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Bomber in Afghanistan kills 15, including six Americans
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in a car attacked a convoy of foreign troops in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including six Americans, Afghan and foreign officials said, in one of the worst attacks in the Afghan capital in months....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hamid Karzai, Bombings, U.S. Military, Pakistan
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Obama to meet with U.S. military leaders about sexual assault
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and other leaders of the U.S. military on Thursday to discuss their efforts to stop sexual assaults in the armed forces, a White House spokeswoman said. On...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Military, U.S. Department of Defense, Assault, Washington, DC
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Army anti-sex assault coordinator accused of sex crimes
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant who worked as a sexual assault prevention coordinator at Fort Hood, Texas, has been accused of sex crimes, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, the second man in the military's anti-sexual assault effort to be...Tags: Sexual Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Buck McKeon, Sex Crimes, Armed Forces
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Sex assault scandals put unprecedented pressure on Pentagon
Reuters* Lawmakers eye legislation to help stem jump in assaults * Hagel open to 'all options' to deal with issue, spokesman says * Defense chief once backed keeping sex crimes within military system By David Alexander and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, May 15...Tags: Retraining, Sexual Assault, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate, Politics
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Military sex assault cases pile pressure on Pentagon
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rash of scandals discrediting the U.S. military's efforts to stamp out sexual assault is putting unprecedented pressure on Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to consider options that once appeared off limits to address sex crimes in...Tags: Retraining, Sexual Assault, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate, Politics
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Charges against Army sergeant said to involve sex for money, sexual assault
WASHINGTON (AP) - More details are emerging about the allegations against an Army sergeant first class at Fort Hood in Texas. It's the second time this month that a member of the armed forces who'd been assigned to help prevent sexual assaults in the...
Tags: Sexual Assault, Sexual Misconduct, U.S. Congress, Fort Hood (military base), Assault
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Reuters World News Highlights at 0650 GMT, May 15
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. General Assembly is set to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution that condemns Syrian authorities and accepts the opposition Syrian National Coalition as party to a potential...Tags: Finance, Politics, Central Intelligence Agency, FBI, Conservative Party (UK)
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Defense to furlough most of its 800,000 civilians
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department will furlough most of its 800,000 civilian employees for 11 days, a decision that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called “difficult” but necessary to meet mandatory federal spending cuts this year...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Defense
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1645 GMT, May 14
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was likely to face a storm of questions on Tuesday over the Justice Department's controversial decision to seize telephone records of the Associated Press, a move denounced by...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Politics, Career and Workplace, Central Intelligence Agency, Conservative Party (UK)
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Reuters World News Highlights 2145 GMT, May 14
ReutersWASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday that he had recused himself from the Justice Department's controversial decision to secretly seize telephone records of the Associated Press as part of a wide-ranging leak investigation. -...Tags: Janet Napolitano, Moscow (Russia), Politics, Central Intelligence Agency, FBI
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Pentagon, short on cash, puts civilians on unpaid leave
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon told its civilian workforce on Tuesday that it will put most of them on unpaid leave for one day a week starting in July, a deeply unpopular move that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel blamed on sweeping budget cuts imposed...Tags: Iran, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Layoffs and Downsizing, Finance, Politics
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Lockheed says furloughs could delay F-35 fighter, other programs
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's plans to put most of its 800,000 civilian employees on unpaid leave for 11 days could lead to delays on Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and other weapons programs, a top company official said on...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Congress, Budget Control Act of 2011, Career and Workplace
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