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2 found dead in area burned by Colo. wildfire
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Remains of two people have been found in an area burned by a wildfire that has destroyed at least 360 houses northeast of Colorado Springs. El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa said one person who was reported missing...
Tags: Waldo Canyon Fire (2012), American Red Cross, Wildfires, Fires
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7 Hoosiers killed in past year in Afghanistan; Donnelly, Walorski reflect
On Monday, Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement to honor the Hoosier soldiers who have given the ultimate sacrifice to their country while protecting the freedoms of our nation. “This Memorial Day, I join all Americans as we...
Tags: Armed Forces, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, Memorial Day
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Dozens of air shows cancel without military jets
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dozens of air shows that draw tens of thousands of people and generate millions of dollars for local economies have been cancelled this year after the military grounded its jet and demonstration teams because of automatic federal...
Tags: U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, Government Debt, U.S. Army, Business
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Boeing worker mentors 'Barefoot Bandit' in prison
SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — Jonathan Standridge and Colton Harris-Moore made an odd couple as they sat together in the visiting room of a Washington state prison one day last spring. Standridge, 57, is a project manager at Boeing, one of the world's most...Tags: Prisons, Steve Jobs, Science and Technology, Boeing Co., Theft
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Michigan guard base to get drones, not cargo planes
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) — The Battle Creek Air National Guard base is preparing for a future with drones, not cargo aircraft. The southwestern Michigan base said it learned from the Air Force Thursday that it will fly the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned... -
An insider attack: Trust cost 2 lives, including SW Mich. soldier
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a sneak attack, but not by the enemy they feared. U.S. Army Capts. Joshua Lawrence and Drew Russell were inside a small command post on an Afghan army base, wrapping up a long day of coordinating the safe arrival of nearly...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Injuries and Wounds, Explosions
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Irish get sea legs in opener
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. -- Oranges and reds streaked across the sky as the sun set over Charleston, S.C., and a brown pelican majestically flew a few yards behind the basket, a stunning backdrop to the second half of the college women's basketball game being...
Tags: Sports, U.S. Navy, Indiana Hoosiers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, College Basketball
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World War II rages on in Michiana ... through re-enactors
WSBT-TV ReporterOn a hot summer Saturday, more than a thousand spectators crowded Tiscornia Beach in St. Joseph to watch a World War II re-enactment. Dozens of volunteers dressed up in authentic military uniforms and re-enacted the European and Pacific Beach landings...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945)
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Small plane lands safely on NW Indiana highway
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — A small plane landed safely on a highway in northwestern Indiana after apparently having engine trouble. No injuries were reported from the emergency landing on Indiana 49 near Valparaiso on Tuesday. The plane came to a stop...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, World War II (1939-1945), Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Funeral set for Michigan Marine lost in 1944 bomber crash
NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A funeral is Friday for a U.S. Marine missing in the South Pacific after a World War II bomber crash and whose remains were recovered following a search for another downed plane. The Lansing State Journal reports...Tags: World War II (1939-1945)
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Talk of drones patrolling US skies spawns anxiety
WASHINGTON (AP) — The prospect that thousands of drones could be patrolling U.S. skies by the end of this decade is raising the specter of a Big Brother government that peers into backyards and bedrooms. The worries began mostly on the political...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Laws, Joe Barton, Justice and Rights, Rand Paul
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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: Michelle Obama, Energy Saving, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Research
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