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AWOL Muslim Soldier Guilty in Fort Hood Bomb Plot
CNNWACO, Tex. -- A U.S. soldier charged with plotting to blow up troops from the nation's largest Army post has been found guilty of a battery of federal charges, prosecutors announced Thursday. Naser Jason Abdo was found guilty of attempted use of a weapon...Tags: Murder, Iraq, Lawyers, Trials, Psychiatrists
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Hollande Sworn in as French President Amid Europe's Debt Woes
CNNPARIS -- François Hollande became the president of France on Tuesday and promptly flew toward Germany to discuss the European debt crisis with his German counterpart -- but lightning struck his plane and prompted a return to Paris, CNN affiliate BFM-TV...Tags: G8, European Elections, Europe, Ceremonies, U.S. Elections
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Third Person Arrested in Murder of Marine's Wife
KSWBFALLBROOK, Calif. -- A third person has been arrested in the murder of a Marine's wife, whose nude body was found dumped alongside a rural road in southern Riverside County last month. Deputies arrested 36-year-old Dorothy Grace Marie Maraglino at a...Tags: Murder, Telecommunication Service, Lawyers, Justice System, Firearms
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Boy With Cerebral Palsy Walks to Marine Father for First Time
KTLA NewsCAMP LEJEUNE, NC -- A U.S. Marine received the welcome home of a lifetime when he returned from Afghanistan to find that his son, who suffers from cerebral palsy, had learned to walk. When Staff Sgt. Jeremy Cooney was deployed, 6-year-old Michael could...Tags: Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson's Disease
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Wife Witnesses Military Husband's Death While They Chat on Skype
KTLA NewsHOUSTON - An Army captain's wife witnessed her husband's death while they were chatting on Skype. Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark was in Tarin Kowt, about 85 miles north of Kandahar, when he died during a Skype session with his wife on Monday. The couple was...Tags: U.S. Air Force, Awards and Prizes, Health, Skype, Hospitals and Clinics
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Local Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Two local soldiers were killed in Afghanistan this week. Staff Sgt. Andrew Brittonmihalo, 25, of Simi Valley, died Wednesday in Kandahar province after he was injured by gun fire. In a separate incident Wednesday, Spec. Moises...Tags: Armed Forces, Eglin Air Force Base
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Army Staff Sergeant from Simi Valley Killed in Combat
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON - The Department of Defense on Sunday announced the death of a soldier from Simi Valley who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Andrew T. Britton-Mihalo, 25, of Simi Valley, died April 25, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan,...Tags: Armed Forces, Eglin Air Force Base
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Media Almost Blew Obama's Secret Trip to Afghanistan
KTLA NewsWashington -- Hours before the official announcement that President Barack Obama had landed in Kabul, Afghanistan for a surprise visit, the media -- both social and electronic -- were already buzzing with reports about the trip. Had he indeed landed in-...Tags: Trips and Vacations, The Huffington Post, News Agency, CNN (tv network), NATO
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Taliban Launches Coordinated Attacks in Afghanistan
KTLA NewsKABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Attackers in Afghanistan launched a coordinated wave of assaults Sunday, targeting a heavily protected district of the capital that includes embassies and the presidential palace, as well as trying to strike an airbase used...Tags: United Nations, Suicide, Health, CNN (tv network), NATO
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Karzai Condemns Photos of U.S. Troops with Insurgents' Bodies
CNNKABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzaion Thursday condemned photos of U.S. soldiers posing with bodies of suspected insurgents as he called for "an accelerated and full transition of security responsibilities to Afghan forces." Karzai, who...Tags: Leon Panetta, Suicide, Mental Health, Newspapers, Emergency Incidents
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Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan, Likely Killing 4 Americans
CNNWASHINGTON, DC -- A Black Hawk helicopter crashed Thursday in southern Afghanistan, likely killing all four of its crew members -- all of them Americans -- a U.S. military official said. The crash occurred in bad weather, though the official said, "We...Tags: CNN (tv network), U.S. Military, NATO, Air and Space Accidents, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Iran Claims It Recovered Data From Captured Drone
KTLA NewsTEHRAN (CNN) -- Iran declared Sunday it has "cracked the codes" of the intelligence gathering system of a U.S. spy drone it captured last year for violating its airspace, the nation's semiofficial media reported. Tehran bragged about seizing the unmanned...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Military Equipment, The Pentagon, CNN (tv network), Politics
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