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Panel finds lax oversight of wartime contracting »

Posted by: ap 6 months, 3 weeks ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department has failed to provide adequate oversight over tens of billions of dollars in contracts to support military operations in Iraq ...

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Pakistanis attack Taliban over mosque bombing »

Posted by: ap 6 months, 2 weeks ago in News

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani tribesmen seeking revenge for a deadly mosque bombing attacked militant strongholds for a third day Monday, while the country's Taliban ...

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Congress moves to withhold detainee abuse photos »

Posted by: ap 7 months ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is moving to stop a federal court order that would disclose government information to the public — this time the photos of terrorist ...

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Sri Lanka's Tamils vie for leadership role »

Posted by: ap 7 months ago in News

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Behind sandbagged walls, a driveway lined with metal spikes, a battery of security cameras and rifle-wielding bodyguards sits the man who ...

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AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT »

Posted by: ap 7 months ago in News

GOP senator says party could filibuster Supreme Court pick over feelings or emotions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's No. 2 Republican on Sunday refused to ...

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Defeated Tamil Tiger rebels confirm leader's death »

Posted by: ap 7 months ago in News

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The defeated Tamil Tiger rebels confirmed Sunday that their supreme leader was killed in the group's final battle against Sri ...

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Tamil Tiger rebels confirm leader's death »

Posted by: ap 7 months ago in News

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Tamil Tiger rebels have confirmed for the first time that their supreme leader was killed in the final battle with Sri ...

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Pakistani troops retake 'bloody intersection' »

Posted by: ap 7 months ago in News

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani troops battling the Taliban have captured several points in the Swat Valley's main town, the army said Sunday, including a spot ...

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Memorial Day roll call salutes 148,000 veterans »

Posted by: ap 7 months ago in News

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Abts, Richard. Adamski, Walter. Ahlman, Enoch.

The names are whisked away by the hot, gusting wind as soon as they are spoken ...

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Naval graduates include Sen. McCain's son, Jack »

Posted by: ap 7 months, 1 week ago in News

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Far from the madding crowds of last year's campaign trail, Barack Obama quietly greeted the newly graduated midshipman and son of ...

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AP Interview: Insurgents crossing into Pakistan »

Posted by: ap 7 months, 1 week ago in News

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. general in eastern Afghanistan said Friday he saw "some very interesting movement" of insurgents across the ...

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To cover both wars, Senate passes $91.3B bill »

Posted by: ap 7 months, 1 week ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is backing President Barack Obama's efforts to ramp up the war in Afghanistan, granting his request for $91.3 billion ...

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Iraq base shooting victims united by circumstance »

Posted by: ap 7 months, 2 weeks ago in News

The paths that brought six men together in a Baghdad military clinic traced across the globe, from South America to rural Missouri, from the islands ...

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2 of Baghdad shooting victims counseled soldiers »

Posted by: ap 7 months, 2 weeks ago in News

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Navy Cmdr. Charles Springle made a career of treating soldiers for combat stress caused by frequent deployments to battle zones. He ...

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Psychiatrist from Amarillo killed at Iraq clinic »

Posted by: ap 7 months, 2 weeks ago in News

AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A Texas clinic official says a psychiatrist from Amarillo is among the five people shot to death at a military counseling center ...

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