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		<title>Military to probe missed warning signs before Fort Hood massacre, hoping to prevent more</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pauline Jelinek</dc:creator>
		
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Fort Hood slayings prompt full Pentagon review
WASHINGTON — Worried that the Army may have missed red flags about the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood massacre, the Pentagon probably will open an inquiry into how all the military services keep watch on other volatile soldiers hidden in their ranks, officials said Tuesday.
The investigation, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military inquiry into warning signs before Fort Hood massacre likely to extend beyond Army</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Gearan</dc:creator>
		
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Pentagon: Wide probe likely after Fort Hood
WASHINGTON — Worried that the Army may have missed red flags about the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood massacre, the Pentagon probably will open an inquiry into how all the military services keep watch on other volatile soldiers hidden in their ranks, officials said Tuesday.
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		<title>Defense Secretary Gates thanks Oshkosh employees who build mine-resistant trucks for military</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dinesh Ramde</dc:creator>
		
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Defense Secretary Gates thanks Wis. truck makers

OSHKOSH, Wis. — Defense Secretary Robert Gates commended workers at Oshkosh Corp., telling them Thursday that the military trucks they produce that are being used in Afghanistan are saving soldiers&#8217; lives.
The newest trucks, designed to be agile enough to maneuver through the nation&#8217;s rugged terrain yet strong enough to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Europeans weigh whether to send more troops to Afghanistan or bow to public demands</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paisley Dodds</dc:creator>
		
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As Obama ponders Afghanistan, so does Europe
LONDON — President Barack Obama&#8217;s delay in deciding U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan has found an echo chamber in Europe, where coalition leaders in NATO are weighing whether to send more help or bow to public demands for a speedy exit.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama said to want revised Afghan war options as his ambassador advises against troop increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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Obama said to want revised Afghanistan options
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama rejected the Afghanistan war options before him and asked for revisions, his defense secretary said Thursday, after the U.S. ambassador in Kabul argued that a significant U.S. troop increase would only prop up a weak, corruption-tainted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to appear on upcoming &#8216;NCIS&#8217; episode</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Navy Secretary Mabus to appear on &#8216;NCIS&#8217; episode

NEW YORK — CBS says the real-life Navy secretary, Ray Mabus, will try a different role when he appears on the network&#8217;s hit drama &#8220;NCIS.&#8221;
Mabus will play an NCIS investigator on a Thanksgiving-themed episode airing Nov. 24. The network says he visited the Los Angeles set two weeks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire near disputed maritime border off west coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hyung-jin Kim</dc:creator>
		
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Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire
SEOUL, South Korea — The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South Korean military officials said.
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		<title>Lawyer headed to meet Fort Hood shooting suspect, asks investigators not to question him</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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Lawyer asks investigators not to question Hasan
KILLEEN, Texas — A lawyer for the Army psychiatrist accused in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood said Monday he asked investigators not to question his client and expressed doubt that the suspect would be able to get a fair trial, given the widespread attention to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Army hospital spokesman says Fort Hood, Texas, shooting suspect is conscious, able to talk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Hospital: Ft. Hood shooting suspect awake, talking
FORT HOOD, Texas — The man accused of killing 13 people and wounding 29 at Fort Hood is able to talk, a hospital spokesman said Monday, but it&#8217;s unknown when investigators might take advantage of his improving health to press forward with their probe into the shooting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radical imam tied to 9/11 hijackers praises alleged Fort Hood shooter on personal Web site</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Hess</dc:creator>
		
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Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter

WASHINGTON — A radical American imam on Yemen&#8217;s most wanted militant list who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers praised alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero on his personal Web site Monday.
The posting on the Web site for Anwar al Awlaki, who was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In northern Mexican, soldiers increasingly suspicious of often corrupt police in drug war</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olga R. Rodriguez</dc:creator>
		
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Soldiers wary of often corrupt Mexican police

MONTERREY, Mexico — When soldiers tried to halt a suspicious-looking SUV that was being escorted through Monterrey by a state policeman, the officer radioed for backup. In minutes, police from 40 patrol cars surrounded the troops, drawing their guns and sending the soldiers diving for cover in an hour-long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alleged Fort Hood shooter tied to Va. mosque attended by 9/11 hijackers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Hess</dc:creator>
		
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Alleged shooter tied to mosque of 9/11 hijackers

WASHINGTON — The family of the alleged Fort Hood shooter held his mother&#8217;s funeral at the same Virginia mosque that two Sept. 11 hijackers attended in 2001, at a time when a radical imam preached there.
Whether the Fort Hood shooter associated with the hijackers is something the FBI [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Army chief of staff says Army taking a hard look at itself in wake of Fort Hood shootings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Casey: Shootings leading to a hard look at Army

