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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: Injuries and Wounds, U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts, Afghanistan
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SEAL book raises questions about bin Laden's death
WASHINGTON (AP) — A firsthand account of the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden contradicts previous accounts by administration officials, raising questions as to whether the terror mastermind presented a clear threat when SEALs first...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Joe Biden, Book, Military Justice, Shootings
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Nigerian scammers target local investigator
WSBT-TV ReporterImagine being part of an international romance scam that’s bilking hundreds of people out of money. The worst part? You have no idea your face is being used to con people you’ve never met. That’s what happened to retired Elkhart police...Tags: U.S. Military, Arts and Culture, Culture, Networking, Sociology
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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: Environmental Issues, Defense Equipment, Rand Paul, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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3 Air Force cadets charged with sexual assault
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — The Air Force Academy says three cadets have been charged with unrelated sexual assaults just weeks after the Colorado institution released a report showing a rise in such cases from the previous year. The academy...Tags: Prosecution, Sex Crimes, Assault, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes
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Pentagon chief: threat of another 9/11 is real
NEW YORK (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says that after a decade of war with al-Qaida the potential for another devastating terrorist assault "remains very real." The Pentagon chief spoke Tuesday at ground zero of the Sept. 11 attacks on the...Tags: Al-Qaeda, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Guerrilla Activity, Terrorism, Leon Panetta
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South Bend airman's remains identified after 67 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has announced that the remains of 10 airmen missing in action from World War II will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.
One was a local man: Sergeant John J. Harringer Jr. of South...Tags: Washington, DC, Transportation Accidents, Armed Conflicts, Air and Space Accidents, World War II (1939-1945)
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Gay and lesbian service members sue government
BOSTON (AP) — A group of gay active and retired military personnel who are married sued the federal government Thursday for the same benefits as straight military couples, arguing it's a matter of justice and national security. The lawsuit filed in...Tags: Social Issues, Lawyers, National Government, Minority Groups, Litigation
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Remains of South Bend soldier missing in Vietnam identified
The remains of a U.S. serviceman from South Bend who went missing in action in Vietnam have been identified. Specialist 4 Robin R. Yeakley, who was 23 when he disappeared June 11, 1972, with his helicopter crew during a reconnaissance mission in Thua...Tags: Washington, DC, Missing in Action, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions, Waterford
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Remains of Vietnam soldier from South Bend identified
South Bend Tribune Staff ReportThe remains of a U.S. serviceman from South Bend who went missing in action in Vietnam have been identified. Spc. 4 Robin R. Yeakley, who was 23 when he disappeared June 11, 1972, with his helicopter crew during a reconnaissance mission in Thua Thien-Hue...Tags: Washington, DC, Missing in Action, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions, Waterford
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Congressman wants probe of bin Laden movie project
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee chairman wants an investigation of Obama administration cooperation with award-winning filmmakers on a movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Republican Peter King, who heads the Homeland Security Committee,...Tags: Movies, Kathryn Bigelow, Osama bin Laden, Elections, Washington, DC
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Mexico seizes 1½ tons of meth in border state
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Defense Department says it has discovered 1½ tons of methamphetamine stored in water tanks and buried in the ground in the northern state of Coahuila. The Defense Department says 11 kilograms (24 pounds) of heroin were...Tags: Texas, Mexico, Heroin, Methamphetamine (drug), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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