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Likely FBI nominee James Comey seen as levelheaded
WASHINGTON — Twenty years ago, James B. Comey was a young federal prosecutor in New York trying to put two Gambino brothers away for life. They were charged with murder, selling drugs, money laundering, racketeering — "the whole kitchen sink,"...
Tags: FBI, Civil Rights, Robert Mueller, Justice and Rights, Organized Crime
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Cyber threats pose 'stealthy, insidious' danger - U.S. defense chief
ReutersBy David Alexander ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT, May 31 (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Friday that cyber threats posed a "quiet, stealthy, insidious" danger to the United States and other nations, and called for "rules of the road"...Tags: U.S. Congress, Jay Carney, Politics, NATO, National Government
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel heads for Asia
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT — More than a year after the Obama administration announced it was shifting its defense policy to focus on Asia, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is trying to convince allies in the region that the so-called “Asia...Tags: U.S. Congress, NATO, Wars and Interventions, South Korea, The Washington Post
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Human rights experts, activists push for ban on 'killer robots'
"Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.” That may sound like a clique of conspiracy theorists or the title of a summer B movie, but it's actually an alliance of human rights groups raising legal and ethical concerns about people's willingness to cede life-...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Robin Williams, FBI, Politics, Civil Rights
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On Memorial Day, Obama urges U.S. to remember troops' sacrifice
President Obama hailed the nation's fallen service members in a Memorial Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, in which he noted that the war in Afghanistan was winding down but not over. "Fewer Americans are making the ultimate...
Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Holidays, Afghanistan, Human Interest, Wars and Interventions
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When will military get serious about reforming its culture of sexual hostility?
Apparently, May was Harass Your Female Subordinates Month in the U.S. military. I didn't get the press release, but a number of news items brought me up to speed. A sergeant at West Point is being investigated for secretly videotaping at least a dozen...Tags: U.S. Congress, Assault, West Point, U.S. Army, Sex Crimes
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Eielson F-16 Move Would Save $500M, Cut 3,100 Fairbanks Jobs
Channel 2 NewsThe Air Force claims a contentious proposed move of a Fairbanks-based F-16 fighter squadron to Anchorage will save it hundreds of millions of dollars -- even as it draws thousands of jobs out of the Fairbanks economy. According to an executive summary...Tags: Sean Parnell, Armed Forces, U.S. Air Force, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment
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U.S. military reveals timing of future F-35 fighter's use to Congress
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - America's newest warplane, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, will reach operational milestones in 2015 for the Marine Corps, 2016 for the Air Force and 2019 for the Navy, according to details formally provided to the U.S....Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Military, Sports, Sports Organizations
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Six dead in Philadelphia building collapse, mayor says
PHILADELPHIA — A building that was being torn down collapsed with a thunderous boom Wednesday, raining bricks on a neighboring thrift store, killing six people and injuring at least 13 others in an accident that witnesses said was bound to happen....
Tags: The Salvation Army, Building Material, FBI, Human Interest, Disasters and Accidents
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a combat veteran, not pleased with sexual assault hearing
At least one House of Representatives member was less than impressed with Tuesday's testimony from top military leaders on the issue of sexual assault. While a number of four-star generals admitted it had become a crisis -- one called it "a cancer"...
Tags: Assault, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, U.S. Senate, Tulsi Gabbard
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Philadelphia building collapse injures 12; 2 may still be trapped
Authorities were searching for at least two people believed to be trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in downtown Philadelphia after 12 people escaped with minor injuries, officials said Wednesday. The incident, which will be...
Tags: The Salvation Army, FBI, Television Industry
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Lockheed's global arms sales buoyed by deals with Jordan, Finland
Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Orlando missiles unit has received two contracts worth a combined $51 million to provide certain military systems to the countries of Jordan and Finland, boosting its growing global arms business. Lockheed Missiles & Fire...Tags: Finland, U.S. Air Force, Science and Technology, Wars and Interventions, Marketing
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