WASHINGTON — The Army&#8217;s chief of staff says the Army is taking a hard look at itself to make certain that something like the Fort Hood rampage doesn&#8217;t happen again.
The shootings left 13 dead and 29 wounded. The alleged gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan (nih-DAHL&#8217; mah-LEEK&#8217; hah-SAHN&#8217;), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Army chief warns against speculation on Hasan&#8217;s faith; cites possible backlash against Muslims</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Army chief: Avoid speculation about Hasan&#8217;s faith

WASHINGTON — The Army chief of staff says it&#8217;s important for the country not to get caught up in speculation about the Muslim faith of the alleged Fort Hood gunman.
Gen. George Casey says he&#8217;s instructed his commanders to be on the lookout for that reaction to the killings at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unlikely odyssey brings Vietnamese &#8220;boat person&#8221; back home as commander of US navy ship</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Stocking</dc:creator>
		
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Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander

DANANG, Vietnam — On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming — as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer.
Le piloted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paraguay pres: Military shake-up gives opportunities to young officers dedicated to democracy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Paraguay president explains military shake-up

ASUNCION, Paraguay — Paraguay needed a military shake-up to create opportunities for young officers with a proven commitment to democracy, President Fernando Lugo said Friday in his first explanation for removing his top commanders this week.
Lugo named new army, air force and navy commanders Wednesday without explanation — a day after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Hood suspect gave away belongings, said methodical goodbyes, before shooting rampage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes

FORT HOOD, Texas — As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship — common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier. Instead, authorities say, he went on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coast Guard chief hails victims in collision of airplane, Marine helicopter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Coast Guard chief hails Calif. crash victims

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thousands of family members, friends and colleagues said farewell Friday to seven Coast Guard members who died when their plane collided with a Marine helicopter off the San Diego coast.
&#8220;No ceremony is as difficult as this one, at this place, at this time,&#8221; Adm. Thad Allen, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military observes moment of silence at Fort Hood to show respect for shooting rampage victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Military observes moment of silence at Fort Hood

FORT HOOD, Texas — Military, friends and families have observed a moment of silence at Fort Hood, Texas and other U.S. military bases as a show of respect for the victims of the shooting rampage.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates had declared a moment of silence for U.S. military [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neighbor: Fort Hood shooting suspect cleaned out his apartment days before deadly rampage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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Neighbor: Fort Hood suspect emptied his apartment
FORT HOOD, Texas — An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment and left a phone message saying goodbye to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worsening Afghan violence, allies&#8217; worries, make Obama&#8217;s decision on troops more difficult</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Jakes</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama&#8217;s next move on Afghanistan is growing more difficult by the day. Deadly attacks this week deepened British and U.N. alarm over their commitments, and fresh worries about Iraq could delay the exit of U.S. troops there, squeezing an already overstretched [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Lugo fires Paraguay&#8217;s military chiefs, a day after denying worries about coup</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pedro Servin</dc:creator>
		
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President Lugo fires Paraguay&#8217;s military chiefs

ASUNCION, Paraguay — President Fernando Lugo fired Paraguay&#8217;s military chiefs Wednesday, a day after denying he had worries about a coup amid calls for his impeachment.
In a statement given to journalists at the presidential palace, Lugo named new commanders for the army, air force and navy without explaining his reasons. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel says its naval commandos seized ship with hundreds of tons of Hezbollah-bound weapons</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Israel: commandos seize Hezbollah-bound arms ship

JERUSALEM — Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon&#8217;s Hezbollah guerrillas — the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered.
The Israeli military said an Iranian document was found on board, showing that the arms shipment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coast Guard: Search for survivors of military plane, helicopter crash now recovery effort</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Search for Calif. crash survivors now recovery

LOS ANGELES — The search for nine people missing when a U.S. Coast Guard plane collided with a Marine Corps helicopter over the Pacific Ocean is now a recovery mission, officials said Sunday.
Petty Officer First Class Allison Conroy said there was little chance of finding survivors among the seven [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Somalia roadside bomb attack kills infantry division commander in country&#8217;s north</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Somalia bomb attack kills military commander

