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Special Report: Broken Warriors

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Special Report: The Afghanistan War

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Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.
King: ‘Potentially dangerous collaboration’ between White House, Hollywood on bin Laden film arrow Lawmaker expresses concern over security ...

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A TigerShark unmanned aerial vehicle descends to land at an undisclosed location following a mission.
Analysis: Taking bots into battle arrow As unmanned systems advance, do humans have to remain in the loop?

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Ryan Crocker
U.S. ambassadors to Afghanistan, Pakistan stepping down arrow Ryan Crocker and Cameron Munter are leaving their posts this summer.

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Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard
General's blog post reignites Army suicide debate arrow In entry that was later removed, Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard called soldier suicides an ...

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Midshipmen march onto Worden Field at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. for the annual Commissioning Week Color Parade in 2009.
Public favors gays in military, not weddings arrow Half of Americans back House-passed legislation to bar same-sex weddings on military bases.

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Iraq to purchase U.S. drones arrow Iraq will now have continuous watch over its oil platforms in the Persian Gulf.

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Industry groups look to start dialogue with TSA arrow Kickoff meeting with Administrator John Pistole will take place June 5.

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko
Nuclear agency chairman stepping down arrow Gregory Jaczko is resigning, effective upon the confirmation of a successor, reports say.

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Veterans lead thousands of marchers at NATO protest arrow Protesters chanted 'peace, peace, peace.'

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Tailored weight loss program for veterans disappoints arrow About 70 percent of vets are overweight.

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Senators join forces to contain TRICARE hikes arrow Bipartisan bill would cap increases to certain health insurance fees in the program.

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House approves military pay raise arrow Chamber’s 2013 Defense authorization bill also rejects administration’s TRICARE premium hikes for retirees.

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