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3 Secret Service Agents Refuse Polygraph in Prostitution Scandal
CNNWASHINGTON, DC -- Three of the 12 Secret Service agents involved in the Colombia prostitution scandal refused to cooperate with authorities and submit to a polygraph test, according to House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King, R-New York....Tags: Darrell E Issa, Labor Legislation, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Charles Grassley, Government Contracts
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N. Korea Rocket Breaks Up, U.N. Security Council to Meet
CNNPYONGYANG, North Korea -- Defying warnings from the international community, North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Friday, but it broke apart before escaping the earth's atmosphere and fell into the sea. The launch drew condemnation from United...Tags: Kim Jong Un, Seoul (South Korea), Pyongyang (North Korea), Japan, Philippines
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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: Emergency Incidents, Robert Bales, Afghanistan, Facebook, Newspapers
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Taliban: Blast at NATO Base Was Retaliation for Quran Burning
CNNKabul, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned a suicide bombing Monday at a military airfield, the latest incident in a spike in violence following the burning of Qurans by NATO troops last week. At least nine people were killed and 12...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Health, Emergency Incidents, Religion and Belief, Afghanistan
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NCIS: Marines in Urination Video "Reluctant" to Talk to Investigators
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Investigators have now interviewed all 4 Marines identified in a video that shows them apparently urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. At least 2 of the men are being described as "uncooperative," by the...Tags: Criminals, Religion and Belief, Afghanistan, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Islam
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Navy SEAL Team 6 Rescues Kidnapped Aid Workers in Somalia
CNNWashington -- Freed hostages Jessica Buchanan and Poul Thisted arrived at a U.S. base in Sicily Thursday, a day after being rescued in a U.S. military raid in Somalia, a spokesman for the base said. The pair are now at Naval Air Station Sigonella, said...Tags: Somalia, Mining, Health, Criminals, ABC (tv network)
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Obama's New Budget: Spend $3.8 Trillion in 2013
CNNNEW YORK -- President Obama unveiled a $3.8 trillion budget request Monday that hikes taxes on the rich, spends new money on infrastructure and education, but does little to reform the entitlement programs that pose the biggest long-term threat to the...Tags: Satellite Technology, Health, Finance, Productivity, Budgets and Budgeting
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Remains of American Soldiers Buried in Landfill
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered the Air Force to take a second look at punishment doled out over the mishandling of the remains of war dead, including losing track of body parts. The announcement came the day that Air...Tags: The Washington Post, Claire McCaskill, Veterans Day, Barack Obama, Washington, DC
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'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Law Ends
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, DC -- The military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law for gay personnel ended as scheduled on Tuesday, ending a nearly 18-year rule fraught with controversy. Repeal of the law took effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Pentagon spokesman George Little...Tags: Justice and Rights, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), Gay Rights, Bill Clinton, Civil Rights
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DOD Releases Names of Servicemen Killed in Afghan Copter Attack
CNNKABUL -- The Department of Defense has released the names of all the service members killed in Saturday's crash of a CH-47 helicopter in Afghanistan. The sailors assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit that were killed are: Lt. Cmdr....Tags: Afghanistan, Delaware, Terrorism, Military Equipment, Wars and Interventions
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Obama, Pentagon Certify Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy
KTLA/ReutersWASHINGTON -- The ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. military will end by September, President Barack Obama said on Friday after notifying Congress that all the requirements to repeal it have been met. The armed forces are ready to set aside the 18-...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Justice and Rights, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), Bill Clinton, Gay Rights
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