Analyst: 'Military industrial complex will survive' Pentagon cuts

Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:24 PM EST

While some Republican lawmakers are criticizing the Obama administration's plan to cut the Pentagon budget, and thousands of soldiers will be forced to leave the ranks, defense industry analysts say the move isn't likely to put big defense contractors out of business. "Our  …

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Panetta: Military cuts to hit 'all 50 states'

Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:44 PM EST

The Pentagon proposed budget cuts on Thursday that would slash the size of the U.S.

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US, Philippine officials: Cooperation but no military bases

Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:08 PM EST

The Obama administration and Philippine officials are in talks about expanding military cooperation, including joint exercises in the Pacific, but adding American bases to the island nation is off the table, both countries said on Thursday. Talks with the Philippines, a U.S.

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Wounded British servicemen row across Atlantic

Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:11 PM EST

A group of British servicemen completed an epic voyage across the Atlantic on Wednesday, landing in Barbados to enthusiastic cheers. The six-man row2recovery team included four men who lost limbs serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.

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Wikileaks founder gets talk show on Russian TV

Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:00 PM EST

A new talk show hosted by Julian Assange, detained Internet activist and founder of the whistleblowing website Wikileaks, will air next month on Russian TV. In a statement on his website, Assange said he will host a series of interview programs with "key political players, think …

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Report: US seeks greater military presence in Philippines

Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:35 PM EST

Philippine officials are in talks with the Obama administration about expanding the U.S. military presence in the archipelago as part of the strategy to counter China in the Pacific. Report of the talks first appeared on the Washington Post website on Wednesday, which  …

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President Obama's State of the Union address -- full text of prepared remarks

Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:16 PM EST

Here is the State of the Union speech as prepared for delivery by President Barack Obama on Tuesday night before a joint session of Congress: Mr. Speaker, Mr.

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Mick Jagger backs out of Davos event: I was 'political football'

Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:01 PM EST

Mick Jagger has backed out of an event to promote Britain at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, saying that he did not want to be involved in party politics. The Rolling Stones singer had been due to attend a tea party hosted by Prime Minister David Cameron to promo …

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Number of homeless female veterans more than doubles

Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:32 PM EST

The number of homeless female military veterans more than doubled from 2006 to 2010, according to new government estimates. Acknowledging "limited VA data," homeless female vets numbered 3,328 in 2010, according to a report by the General Accounting Office publish …

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Penn State faculty plans no-confidence vote on trustees

Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:01 PM EST

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State faculty members are considering a vote of no-confidence in the university's board of trustees. The Faculty Senate meets Tuesday afternoon on campus in State College to consider the symbolic vote.

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Marine to serve no time in Iraqi killings case

Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:13 PM EST

Updated at 6:45 p.m. ET:  Prosecutors asked judge Lt. Col. David Jones to give Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich the maximum sentence of three months confinement, a reduction in rank and forfeiture of two-thirds of his pay.

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Iraq War vets to attend State of the Union address

Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:15 PM EST

When President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address on Tuesday, 23 Iraq War veterans are expected to be watching from the gallery, thanks to a bipartisan group of lawmakers. Thirteen Democrat and 10 Republican members of Congress agreed to …

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Jury: Woman had ex-NFL player kill millionaire boyfriend in 1994

Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:14 PM EST

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A woman was convicted Monday of arranging to have a former National Football League player kill her millionaire boyfriend more than a decade ago to collect on a $1 million life insurance policy and other cash. Jurors found Nanette Ann Packard, 46, guilty …

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How to right a stricken cruise ship

Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:50 PM EST

  How do you move a massive cruise ship that is currently lying on its side off Italy's Giglio Island? The Costa Concordia, where rescue operations were suspended for divers' safety Wednesday after the ship slipped on the rocks, poses a challen …

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Slow response to East African famine costs lives

Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:16 PM EST

 Thousands of people needlessly died from famine in East Africa last year because the rich nations failed to act on early warnings, two leading British aid organizations reported Wednesday. The report from Oxfam and Save the Children said a "culture of r …

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Iran court confirms death sentence of Canadian resident

Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:24 PM EST

Iran has confirmed the death sentence of a man, who was accused of programming a porn website, according to media reports. According to a report in the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper, Saeed Malekpour faces imminent execution. Iranian authorities picked up Malekpour in 20 …

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Iran lawmaker: Obama sent secret letter to Ayatollah

Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:37 PM EST

Updated 3:30 p.m. ET: White House spokesman Jay Carney would not confirm the letter or overtures for direct talks with Iran when asked in a news briefing on Wednesday, NBC News reported. "We don't discuss specific communications -- diplomatic communications.

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Rwanda arrests four top military officers

Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:49 PM EST

KIGALI, Rwanda -- Rwanda's military has put under house arrest four top military officers over allegations of business dealings in the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo, a statement from an army spokesman said on Wednesday. Three generals and one colonel we …

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Extreme war stresses to blame in Marine urination video?

Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:32 PM EST

The answer to why Marines decided to urinate on dead bodies in Afghanistan could lie in the adrenaline-charged nature of combat and coping with the stresses of war, which can make behavior incredibly unpredictable, experts say. Then again, the Marines shown in a YouTub …

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Astrologer hospitalized in Puerto Rico — 2012 predictions too stressful

Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:06 PM EST

A television astrologer with millions of fans in Latin America is in a Puerto Rico hospital with pneumonia after he was weakened by the stress of finishing his 2012 predictions, his assistant said. Walter  Mercado, who now goes by the name Shanti Ananda, coll …

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Questions linger in US soldier's death: Was it a game?

Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:28 PM EST

An Army soldier who says he killed his roommate during a pistol game called “quick draw” remains free even though he's charged with murder, there are questions about evidence in the case, and the dead soldier’s family is calling for answers. Sgt.

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Marines: Video shows troops urinating on corpses

Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:35 PM EST

  Editor's note: This post contains language that some might find offensive. Updated at 615 p.m.

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