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Gates, Rice defend US-Iraq agreement on Capitol Hill; pact outlines troop withdrawals
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The security agreement between U.S. and Iraq provides both the time and authority needed for American troops to train Iraqi forces and pursue terrorists, senior Bush administration officials said Wednesday. Defense Secretary Robert...Tags: Parliament, Prisons, Prisoners and Detainees, United Nations, The White House
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Iraq's parliamentary debate on security pact with US recesses amid scuffles in chamber
Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD (AP) _ A heated parliamentary debate on the U.S.-Iraq security treaty was called to an early close Wednesday as lawmakers loyal to anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr scuffled with security guards for the foreign minister and the speaker of the...Tags: Parliament, Civil Unrest, Treaties, Jalal Talabani, Religious Conflicts
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Pentagon's acquisition chief defends 'prudent' funding move on Lockheed fighter jet program
AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The Pentagon's chief weapons buyer on Wednesday defended as a "prudent approach" his decision to initially provide less money than Congress mandated for Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-22 fighter jet program until the next administration can...Tags: United Technologies Corporation, Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Industrial Production, Neil Abercrombie
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U.S. - Iraq pact let's U.S. stay till 2011
The Swampby Frank James So what exactly is in the Status of Forces Agreement or SOFA between the U.S. and iraq which was approved by the Iraqi cabinet yesterday and signed by U.S. and Iraqi representatives today? The answer is......Tags: Washington Post Company, The White House, Condoleezza Rice, Prosecution, Wars and Interventions
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Halt urged to intelligence feuds
The incoming Obama administration must stop the legendary struggles between the Pentagon and the CIA over control of intelligence, Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, a key member of the House Intelligence Committee, said yesterday. Ruppersberger, a Baltimore...Tags: National Security, Michael V. Hayden, The White House, Espionage and Intelligence, Technology
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Obama, Gitmo and the war on terrorism
Today's question: Will closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay rehabilitate America's image abroad, as President-elect Barack Obama argues? Does that even matter if keeping the prison open reduces global terrorism? Glenn M. Sulmasy and David Kaye debate....Tags: Abusive Behavior, National Security, Prisons, Prisoners and Detainees, Pol Pot
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Obama's rivals: Clinton and more, close
The Swampby Christi Parsons WASHINGTON -- They were bitter rivals during the campaign, but the newly elected U.S. president from Illinois said all along he wasn't looking for a team of allies. "These are the most able men in the country,"......Tags: Bill Richardson, History, Valerie Jarrett, John Podesta, Bill Clinton
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Africa: A war on terror's hidden front
Tribune correspondentThe desert is a war. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cynthia Ramirez roared through it in an unmarked Land Cruiser, projecting the awesome might of the U.S. military into a wasteland little seen, much less penetrated, by outsiders. The landscape was like a slap&#...Tags: Charity, Vehicles, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Police, Guerrilla Activity
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Career soldier
The job: Commander, Army Materiel Command at Ft. Belvoir, Va., responsible for equipping, outfitting and arming all U.S. soldiers across the globe. Résumé: Graduated from Command and General Staff College in 1987. Assignments include first female...Tags: Defense, Armed Forces
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Obama may keep rivals close
Tribune correspondentWASHINGTON — They were bitter rivals during the campaign, but the newly elected U.S. president from Illinois said all along he wasn't looking for a team of allies. "These are the most able men in the country," Abraham Lincoln said of his new...Tags: Bill Richardson, History, Valerie Jarrett, John Podesta, Bill Clinton
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Ann E. Dunwoody
Ann E. Dunwoody, after 33 years in the Army, ascended Friday to a peak never before reached by a woman in the U.S. military: four-star general. At an emotional promotion ceremony, Dunwoody looked back on her years in uniform and said it was a credit to...Tags: Family, State University of New York, North Carolina, Awards and Prizes, Defense
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In military milestone, Dunwoody becomes first female four-star general in US history
AP Military WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Call it breaking the brass ceiling. Ann E. Dunwoody, after 33 years in the Army, ascended Friday to a peak never before reached by a woman in the U.S. military: four-star general. At an emotional promotion ceremony, Dunwoody looked back...Tags: West Point, Family, State University of New York, North Carolina, Awards and Prizes
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