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Army apology: 'John Doe' notes for dead
The Swampby Julian E. Barnes The Army issued a formal apology to the families of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan after it sent them letters with the salutation "Dear John Doe." In December, the Army sent out 7,000 letters to......Tags: Death and Dying, Armed Forces, Google Inc., Veterans Affairs, Facebook
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Bush: Read more than you watch TV
The Swampby Mark Silva We've seen President Bush in classrooms before - we saw him there on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, at Emma Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla., listening to second-graders reading. And we saw him there again......Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Armed Forces, Government, Ceremonies, National Government
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Q & A with Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos
Soon after President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos will fly to Washington to lobby for continuance of Plan Colombia, the largest U.S. foreign aid program outside the Middle East and Afghanistan. The...Tags: Armed Forces, Wars and Interventions, Human Rights, Guerrilla Activity, Government
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PROMISES, PROMISES: Despite campaign pledge, Obama names defense lobbyist to top Pentagon post
Associated Press WritersWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama appointed a defense contractor's lobbyist Thursday to become the No. 2 official at the Defense Department, a choice that appeared to break with his self-imposed rules to keep lobbyists at arm's length....Tags: Edward M. Kennedy, Sales, Iowa, Government, Robert Gates
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Red Cross accuses Israel of delaying access to wounded Gazans for days
Associated Press WriterGENEVA (AP) — The international Red Cross accused Israel on Thursday of "unacceptable" delays in letting rescue workers reach three Gaza City homes hit by shelling where they eventually found 15 dead and 18 wounded, including young children too weak...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Armed Forces, Relief and Aid Organizations, Health Organizations, United Nations
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Oliver resigns as ND defensive line coach
Jappy Oliver has resigned as defensive line coach at Notre Dame after four seasons. Oliver resigned "to pursue other opportunities," Brian Hardin, the school's director of football media relations, said Thursday. The Associated Press left a telephone...Tags: Armed Forces, Football
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Ind. Legion opposes plan to close children's home
The Indiana department of the American Legion is urging state officials to reconsider their decision to close a 143-year-old home for troubled children. Indiana Legion spokesman Stephen Short said Thursday the 125,000-member organization is nearly...Tags: Building Material, Indianapolis, Veterans Affairs, American Legion, Metal and Mineral
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Foes sigh when Scifres booms punts for Chargers
AP Sports WriterPeyton Manning's biggest nemesis in Saturday night's wild-card loss to the Chargers wasn't a defender eager to pound him into the ground or pick off a pass. It was punter Mike Scifres, San Diego's secret weapon who stuck six punts inside the 20-yard...Tags: Dominic Rhodes, Darren Bennett, Football, Australian Rules Football, Restaurants
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Study: Wis. needs more prison beds
Associated Press WriterWisconsin's aging prisons need thousands more beds and more than $1.2 billion in upgrades over the next decade, according to a consultant's study released Thursday. Prisons across the state have decayed over the last 12 to 15 years, largely due to a...Tags: Armed Forces, State Budgets, Health Treatments, Crimes, Criminal Laws
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2 local men caught after S.C. car chase
Authorities have arrested two Virginia men after they drove off from a traffic stop on Interstate 85, wrecked their car at an apartment complex and attempted to escape on foot. Sid Gaulden of the South Carolina Department of Public Safety said 19-year-...Tags: Firearms, Virginia, Police, Vehicles, Police Arrests
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Obama eyes shake up of counterterrorism apparatus, tapping career CIA man as coordinator
Associated Press WritersWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama is considering dissolving a White House-based homeland security panel created in the wake of 9/11 and will restructure counterterrorism policy under intelligence veteran John Brennan. The White House...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Government, Heads of State, Hurricane Preparedness, Central Intelligence Agency
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Woman charged with robbery in Hampton hotel parking lot
247-7838Police have arrested a woman wanted for the armed robbery of a 33-year-old man in a hotel parking lot in Hampton last year. Patricia Taylor, 21, from Long Creek Lane, Hampton, was arrested Tuesday. She has been charged with robbery, use of a firearm...Tags: Theft, Prosecution, Road Transportation, Crimes, Firearms
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