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2010-03-11 04:41:35 politics - europe
Volcker rule gets lift in Senate amid reform talks (Reuters)
Reuters - The controversial "Volcker rule" to curb risky trading by banks got a boost in the Senate on Wednesday, as two Democrats introduced a bill that would enact and expand the rule.
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Volcker rule gets lift in Senate amid reform talks (Reuters)
Reuters - The controversial "Volcker rule" to curb risky trading by banks got a boost in the Senate on Wednesday, as two Democrats introduced a bill that would enact and expand the rule.
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2010-03-11 01:11:07 politics - europe
US military to step up video-game training (AFP)
AFP - The US military plans to step up the use of video-games, hoping to curb casualties on the battlefield by training troops through simulations, a commander said Wednesday.
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US military to step up video-game training (AFP)
AFP - The US military plans to step up the use of video-games, hoping to curb casualties on the battlefield by training troops through simulations, a commander said Wednesday.
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2010-03-10 19:02:10 politics - europe
SAIC receives Navy contract worth up to $625M (AP)
AP - Defense contractor Science Applications International Corp., or SAIC Inc., on Wednesday said it received a contract from the U.S. Navy to develop and enhance command and control software.
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SAIC receives Navy contract worth up to $625M (AP)
AP - Defense contractor Science Applications International Corp., or SAIC Inc., on Wednesday said it received a contract from the U.S. Navy to develop and enhance command and control software.
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2010-03-10 04:49:34 politics - europe
Haitians wary of US military reduction (AFP)
AFP - A US Navy hospital ship was recalled from Haiti Tuesday as the US military cut its emergency deployment to the quake-hit nation, where aid efforts are now turning to reconstruction.
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Haitians wary of US military reduction (AFP)
AFP - A US Navy hospital ship was recalled from Haiti Tuesday as the US military cut its emergency deployment to the quake-hit nation, where aid efforts are now turning to reconstruction.
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2010-03-09 23:42:05 politics - europe
Healthcare reform: Obama's march is still on (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Defying the inertia of a gridlocked Congress, President Obama is calling on Democrats to move healthcare reform in March, even if it means doing so without a single Republican vote.
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Healthcare reform: Obama's march is still on (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Defying the inertia of a gridlocked Congress, President Obama is calling on Democrats to move healthcare reform in March, even if it means doing so without a single Republican vote.
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2010-03-09 23:11:59 politics - europe
Two NATO soldiers killed in eastern Afghanistan (Reuters)
Reuters - Two NATO soldiers were killed Tuesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a military base in Afghanistan, the alliance and local government sources said.
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Two NATO soldiers killed in eastern Afghanistan (Reuters)
Reuters - Two NATO soldiers were killed Tuesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a military base in Afghanistan, the alliance and local government sources said.
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2010-03-09 22:03:46 politics - europe
Pentagon defends under-fire tanker bid (AFP)
AFP - The US Defence Department on Tuesday defended its bidding practices as fair after Europe and some US lawmakers charged that contract rules threw a major military deal to Boeing.
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Pentagon defends under-fire tanker bid (AFP)
AFP - The US Defence Department on Tuesday defended its bidding practices as fair after Europe and some US lawmakers charged that contract rules threw a major military deal to Boeing.
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2010-03-09 04:33:08 politics - europe
Northrop, EADS will not bid for US tanker contract (AFP)
AFP - Top US defense contractor Northrop Grumman and European partner EADS said Monday they would not bid for a 35-billion-dollar US Air Force tanker plane contract, clearing the way for a Boeing win.
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Northrop, EADS will not bid for US tanker contract (AFP)
AFP - Top US defense contractor Northrop Grumman and European partner EADS said Monday they would not bid for a 35-billion-dollar US Air Force tanker plane contract, clearing the way for a Boeing win.
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2010-03-09 03:23:04 politics - europe
New poll spells potential trouble for Democrats (Reuters)
Reuters - A new poll on Monday found signs of trouble ahead for President Barack Obama and his Democrats on national security issues such as the handling of terrorism suspects.
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New poll spells potential trouble for Democrats (Reuters)
Reuters - A new poll on Monday found signs of trouble ahead for President Barack Obama and his Democrats on national security issues such as the handling of terrorism suspects.
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2010-03-09 03:18:19 politics - europe
EADS, Northrop drop bid for US tanker contract (AFP)
AFP - Top US defense contractor Northrop Grumman and European partner EADS said Monday they would not compete for a 35-billion-dollar US Air Force tanker plane contract, leaving Boeing the sole bidder.
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EADS, Northrop drop bid for US tanker contract (AFP)
AFP - Top US defense contractor Northrop Grumman and European partner EADS said Monday they would not compete for a 35-billion-dollar US Air Force tanker plane contract, leaving Boeing the sole bidder.
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2010-03-09 01:52:15 politics - europe
ITT names Dave Melcher senior vice president (AP)
AP - Defense contractor ITT Corp. said Monday it has named Dave Melcher, president of its Defense & Information Solutions business, a senior vice president of the company.
