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Ending U.S. presence in Iraq bittersweet for families who lost soldiers
President Obama recently announced U.S. troop involvement in the Iraq War will stop at the end of the year, with members of the military returning home by the end of December. That comes as great news to families with loved ones in uniform, but it's...Tags: Family, Iraq War (2003-2011), Armed Conflicts, International Travel, Wars and Interventions
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Judge allows American to sue Rumsfeld over torture
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge is allowing an Army veteran who says he was imprisoned unjustly and tortured by the U.S. military in Iraq to sue former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld personally for damages. The veteran's identity is withheld in...Tags: Washington, DC, Justice System, U.S. Military, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Veteran unemployment numbers are sky high
MISHAWAKA — Post-9/11 veterans are a large part of the nation’s unemployed, and in Indiana and Michigan those numbers are some of the highest.
"It's almost to the point where you get to being like, ‘What's the point? What's the point...Tags: Employment, Iraq War (2003-2011), Chicago Jobs, Labor Markets, Indiana
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Michiana Veterans Day events & offers
If you know of Veterans Day events or offers that are not listed here, call 574-232-6397 or email wsbtnews@wsbt.com.
- Juday Creek will offer free greens fees and carts for all veterans and current military personnel. They are also offering a great...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), McDonald's, Veterans Day, Texas Roadhouse Incorporated, Veterans Affairs
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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: Newt Gingrich, Weaponry, Nuclear Policy, Security, Foreign Aid
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Mich. man convicted of ties to Iraq faces sentence
DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors are recommending about four years in prison for a Detroit-area man who was accused of acting as an unregistered agent of Iraq and illegally obtaining 2 million barrels of oil. Muthanna Al-Hanooti is due Friday in federal...Tags: Foreign Aid, Economic Sanctions, Saddam Hussein, Politics
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Big break for Michigan man convicted of ties to Iraq
DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge has granted a major break to a Detroit-area man who admitted violating the economic embargo against Iraq years ago. Muthanna Al-Hanooti was sentenced Friday to a year and a day in prison. With good behavior, he'll...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Michigan, Prosecution, Foreign Aid
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Obama's 'Union': 'Move together or not at all'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pleading for unity in a newly divided government, President Barack Obama implored Democratic and Republican lawmakers to rally behind his vision of economic revival for an anxious nation, declaring in his State of the Union address...Tags: Washington, DC, Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, Personal Weapon Control, Democratic Party
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Mother worries about Air Force daughter stationed in Japan
With such devastation and so many lives lost, many around the world are scrambling to get in touch with family members. A local mother is concerned about her daughter who is stationed in Japan, after just leaving a war zone.
Regina Jasiewicz couldn't be...Tags: Japan, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Wars and Interventions, Nuclear Power, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Highlights of Obama's $3.73 trillion budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at what President Barack Obama has requested in his $3.73 trillion budget for the 2012 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. ____ Agency: Agriculture Spending: $145.6 billion Percentage Change from 2011: 1.5 percent decrease...Tags: White House, Air Transportation, Religious Conflicts, Interior Policy, Research
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Missing Utah Marine's story could become TV movie
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The strange tale of a Utah Marine corporal charged with desertion after allegedly faking his own kidnapping in Iraq may be told in a television movie after all. But it may not have input from the Marine, Wassef Ali Hassoun,...Tags: Prosecution, Camp Lejeune (military base), FBI, Crime, Law and Justice, Utah
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Memorial to local soldier killed in Iraq vandalized
It was a memorial that an Elkhart man built to remember his son who was killed in Iraq.
But Friday, just days before Memorial Day, someone ripped up the flag, tore out the flowers and smashed the decorations.
The family is already re-building the...Tags: Human Interest, Holidays, Memorial Day
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