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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: Firearms, U.S. Army, Crimes, Court Preliminary, Dining and Drinking
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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: Mark J. Sullivan, U.S. Senate, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Dining and Drinking
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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: Armed Conflicts, CNN (tv network), U.S. Army, Kabul (Afghanistan), NATO
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Marine Dismissed for Criticizing President Obama on Facebook
KTLA NewsCAMP PENDLETON -- A Marine who used his Facebook page to criticize President Barack Obama has been discharged, a Marine Corps spokesman said Wednesday. Sgt. Gary Stein was given an "other-than-honorable" discharge, said Capt. Brian Block, a spokesman for...Tags: Facebook, Social Media, Armed Forces, Politics, The Pentagon
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 4 Others Charged in 9/11 Attack
CNNWASHINGTON, DC -- The United States on Wednesday announced charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and four others accused of involvement in the plot. "If convicted, the five accused...Tags: Punishment, The Pentagon, Trials, Criminal Laws, Justice System
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Navy Begins Compensation After Virginia Beach Jet Crash
CNNVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The U.S. Navy will be begin cutting compensation checks as early as Monday to victims of last week's fiery crash of a fighter jet into apartment buildings in Virginia Beach, Virginia. "We are committed to doing the right thing to...Tags: CNN (tv network), Local Government, Transportation Accidents, Bob McDonnell, Fashion Shows
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Officer Killed in Kabul Ministry Attack Identified
CNNKABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The Defense Department on Sunday identified one of two officers killed Saturday during an attack at the Afghan interior ministry in Kabul. He was identified as Lt. Col. John D. Loftis, 44, of Paducah, Kentucky. According to...Tags: CNN (tv network), Taliban, NATO, Kabul (Afghanistan), Religious Conflicts
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Fmr. City Council Candidate in Hot Water for Obama Threat
KTLA NewsCARSON, Calif. (KTLA) -- The Secret Service is investigating a former local city council candidate accused of making threats against President Barack Obama. Authorities say 48-year-old Jules Manson, a 2011 Carson City Council candidate, threatened the...Tags: U.S. Secret Service, National Defense Authorization Act, Facebook, Politics, Defense
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Navy Names Combat Ship After Gabrielle Giffords
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON, DC -- Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Friday that the next Independence variant littoral combat ship will be named after Gabrielle Giffords, the former Arizona congresswoman who survived being shot in the head last January when a...Tags: The Pentagon, Los Angeles Times, White House, Gabrielle Giffords
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Paterno Remembered as Teacher, Winner, "Hero" at Memorial
CNNUniversity Park, Pennsylvania -- Joe Paterno's family, former players and others in the Penn State community gathered Thursday to celebrate the late football coach, describing him as a consummate teacher, a tough competitor and man of integrity. "An...Tags: Joe Paterno, Sex Crimes, College Football, Football, Facebook
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A Bleak Future For Gitmo Detainees, 10 Years Later
CNNGUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- Ten years after the arrival of the first prisoners captured by U.S. forces after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will likely be in business for many more years -- perhaps decades -- to...Tags: CNN (tv network), Trials, Human Rights, U.S. Army, Al-Qaeda
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Feds Probe Whether Details of bin Laden Raid Were Leaked to Hollywood Filmmakers
KTLA NewsWASINGTON, DC -- The Department of Defense says it will investigate whether there was any impropriety in aiding the making of a yet-to-be-released movie about the killing of Osama bin Laden. The probe by the Pentagon's inspector general comes after...Tags: Entertainment, The Pentagon, White House, Movies, Entertainment Events
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