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AP IMPACT: Military's efforts to cut programs, save billions, are thwarted by Congress
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Parked around the airstrip at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland are more than a dozen massive C-5A Galaxy transport planes. There is no money to fly them, repair them or put pilots in the cockpits, but Congress rejected the Air...Tags: Washington, DC, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Defense
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UTC First Quarter Earnings Up 6 Percent, Beating Expectations
The Hartford CourantUnited Technologies Corp. on Tuesday beat analyst expectations by reporting a 6 percent increase in earnings per share for the first quarter ending March 31. The Hartford-based company — which includes Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky, UTC Aerospace...Tags: Louis R. Chenevert, Companies and Corporations, Earnings, United Technologies Corporation, NYSE Euronext, Inc.
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Orlando unit helps lift Lockheed 1stQ sales
Lifted in part by some of its Orlando-based missile work, Lockheed Martin Corp. posted a healthy first-quarter profit Tuesday that topped Wall Street's forecast and sent the company's stock price rising. Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed, which has a major...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Missile Systems, Weaponry, Orlando, Finance
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WRAPUP 1-U.S. rejects North Korean demand for nuclear status
Reuters* Pyongyang seeks dialogue between nuclear weapon states * Senior U.S. arms control official rejects claim * NATO calls for "credible" talks on denuclearisation By Robert Birsel and Stephanie Nebehay SEOUL/GENEVA, April 23 (Reuters) - North Korea...Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Weaponry, NATO, Treaties, Missile Systems
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. OFFICIALS SAY BOSTON BOMBING SUSPECTS HAD NO TERROR TIES Two U.S. officials tell the AP bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev cited religion and...Tags: Francois Hollande, Explosions, Music Industry, Air Transportation Delays, Al-Qaeda
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Review: 'The Way of the Knife' and 'Drone Warfare'
In a way, it all began with the collapse of the Soviet empire. The raison d'être of the Central Intelligence Agency and American military might evaporated between 1989 and 1991. Washington and Langley might not always realize it, but one of the main...
Tags: Stanley A. McChrystal, Saudi Arabia, Raytheon Company, United Nations, Israel
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Hosting US defence chief, Israel hints at patience on Iran
Reuters* Military option a "last resort" - Israel defence minister * Hagel hails U.S.-Israeli defence cooperation * U.S., Israel publicly closing ranks on Iran issue By David Alexander and Dan Williams TEL AVIV, April 22 (Reuters) - Israel suggested on...Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Saudi Arabia, United Nations, Weaponry, Israel
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In Israel, Chuck Hagel has a one-word refrain: Friend
JERUSALEM -- Not long ago, Chuck Hagel’s past comments about Israel nearly torpedoed his nomination as Defense secretary. In his first visit here since winning confirmation, he’s sticking to one word in particular: “Friend." “I...
Tags: Israel, John Kerry, Iran, Judaism, Chuck Hagel
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PRESS DIGEST-Canada-April 22
ReutersApril 22 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa is set to announce...Tags: Missile Systems, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Heat imaging technology a critical tool in Boston manhunt
Talk about heat from law enforcement. As thousands of police officers closed in on Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Friday evening, airborne authorities relied on thermal imaging technology to confirm the fugitive's position in a...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), X-rays, Sports, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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Boston bombing amputees face tough, costly recovery
BOSTON — Tammy Duckworth still remembers the anger she felt when well-wishers offered encouragement after she lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down over Iraq in 2004. "I thought, how the heck is my life ever going to get back to normal?...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance, Tammy Duckworth, Iraq, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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Death toll in China quake hits 113
Reporting from Beijing -- A strong earthquake struck China’s mountainous Sichuan province Saturday morning, leaving at least 113 people dead and more than 3,000 injured. Chinese authorities assessed the magnitude of the quake at 7.0, while the...
Tags: China Earthquake (2010), Xi Jinping, Armed Forces, Earthquakes, Science and Technology
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