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A defense official in Somalia says a roadside bomb in the country&#8217;s semiautonomous northern region has killed two people, including an infantry division commander.
Somaliland defense minister Saleban Warsame Guled says two remote-controlled bombs were used in the attack that killed Osman Yusuf.
After the first blast, Yusuf went [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hope fading as search for survivors of military plane and helicopter crash enters third day</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hope-fading-as-search-for-survivors-of-military-plane-and-helicopter-crash-enters-third-day-214125/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gillian Flaccus</dc:creator>
		
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Searchers scan Calif. seas for 3rd day after crash

SAN DIEGO — Hope was fading but a search for survivors was set to continue into a third day Sunday for nine people who went missing when a U.S. Coast Guard plane collided with a Marine Corps helicopter over the Pacific Ocean.
Rear Adm. Joseph Castillo said at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Searchers scour seas for 9 missing 2 days after Coast Guard plane, Marine helicopter crash</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/searchers-scour-seas-for-9-missing-2-days-after-coast-guard-plane-marine-helicopter-crash-213796/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gillian Flaccus</dc:creator>
		
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Calif. searchers scour seas 2 days after air crash

SAN DIEGO — Crews will search the Pacific&#8217;s chilly waters overnight for nine people lost two days ago when a Marine Corps helicopter and a U.S. Coast Guard plane crashed in midair, though hope of finding survivors fades with each hour, a top Coast Guard commander said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Searchers scour ocean for 9 missing in Coast Guard plane, Marine helicopter air crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gillian Flaccus</dc:creator>
		
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Calif. searchers seek survivors after air crash

SAN DIEGO — A flotilla of rescue vessels continued its search Saturday for nine people feared dead at sea following an air collision between a Coast Guard aircraft and a Marine Corps helicopter.
Six Coast Guard cutters, three Navy ships and multiple helicopters searched the ocean off Southern California. Rescuers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Military says Minot Air Force Base commander relieved due to &#8216;loss of confidence&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-military-says-minot-air-force-base-commander-relieved-due-to-loss-of-confidence-213049/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
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APNewsBreak: ND Air Force base commander fired

BISMARCK, N.D. — The military says the commander at the Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota has been relieved of his command.
The Air Force told The Associated Press on Friday it lost confidence in Col. Joel Westa&#8217;s ability to command the base.
The military says Westa was unable to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Searchers scour ocean for 9 missing in Coast Guard plane, Marine helicopter crash</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/searchers-scour-ocean-for-9-missing-in-coast-guard-plane-marine-helicopter-crash-212955/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gillian Flaccus</dc:creator>
		
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Calif. searchers seek survivors after midair crash

SAN DIEGO — The nighttime collision of a Coast Guard aircraft on a rescue mission and a Marine helicopter left nine people feared dead at sea Friday as investigators tried to solve the mystery of how the aircrews failed to see each other in a heavily used military training [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Army cmdr. confident Obama will OK more troops for Afghan war; training locals critical</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
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FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — A top Army general said Friday that training Afghanistan&#8217;s struggling military and police forces is critical if the U.S. wants to succeed after eight years of war and he&#8217;s confident President Barack Obama will OK sending more troops there to do that.
Lt. Gen. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistani army pushes into remote militant haven, finding passports linked to 9/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nahal Toosi</dc:creator>
		
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Passports linked to 9/11 found along Afghan border

SHERWANGAI, Pakistan — Pakistani soldiers battling their way into a Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border have seized passports that may be linked to 9/11 suspects, as they confront an enemy skilled in operating in a mountainous terrain with endless ways to wage a guerrilla war.
The military on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama to honor return of fallen soldiers at Dover Air Force Base as Afghan war toll rises</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>In overnight dash, Obama honors return of fallen soldiers at Dover as Afghan war toll rises</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Sen. McCain declares &#8216;time to act&#8217; in Obama administration&#8217;s internal debate on troop build up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain is exhorting President Barack Obama to make a decision quickly on sending additional troops to Afghanistan, saying U.S allies are nervous and military commanders are frustrated.
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		<title>Coast Guard concludes 9/11 exercise on Potomac that led to false gunshot reports was bad idea</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — Holding a training exercise near the Pentagon on Sept. 11 this year was ill-advised, but it did not violate Coast Guard policies, an internal review found.
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		<title>NY Coast Guard commander disciplined after spectacular photos show training in hurricane surf</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
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NY Coast Guard chief disciplined over storm outing

MONTAUK, N.Y. — A New York Coast Guard officer has been relieved of command after dramatic photos surfaced on the Internet of two rescue boats training in heavy surf generated by Hurricane Bill off the eastern end of Long Island.
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		<title>Last ruler in Uruguay&#8217;s military dictatorship sentenced to 25 years for &#8216;dirty war&#8217; abuses</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raul O. Garces</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay&#8217;s last dictator, Gregorio Alvarez, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for 37 homicides during the nation&#8217;s 1973-1985 military regime, when dissidents disappeared in a region-wide crackdown on leftists called &#8220;Operation Condor.&#8221;

