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Let's not enter a costly war in Syria
Here we go again with a "chemical weapons" bogey man ("New fears over Syrian conflict," Dec. 4). America invaded and is occupying Iraq thanks to alleged weapons of mass destruction, and now Syria is in our gun sights based on similar claims. Don't we know...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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10 things you might not know about doomsday
Either the world will end on Dec. 21, or it won't. Your view depends on whether you believe in a much-publicized but debunked interpretation of the Mayan calendar, or you don't. Here are 10 facts so amazing they may crack the time-space continuum: 1 One...
Tags: Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Music, Lenny Bruce, Radio Industry, Science and Technology
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Accused WikiLeaker Manning says he was punished before trial
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is due back at Fort Meade this week, where lawyers for the alleged WikiLeaker plan to argue that he was punished at a military brig before his case had been heard — grounds, they say, to dismiss all charges against him. By...
Tags: Suicide, Human Rights, Heroism, Politics, United Nations
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Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies at 78
Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low public profile in controversies over the second Gulf...Tags: Nature Conservancy, Armed Forces, Elections, Defense, Science and Technology
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Dueling dozens
For the past year, left-leaning Tribune columnist Eric Zorn has regularly been trading views on the presidential race with writers from the other side of the political spectrum, looking for trends, points of agreement and areas of divergence. For the last...Tags: Government, Elections, Health Care Reform (2009), Business, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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General Allen was leader at Naval Academy
When Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen overheard a platoon of first-year midshipmen at the Naval Academy shout "kill" during training one summer day a decade ago, he ordered the word expunged from their vocabulary. The then-commandant explained that...
Tags: Democratic Party, Armed Forces, Jill Kelley, FBI, World War II (1939-1945)
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Best for cutting defense: Green Party's Stein
Has anyone else thought about what we would do if foreigners sent drones over our land to kill some bad guys but ended up killing lots of innocent people? Any patriot would naturally see that as unacceptable and retaliate any way we could. This no-brainer...Tags: Jill Stein, Barack Obama
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GAS Being Delivered Via Mobile Fuel Stations; POWER Returning To Manhattan; 80% SUBWAY Service Restored; MARATHON Canceled; NJ CHRISTIE Establishes EVEN-ODD GAS System
pix11.comGov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday the U.S. Department Of Defense in conjunction with the National Guard has establish emergency mobile fuel stations around the city, according to the Associated Press. Free gasoline is being rationed out to emergency...Tags: Subway Transportation, Bedford (Bronx, New York), Government, U.S. Coast Guard, Andrew Cuomo
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Shots fired, U.S. embassies stormed in furious protest over film
World NowFurious protests exploded around the world Friday as outraged demonstrators from Bangladesh to Sudan condemned an amateurish movie that mocked the Islamic prophet as a bloodthirsty womanizer and child molester. One person was killed after Lebanese... -
Chinese to Panetta: focus on diplomacy, not military might
World NowDefense Secretary Leon E. Panetta came here hoping to allay Chinese concerns that U.S. is pursuing a new military containment strategy aimed at Asia’s biggest power, but he failed to fully convince the leaders in Beijing.... -
Panetta lifts ban on New Zealand naval ships
World NowAUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Friday that New Zealand naval ships would be allowed to dock at U.S. bases, lifting a 26-year-old ban. The decision, announced by Panetta at a news conference, eases the long-running... -
U.S. commander says Taliban carries out 25% of 'insider' attacks
World NowA quarter of the "insider" attacks by Afghan army and police against the U.S. and its allies are carried out by Taliban who have infiltrated into the security forces, a higher number than the Pentagon previously estimated, the top U.S. commander said...
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