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Customs and Border Employees Escape Furloughs arrow Appropriators approve transfer of funds so agency can avoid unpaid leave through September.

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Pentagon Financial Execs in Uncharted Waters, Survey Shows arrow Sequestration is harming morale and delaying audits that could pinpoint savings.

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Air Force Brig. Gen. Gina M. Grosso, right, speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, to discuss women in combat.

Military Opening Positions to Women arrow Special Operations command to study impact of integrating women into the squads.

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The Taliban Is Ready for Peace Talks arrow Qatar to host direct negotiations among the Taliban, the Karzai government and the U.S.

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Buildings in Aleppo have been damaged by the ongoing war in Syria.

Obama: Syria Isn't Another Iraq arrow "We have humanitarian interests," the president says to Charlie Rose.

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NATO soldiers walk towards a Chinook helicopter after a ceremony at a military academy on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Are Afghan Troops Really 'Getting Good Enough' to Take Over for NATO? arrow U.S. and NATO troops will remain in the country until 2014, but will ...

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Three Former NSA Employees Praise Edward Snowden, Corroborate Key Claims arrow The men, all whistleblowers, say he succeeded where they failed.

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Analysis: Why Are People So Distrustful of Big Government? arrow For some, it's a long history of abuses carried out in the name of national ...

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Army Encourages Managers to Fill Openings Created by Training Programs arrow New guidance on supporting ‘high performing employees.’

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Hollywood Didn’t Get Undue Access for Bin Laden Film, Auditors Say arrow Pentagon refers probe of Panetta disclosure to the CIA.

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