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Lawmakers pessimistic about budget deal
South Bend TribuneThough not set to take effect until Friday, the automatic cuts to defense and domestic spending known as the sequester, negotiated back in 2011 as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling, already are having an effect on the economy and national security,...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Justice System, Joe Donnelly
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Some patients won't see nurses of different race
DETROIT (AP) — It's been called one of medicine's "open secrets" — allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or nurse of another race. In the latest example, a white man with a swastika tattoo insisted that black nurses not be...
Tags: Nursing, Justice and Rights, Lawyers, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Laws
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Pentagon creates new medal for cyber, drone wars
WASHINGTON (AP) — They fight the war from computer consoles and video screens. But the troops that launch the drone strikes and direct the cyberattacks that can kill or disable an enemy may never set foot in the combat zone. Now, defense officials...
Tags: Stuxnet Virus, U.S. Department of Defense, Viral Diseases and Infections, Awards and Prizes, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Deficit cutters look to Pentagon budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — One war is done, another is winding down and the calls to cut the deficit are deafening. The military, a beneficiary of robust budgets for more than a decade, is coming to grips with a new reality — fewer dollars. The...
Tags: Barney Frank, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tea Party Movement, Politics, Elections
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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: Libya, Charity, White House, Iraq, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan nearing 2,000
As of Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, at least 1,988 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. The AP count is six less than the Defense...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Military
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Kroger store manager called a hero, but not in the 'all clear' just yet
Should an employee be punished for shooting and killing a would-be robber if it is against the employer's policy to carry a gun?
Police cleared an Indianapolis grocery store manager of wrongdoing after he shot and killed a man trying to rob the Kroger...Tags: Labor Legislation, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Theft
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UPDATE: Shaken LaPorte County resident shoots intruder
WSBT-TV CorrespondentA completely unnerved John Grossl said he shook for several hours after holding two burglars at gunpoint inside his home near Hesston on Tuesday and shooting one of the intruders. Grossl, 54, said he had calmed down some today but was still angry. ''I...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Firearms
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Veterans face high unemployment, Occupy Niles tackles issue
NILES – Veterans day is a time to say thanks to those men and women who served, but many of them are struggling here at home with medical problems and a high unemployment rate. The unemployment rate for young veterans in particular is very high....Tags: Unemployment, Employment Opportunities, Veterans Affairs, Employment, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Pizza delivery man robbed at gunpoint
SOUTH BEND — A pizza delivery man was reportedly robbed at gunpoint about 11 p.m. Wednesday while delivering a pizza to a home in the 1700 block of North Johnson Street.
The victim, a 48-year-old man who works for Saylor’s Pizza, told...Tags: Theft, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Firearms
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Purdue team develops app to decipher gang graffiti
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University researchers are developing a new smartphone app they say will allow police officers to quickly decipher gang graffiti. The Purdue team says the app could prove useful to police in deciphering gang...Tags: National Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Apple iPhone, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Panetta: Marines punished for prostitute attack
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says four Marines were demoted and severely punished for allegedly pushing a prostitute out of a car in Brasilia late last year after a dispute over payment. The incident is similar, but...Tags: Brasilia (Brazil), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Leon Panetta, U.S. Secret Service
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