraq war veteran has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter after admitting that he beat his girlfriend to death with a baseball bat. Forty-year-old Anthony Ochs of Fort Wayne was originally charged with aggravated...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Murder, Prosecution, Punishment, Trials
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Pentagon opens combat roles to women
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday....
Tags: U.S. Congress, Loretta Sanchez, Washington, DC, The Pentagon, James Inhofe
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US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be needed to contain al-Qaida and to strengthen Afghan forces....
Tags: U.S. Military, The Wall Street Journal, International Military Interventions, Armed Conflicts, Washington, DC
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Mich. dad builds memorial to son killed in Iraq
OSCODA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Vietnam veteran John Dearing says he was overwhelmed with guilt when his son died while on combat duty in Iraq in 2005. When he got the tragic news, Dearing reflected on the day he accompanied his son, John W. "JW"...Tags: Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Human Interest, U.S. Army
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One-on-one with Walorski after win over Mullen
After narrowly losing to 2nd district Congressman Joe Donnelly two years ago, Republican Jackie Walorski has claimed Donnelly's U.S. House seat in Washington after beating Democrat Brendan Mullen in a very tight race in Tuesday's election. Walorski won...
Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Joe Donnelly, West Point, Politics
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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: Government, Iran, Armed Conflicts, Voting, Afghanistan
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Family Spokesman: George McGovern dead at age 90
WALTER R. MEARS,Associated PressSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — George S. McGovern, a proud liberal who argued fervently against the Vietnam War as a senator from South Dakota and suffered one of the most crushing defeats in presidential election history against Richard Nixon in 1972,...Tags: Primaries, Petroleum Industry, Vietnam War (1955-1975), George W. Bush, Armed Conflicts
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New Mullen ad attacks Walorski record on vets
South Bend TribuneThe Democrat running for north-central Indiana's congressional seat is using another advertisement to highlight his military service and criticize his Republican opponent's record. Brendan Mullen, a Democrat from Granger, criticizes Republican Jackie...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Military, Voting, Veterans Affairs, U.S. Army
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Veterans rally behind Mullen
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- About two dozen local veterans gathered Wednesday on the steps of the St. Joseph County Courthouse to show their support for Democratic congressional candidate Brendan Mullen. The group, which represented eras from World War II to the...Tags: U.S. Military, Washington, DC, West Point, Wars and Interventions, Politics
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Man not allowed to vote because he carried gun now sues county entities
An attorney representing a man who claims he was improperly denied access to a polling place because he was carrying a gun filed a lawsuit Wednesday in St. Joseph Superior Court against the county Election Board and other various parties, including the...
Tags: Primaries, Interior Policy, Local Elections, Prosecution, Litigation
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Iraqi family finds peace in America
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterThe and quiet were deafening their first night in America. No bombs exploded. No Humvees with armed soldiers rolled up the street. No gun-toting militia knocked the front door down looking to kill traitors. Iraq was left behind a world away. "Too quiet...Tags: Rebellions, Explosions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, American Red Cross, Emergency Incidents
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Nov 6, 2012
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