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Marine receives Medal of Honor at White House

By doris | Published: September 17, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — A Marine who defied orders and braved a blizzard of enemy fire to recover wounded and dead fellow American and Afghan troops during a six-hour firefight in Afghanistan received the Medal of Honor Thursday from President Barack Obama. “I know that you’ve grappled with the grief of that [...]

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Taliban, criminals get $360 million from US taxes

By doris | Published: August 18, 2011

Full Story at Taliban, criminals get $360 million from US taxes – politics – msnbc.com WASHINGTON — After examining hundreds of combat support and reconstruction contracts in Afghanistan, the U.S military estimates $360 million in U.S. tax dollars has ended up in the hands of people the American-led coalition has spent nearly a decade battling: [...]

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Bin Laden death not changing GOP hopefuls’ plansefuls’ plans

By doris | Published: May 4, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Republicans hoping to unseat President Barack Obama say they see al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden’s death as a welcome development but no reason to change political strategy. While Obama almost surely will get a boost in his poll numbers, advisers for the still-forming field of GOP candidates expect that [...]

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In one stroke, a new Obama national security team

By doris | Published: April 30, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — The reshuffled national security team President Barack Obama introduced on Thursday will be charged with fighting not only the overseas war in Afghanistan but also budget battles at home over Pentagon spending that has ballooned into a fat target for politicans exercised by the national deficit. As his re-election [...]

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White House says shutdown will delay pay to troops

By doris | Published: April 8, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — The Obama administration warned Wednesday that a federal shutdown would undermine the economic recovery, delay pay to U.S. troops fighting in three wars, slow the processing of tax returns and limit small business loans and government-backed mortgages during peak home buying season. The dire message, delivered two days before [...]

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Afghanistan, pushed to the edge

By doris | Published: April 5, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Deadly protests sweeping Afghanistan in reaction to the Quran-burning by Florida Pastor Terry Jones are a defeat for those on all sides fighting for Afghanistan’s peaceful future. They could not come at a worse time for the war effort in Afghanistan or the push to win greater support for [...]

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Pentagon: Government shutdown threatens military families

By doris | Published: April 4, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — The Department of Defense says that if the government shuts down for an extended period, troops including those fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq will not be paid on time, according to a senior defense official. The threat adds to the pressure the Pentagon is trying to put on [...]

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First Thoughts: A third war?

By doris | Published: March 18, 2011

Full Story at FirstRead .msnbc.msn.com From NBC’s Chuck Todd, Domenico Montanaro, Ali Weinberg, and Carrie Dann*** A third war? The U.S. appears headed for military action in a third country (in addition to Iraq and Afghanistan) with the United Nations Security Council’s approval of a resolution authorizing the international community “to take all necessary measures [...]

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Gates apologizes for latest civilian deaths in Afghanistan

By doris | Published: March 7, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday offered his personal apology to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai for the killings of nine Afghan boys last week in a NATO-led helicopter attack targeting insurgents, saying the incident “breaks our hearts.” Karzai responded at the joint appearance with the visiting Gates [...]

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Official: More Marines headed to Afghanistan

By doris | Published: January 6, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — The United States plans to send more than 1,000 Marines to Afghanistan soon, a U.S. military official told CNN on Thursday. The Marines will support the expansion of security efforts in southern Afghanistan, and they will be on the ground for only a few months, the official said. [...]

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US House approves billions for wars without debate

By doris | Published: December 18, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed legislation that authorizes the Defense Department to spend nearly $160 billion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this budget year without major restrictions on the conduct of operations. The 341-48 vote on the defense authorization bill came after House and [...]

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Obama in Afghanistan on unannounced trip

By doris | Published: December 6, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — Speaking to nearly 4,000 U.S. troops here after a secret overnight flight from Washington, President Barack Obama on Friday said they were making “important progress” against militants in Afghanistan. “Today we can be proud that there are fewer areas under Taliban control,” he said.

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