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Pentagon's budget nightmare: How each branch would handle sequester cuts
With the threat of a mandatory, across-the-board series of cuts known as sequestration looming over the Pentagon, each of the services has begun its worst-case-scenario planning. Here is where the cuts stand now:
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William Faulkner: 10 quotes on his birthday
Ten quotes from American master writer William Faulkner.
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Briefing
Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 ways they differ on military issues
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has not been expansive regarding his views of the war in Afghanistan – perhaps because both he and President Obama do not have significantly different plans. But here are five areas where the candidates differ on military issues.
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Four steps to success in Afghanistan
Now that the United States has committed itself to Afghanistan for another 10 years, the most important policy Washington could adopt in Afghanistan is one that helps the Afghans effectively govern their country on their own. To have any hope for success, the US and Afghanistan must accomplish these four goals.
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What recovery? Top 10 cities losing jobs
For some regions of the US, talk of an economic recovery is more wishful thinking than reality. Here are the top 10 metropolitan areas that continue to struggle with unemployment, from the Carpet Capital of the World to the home of an Ivy League university.
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In Pictures: Rainy days
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Where Men Win Glory
An exploration of the life and death of football star and US Army enlistee Pat Tillman.
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Let Slip the Dogs of War
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Is US strategy in Afghanistan working?
The debate over sending more US troops frames a larger clash over counterinsurgency strategy as the new template for war.
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Difference Maker Preventing suicides in the military
The death of Kim Ruocco's husband led her to try to put a stop to others.
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The Good Soldiers
A journalist records what he sees of the ‘surge’ during eight months in Iraq with an American Army battalion.
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Obama says US needs Troy, NY, to succeed
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Iraq-Syria dispute jeopardizes progress on stability, trade
Iraq's accusation that Syria was behind the massive Baghdad bombing a month ago Saturday has pushed relations to a new low.
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Movie review: 'The Baader Meinhof Complex'
This stark thriller dissects the motivations of urban terrorists.
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Opinion: Obama's dilemma in Iraq's Camp Ashraf
The US isn't supposed to intervene. But unless it does, Iranian exiles there face retribution from a brutal regime.
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A unique study abroad – in Iraq
A plucky professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks arranged an embed with the US military for three aspiring journalists, who returned home safely this week.
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Pentagon seeks stability in Afghanistan deployments
As part of the counterinsurgency mission, US Army units will return to the same regions in order to build on experience and develop stronger relationships on the ground.
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US commander: Afghan situation 'serious' but winnable
Gen. Stanley McChrystal submitted his recommendations Monday for a revised strategy to turn around the conflict.
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Report: McChrystal says US needs new Afghanistan strategy
The top commander in Afghanistan reportedly likens the US military to a bull charging at a matador and getting weaker with each cut.
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Obama ends Bush-era interrogation tactics, even for CIA
A special prosecutor is appointed to investigate interrogation abuses alleged to have occurred after 9/11.
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The 'Obama doctrine' on national security begins to emerge
He rejects Bush's 'global war on terror' as too absolutist. But a top adviser says Obama will 'confront Al Qaeda aggressively wherever it exists.'
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Opinion: Caveats for journalists in combat zones
Why are US soldiers being prosecuted for reacting to the questionable conduct of noncombatants on the battlefield?
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The Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-shek has been unfairly condemned by history, argues a new biography.
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How the war in Iraq has shaped a new US military mind-set
The US Army is seeking to sustain the adaptability and creativity officers gained in fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Possible US-Colombia military deal raises regional tensions
Venezuela and Ecuador have strongly condemned the pending agreement, which would allow the US to use three bases for counternarcotics and counterinsurgency surveillance.
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War strains push Gates to expand Army
The 22,000 additional soldiers are expected to ease the transition from the war in Iraq to the one in Afghanistan.
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Italy's Obama? First black mayor is voice of right-wing party
Sandy Cane is a member of the Northern League, a party leading the charge against the flow of illegal immigrants to Italy.
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Classic review: 1776
A gripping account of 1776 – a year of "sustained suffering" and "phenomenal courage."
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US troops to exit Iraq's cities but new role still evolving
In Mosul, the mechanics – and effectiveness – of US supporting role are not yet clear.
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Boxer scolds Army General for not calling her "Senator"
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