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Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists
WASHINGTON (AP) — Built to dominate the enemy in combat, the Army's hulking Abrams tank is proving equally hard to beat in a budget battle. Lawmakers from both parties have devoted nearly half a billion dollars in taxpayer money over the past...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Department of Defense, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Parties and Movements, Republican Party
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Asian shares reverse losses, capped before Fed meeting
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. equities pushed higher on Tuesday as investors grew more confident that the Federal Reserve would temper its recent statements on the future reduction of U.S. monetary support, while still pointing to economic improvement. The...Tags: Christopher Johnson, Texas Instruments Incorporated, The Associated Press, Oracle Corp., Nawaz Sharif
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Putin says West arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
ReutersAMMAN/LONDON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain ahead of an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement over the U.S. decision to send weapons to Syria's rebels, said the West must not arm fighters who eat human...Tags: White House, U.S. Department of Defense, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Lebanon, Nick Clegg
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Jordan's army ready for any threat from Syria: king
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - King Abdullah said on Sunday Jordan's armed forces were ready to protect the country against any threat from the escalating civil war in neighboring Syria. He was speaking as Jordanian and U.S. forces conducted military exercises less...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Wars and Interventions, Imperial and Royal Matters, Armed Forces
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WRAPUP 3-US puts jets in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone
Reuters* Pentagon says F-16s, Patriots to stay in Jordan * Russia cautions against no-fly zone * Kerry says chemical attacks could scupper peace talks * Israeli defence minister says Assad can't win (Recasts with Pentagon announcement) By Oliver Holmes...Tags: White House, U.S. Department of Defense, Human Rights, Armed Conflicts, Iran
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U.S. missiles, jets to stay in Jordan as Syria crisis rages
Reuters* Patriot missiles are air and missile defense system * Russia frets missiles may be used for Syria "no-fly" zone * Kerry asks Iraq to do what it can to stop arms moving to Syria By David Alexander and Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters)...Tags: Iraq, U.S. Department of Defense, Biological and Chemical Weapons, U.S. Department of State, G8
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WRAPUP 4-US puts jets in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone
Reuters* Pentagon says F-16s, Patriots to stay in Jordan * Russia cautions against no-fly zone * Kerry says chemical attacks could scupper peace talks * Israeli defence minister says Assad can't win (Adds Egyptian president) By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, June...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, White House, Government, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011)
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U.S. military options in Syria remain challenging
Reuters* Obama likely to keep cautious on arming rebels * White House plays down prospects of no-fly zones * U.S. 'boots on the ground' also unlikely By David Alexander and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - The Obama administration is promising to...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, White House, National Government, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Government
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Warren and Cruz: principled or polarizing?
Who is the face of American liberalism? Who is the face of American conservatism? In Washington politics and on social media these days, the king and queen of "base" politics are two freshman U.S senators — Texas' Ted Cruz for conservatives and...Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Elections, Ted Cruz, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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McManus: Obama's foreign policy reset
The appointment of Susan Rice as national security advisor sends an important signal about the kind of foreign policy President Obama wants to pursue for the remainder of his second term: activist, assertive, occasionally even pugnacious. With three years...
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State Plan For Cyber Threats To Electric Grid Taking Shape
The Hartford CourantDan Esty, the state's energy commissioner, sat across a conference table from Art House, Connecticut's head utility regulator, in the bunker of the State Armory in Hartford last July for a drill that simulated a statewide response to a major hurricane....Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Robert Gates, Labor Day, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, China
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Stop the deficit extremists
The U.S. economy is improving, yet Congress seems still to be in the grip of the delirium that shrinking the deficit in the near term is still a matter of paramount urgency. That's what's prevented lawmakers from dealing with their real task, which is...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Los Angeles Times Columnists, American Enterprise Institute, Parties and Movements, Republican Party
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