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ITT names Dave Melcher senior vice president (AP)
AP - Defense contractor ITT Corp. said Monday it has named Dave Melcher, president of its Defense & Information Solutions business, a senior vice president of the company.
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2010-03-09 01:48:48 politics - europe
Poll finds blacks motivated to vote in November (AP)
AP - Democrats facing strong headwinds this election season have at least one reason for optimism, according to polling that found the party's large African-American voting bloc eager to stay involved even without Barack Obama on the ballot.
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Poll finds blacks motivated to vote in November (AP)
AP - Democrats facing strong headwinds this election season have at least one reason for optimism, according to polling that found the party's large African-American voting bloc eager to stay involved even without Barack Obama on the ballot.
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2010-03-08 23:07:20 politics - europe
Top court to decide on anti-gay protests at military funerals (Reuters)
Reuters - The Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide whether constitutional free-speech rights protected anti-gay protests by members of a Kansas church at funerals for U.S. military members killed in Iraq.
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Top court to decide on anti-gay protests at military funerals (Reuters)
Reuters - The Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide whether constitutional free-speech rights protected anti-gay protests by members of a Kansas church at funerals for U.S. military members killed in Iraq.
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2010-03-07 08:38:24 politics - europe
Ruling on gay Air Force major creates dilemma (AP)
AP - A pressing legal reality for the "don't ask, don't tell" standard for gays serving in the military is that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has already struck down the way it's practiced in much of the Western United States.
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Ruling on gay Air Force major creates dilemma (AP)
AP - A pressing legal reality for the "don't ask, don't tell" standard for gays serving in the military is that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has already struck down the way it's practiced in much of the Western United States.
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2010-03-07 04:31:33 politics - europe
US-Colombia military accord challenged in Bogota court (AFP)
AFP - Colombia's Constitutional Court has decided to review an agreement giving US forces access to seven Colombian military bases after a group of lawyers filed a complaint arguing it is unconstitutional, court officials said Saturday.
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US-Colombia military accord challenged in Bogota court (AFP)
AFP - Colombia's Constitutional Court has decided to review an agreement giving US forces access to seven Colombian military bases after a group of lawyers filed a complaint arguing it is unconstitutional, court officials said Saturday.
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2010-03-07 03:04:35 politics - europe
Gays in military ruling creates dilemma for brass (AP)
AP - A pressing legal reality for the "don't ask, don't tell" standard for gays serving in the military is that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has already struck down the way it's practiced in much of the Western United States.
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Gays in military ruling creates dilemma for brass (AP)
AP - A pressing legal reality for the "don't ask, don't tell" standard for gays serving in the military is that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has already struck down the way it's practiced in much of the Western United States.
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2010-03-07 01:26:17 politics - europe
Local Democrats Back Critz for Murtha Special (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Democratic officials in Pennsylvania 12th district on Saturday picked Mark Critz, a former top aide to the late Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), as their preferred nominee for the May 18 special election to replace Murtha.
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Local Democrats Back Critz for Murtha Special (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Democratic officials in Pennsylvania 12th district on Saturday picked Mark Critz, a former top aide to the late Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), as their preferred nominee for the May 18 special election to replace Murtha.
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2010-03-06 20:50:20 politics - europe
Just 1 job now for ex-Va. Gov. Kaine Dem chief (AP)
AP - Tim Kaine spent President Barack Obama's first year in office pulling double duty as Virginia's governor and the Democratic National Committee chairman — and weathering criticism that he was an ineffective, absent party leader.
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Just 1 job now for ex-Va. Gov. Kaine Dem chief (AP)
AP - Tim Kaine spent President Barack Obama's first year in office pulling double duty as Virginia's governor and the Democratic National Committee chairman — and weathering criticism that he was an ineffective, absent party leader.
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2010-03-06 11:41:16 politics - europe
US envoy urges Japan to stick to deadline for base row (AFP)
AFP - A senior US envoy has warned that ties with Japan could be "affected in many fields" if Tokyo missed a May deadline for solving a dispute over an American military base, Japanese lawmakers said Saturday.
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US envoy urges Japan to stick to deadline for base row (AFP)
AFP - A senior US envoy has warned that ties with Japan could be "affected in many fields" if Tokyo missed a May deadline for solving a dispute over an American military base, Japanese lawmakers said Saturday.
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2010-03-06 06:08:03 politics - europe
Ill. judge won't toss torture suit naming Rumsfeld (AP)
AP - A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss a civil lawsuit accusing former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of responsibility for the alleged torture by U.S. forces of two Americans who worked for an Iraqi contracting firm.
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Ill. judge won't toss torture suit naming Rumsfeld (AP)
AP - A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss a civil lawsuit accusing former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of responsibility for the alleged torture by U.S. forces of two Americans who worked for an Iraqi contracting firm.
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