Alvarez, 83, was commander-in-chief of the army in 1978-1979 and de facto president from late 1980 until shortly before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US defense secretary pledges to protect SKorea from North with nuclear umbrella</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Jakes</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. defense secretary said Thursday that North Korea continues to pose a grave threat to international peace and pledged to protect South Korea with Washington&#8217;s full military might, including its nuclear weapons.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and his South Korean counterpart, Kim Tae-young, said their two nations will never accept North [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan&#8217;s army chief asks Taliban-linked tribe to support anti-insurgent offensive</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ishtiaq Mahsud</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistan&#8217;s army chief has appealed to members of a major tribe linked to the Taliban to support an offensive against the insurgents, a move aimed at further isolating an enemy blamed for a wave of bloodshed in the nuclear-armed, U.S.-allied nation.

The Pakistani military&#8217;s operation against the Pakistani Taliban in South [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US military gets new Pacific commander; ex-Pacific Fleet head to lead all services in area</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Audrey Mcavoy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — A fighter pilot who headed the Navy in the Pacific and made a cameo appearance as a Tom Cruise foe in &#8220;Top Gun&#8221; has taken over as the top U.S. military commander in Asia and the Pacific.

Adm. Robert F. Willard assumed control of the U.S. Pacific Command in a Monday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US military getting new Pacific commander; ex-Pacific Fleet head to lead all services in area</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Audrey Mcavoy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — A fighter pilot who made a cameo appearance as a Tom Cruise foe in &#8220;Top Gun&#8221; is taking over as the top U.S. military commander in Asia and the Pacific.

Adm. Robert F. Willard assumes control of the U.S. Pacific Command in a ceremony Monday.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is presiding over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crews find debris, oil slick during search for F-16 pilot whose plane hit another jet off SC</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, S.C. — Debris and an oil slick were spotted in the Atlantic off the South Carolina coast as the search expanded Friday for an F-16 fighter pilot whose jet collided with another during night training exercises.

&#8220;We did have a report of an oil sheen which might be consistent with fuel from the fighter jet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Minot Air Force Base missile commander relieved of duties to &#8216;loss of confidence&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — The missile wing commander at North Dakota&#8217;s Minot Air Force Base was relieved of his command Wednesday after a series of missteps at the unit, including two crashes of vehicles carrying missile parts in just more than a year.

Col. Christopher Ayres&#8217; was not ousted for any misconduct or wrongdoing, but the Air [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama nominates Fort Leavenworth commander to lead US, NATO training of fledging Afghan army</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TOPEKA, Kan. — President Barack Obama has nominated the commander of Fort Leavenworth to lead U.S. and NATO efforts to train Afghan forces.

Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV would join the war&#8217;s top U.S. commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, if confirmed by the Senate this fall. McChrystal is pushing for more help in developing Afghanistan&#8217;s fledging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest White House session on war in Afghanistan could turn to discussion of troop strength</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The latest in a series of top-level White House meetings about the war in Afghanistan could provide a venue for the first discussion of the troop request submitted by the U.S. commander there.

The fourth of five sessions is scheduled Friday afternoon with President Barack Obama and more than a dozen key administration officials. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says the time has come for women to serve on submarines</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Bohrer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus says allowing women to serve on submarines is an idea whose time has come.

He says he sees no major hurdles from the Obama administration implementing the policy change.
Mabus gave no timeline for when the change would take effect. He says officials first must figure out how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama, war council seek revised plan for Afghanistan while focusing on Pakistan, Al-Qaida</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Afghanistan war reached its once-unthinkable eighth anniversary Wednesday as President Barack Obama, seeking a revamped strategy for the increasingly unpopular conflict, focused more closely with his war council on neighboring Pakistan&#8217;s role in the fight against al-Qaida.

The White House also revealed that Obama has in hand — and has for nearly a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan&#8217;s military rejects strings on US aid, complicating efforts against al-Qaida</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nahal Toosi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD — Pakistan&#8217;s powerful military rejected U.S. attempts to link billions of dollars in foreign aid to increased monitoring of its anti-terror efforts, complicating American attempts to strike al-Qaida and Taliban fighters on the Afghan border.

Although the U.S.-backed government of President Asif Ali Zardari has the final say on whether to accept the money, the [...]]]></description>
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