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Defense cuts test lawmakers' resolve on deficits
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's call to shrink the military, shut bases and cancel weapons to meet the demand for budget cuts tests the resolve of lawmakers who came to Washington determined to slash the deficit. A new national...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Public Finance, U.S. Senate, The Pentagon, Justice System
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Army Allots More Funds to Great Lakes Projects
FOX 17 Web ProducerThe Army Corp of Engineers is allocating additional funds to Great Lakes dredging projects in order to support economic development and job creation. In a letter to Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Army Undersecretary Joseph Westphal wrote: “Your...Tags: U.S. Army, Lakes and Ponds, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Economic Policy
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Other Voices
As Democrats and Republicans fall all over themselves trying to come up with ways not to raise payroll taxes on millions of Americans - all with an eye toward next fall's elections - there is another, more sinister proposal working its way through...Tags: NATO, Mitt Romney, U.S. Senate, Terrorism, Democratic Party
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Sodomy, sex with animals legal in military under Senate bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Recently passed Senate legislation would make sodomy and sex with animals legal under military law, ending long-standing prohibitions and triggering cries of perversion from conservative groups. The bill, which the Senate passed...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, The Pentagon, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Washington, DC
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3 WaMu execs agree to settle FDIC suit for up to $64 million
LOS ANGELES TIMESThree executives who led high-risk home lender Washington Mutual Bank as it skidded toward the biggest bank failure in U.S. history have agreed to settle a government lawsuit for as much as $64 million — far from the $900 million the Federal Deposit...Tags: Washington Mutual Inc., Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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U.S. intelligence officials offer grim words on Afghanistan
World NowSenior U.S. intelligence officials offered a bleak view of the war in Afghanistan in testimony to Congress on Thursday, an assessment they acknowledged was more pessimistic than that of the military commanders in charge.... -
Petoskey graduate killed in CH-47 crash
A Petoskey High School graduate was killed when a rocket propelled grenade struck his helicopter Saturday in Afghanistan.
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Heath M. Robinson, 34, of Detroit, was among the 30 U.S. military -- 17 Navy...Tags: Human Interest, NATO, Armed Forces, Afghanistan, Terrorism
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Vietnam Vet In Kentwood Receives Purple Heart, Medal Honors 45 Years Later
FOX 17 NewsRev. Robert Brown stood in the lobby of the Grand Rapids Vet Center Monday to finally be decorated for his bravery and service decades earlier during the Vietnam War. Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich) presented Brown with the Purple Heart Medal for the...Tags: Health, Human Interest, Injuries and Wounds, Medical Services, WXMI
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Pair gets 30 days each for pie attack on Levin
DETROIT — A federal judge in Grand Rapids sentenced two recent college graduates to 30 days in jail for protesting U.S. Sen. Carl Levin's stance on foreign policy by putting an apple pie in his face.
Ahlam Mohsen and Max Kantar were sentenced...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Judges, Trials
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Lawmakers announce funds for Michigan airports
DETROIT (AP) — Lawmakers from Michigan say projects at Detroit Metropolitan Airport and MBS International Airport will be getting millions of dollars in federal funding. Democratic Sen. Carl Levin announced Tuesday that Detroit Metropolitan Airport...Tags: Detroit, Debbie Stabenow, Justice System
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'Access to Capital' event scheduled in Petoskey
North Central Michigan College and the Northern Lakes Economic Alliance soon will host an “Access to Capital” event focusing on small businesses’ capital needs. The event is planned for 8:30 a.m.-noon on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at North...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Small Businesses, Local Government, Business, Politics
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Some gay service members ready to celebrate repeal of DADT
CNN sourceThe reactions range from gloom-and-doom predictions to big countdown parties and smaller celebrations to ho-hum business-as-usual as the U.S. military changes its rules Tuesday and allows gay men and lesbians to serve openly. A minute into the new day,...Tags: Armed Forces, New Year's Day, Gays and Lesbians, CNN (tv network), Wars and Interventions
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