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3 hrs ago | War on Terrorism

Record 500 Recruits Enter Training in Southern Afghanistan

By Navy Seaman William Selby Special to American Forces Press Service Aug. 7, 2008 - In an effort to bolster the Afghan National Police, U.S. forces in southern Afghanistan recruited and sent a record 500 ...

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11 hrs ago | KUAM News

Navy maintains U.S.S. Houston leak poses no risk

The U.S. Navy continues to maintain that Radio-active material that leaked from the U.S.S. Houston into Apra Harbor posed no risk to the safety of the public, marine life of the environment.

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Thu Aug 07, 2008

WHDH

Gitmo jury gives bin Laden driver 5 1/2 years

A U.S. military jury gave Osama bin Laden's driver a surprisingly light sentence on Thursday, making him eligible for release in just five months despite the prosecutors' request for at least a 30-year sentence ...

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Free Republic

Kuwaiti sources - 2 additional US aircraft carriers heading to Persian Gulf

Two additional United States naval aircraft carriers are heading to the Gulf and the Red Sea, according to the Kuwaiti newspaper Kuwait Times.

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Central Ohio

McCain visits

The first Ross County stop by a 2008 presidential candidate was a quick, but eventful, one Wednesday.

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SI.com

Navy says sub leaked radiation since 2006

A U.S. Navy submarine leaked trace amounts of radioactive water for two years as it made port calls in Japan and other Asian nations, the Navy said Thursday.

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San Gabriel Valley Tribune

David Ignatius: McCain losing his voice in campaign

IN the dog days of summer, John McCain's political personality has become so fuzzy that even some Republicans are worrying about his viability.

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Wed Aug 06, 2008

Rapid City Journal

Wyo. Republican House candidates all for change

It's time for change in Washington, say the four people seeking the Republican nomination for Wyoming's seat in the U.S. House.

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CapitalCentral

Slater salutes Coast Guard on birthday

Semper Paratus, the Latin motto translated by at least one former U.S. Coast Guardsman to mean "always ready" is a call to duty that still holds true 218 years after that branch of the U.S. military was ...

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Lake Minnetonka Liberty

Naval History - Aug. 05

"If printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed." -BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Tuesday, August 05, 2008 Naval History - Aug.

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The China Post

Hiroshima mayor, on atomic bomb anniversary, calls for new U.S. president to back nuke ban

At the ceremony, Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba also announced the launch of a two-year study to gauge the psychological toll of the Aug.

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Las Vegas Sun

DIA's new mission adds to intel arsenal

Wed, Aug 6, 2008 The Defense Intelligence Agency, long a home for intelligence analysis, is joining the spy vs.

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Tue Aug 05, 2008

KIII

Austin National Guardsman Killed in Afghanistan

" Sgt. Jaime Gonzalez, , from Austin, Texas, died Aug 3, 2008 while conducting duties as part of a security team.

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Baltimore Examiner

Midshipman gets 5 years for possessing child porn

Aug 5, 2008 2:24 PM by Jason Flanagan , The Examiner A U.S. Naval Academy midshipman Tuesday pleaded guilty to and was sentenced to five years in a Navy brig in Norfolk for possessing over 1,000 images and ...

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International Herald Tribune

Official: Russian arms sales to set new record

MOSCOW : Russian arms sales are set to reach a new post-Soviet record this year, a top official said Tuesday.

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Perry County Weekly

McCain nuke visit shows pros, cons of technology

John McCain's visit to a nuclear power plant, the first in recent history by a presidential candidate, highlights the promise and peril of a technology that is a key component of his sweeping plan to help the ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Nuclear Energy, US Military

MiamiHerald.com

Flunky or war criminal? Jury deliberates

Flunky or war criminal? Jury deliberates GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- The war crimes case of Osama bin Laden's driver Monday went to a Pentagon jury of six U.S. military officers asked to choose between ...

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Mon Aug 04, 2008

Guardian Unlimited

Report: US may have taped Gitmo interviews - AP

The State Department advised representatives of foreign governments that their interviews with their citizens being held at Guantanamo Bay would be recorded, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

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Canoe

Lawyers for Canadian Gitmo detainee Omar Khadr seek dismissal

A defence lawyer for a young Canadian terror suspect said Monday he has filed three motions to dismiss war-crimes charges against his client, arguing that "unlawful influence" by the government has tainted the ...

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El Paso Times

ID on Texas serviceman missing in Vietnam

Services will be Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery for a Texan missing since a 1963 helicopter crash during the Vietnam War.

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Related Topix: US Military, Kerrville, TX, El Paso Metro, El Paso, TX

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