Artifacts stolen by US Army pilot return to Egypt
AP - Wed Dec 3, 3:58 pm ESTDozens of ancient artifacts stolen by a former U.S. Army officer were returned Wednesday to the Egyptian government.
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The End of America
New York Times - Wed Dec 3, 9:34 pm ESTNaomi Wolf in the documentary “The End of America.” “The End of America,” an unsettling documentary polemic about the erosion of civil liberties in the wake of 9/11, brings up matters many of us would rather not contemplate in the middle of a financial crisis and on the eve of a new administration.
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Campaign Promises on Ending the War in Iraq Now Muted by Reality
New York Times - Wed Dec 3, 8:37 pm ESTBarack Obama, who vowed in the campaign to ?end the war? in Iraq, is making clear that tens of thousands of troops will stay there.
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A Helping Hand Is Worth Millions
Forbes - Wed Dec 3, 7:06 pm ESTMilitary-sponsored researchers try new fusion of man and machine.
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Stolen antiquities returned from NY to Egypt
The Kansas City Star - 18 minutes agoDozens of ancient artifacts stolen by a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot were returned to the Egyptian government on Wednesday during a ceremony in Manhattan.
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KBR Sued by Ex-Guardsmen Over Toxic Exposure in Iraq (Update4)
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 3, 4:43 pm ESTDec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- KBR Inc. , the largest private contractor in Iraq, was sued by ex-members of the Indiana National Guard and accused of knowingly exposing employees and the soldiers protecting them to cancer-causing dust at an Iraqi worksite in 2003.
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Rice pushes Pakistan, seeks to curb India response
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 4:24 pm ESTU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed Pakistan to cooperate fully in the probe into the Mumbai attacks but she also warned India against any action that could stoke regional conflict.
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Ind. soldiers sue over chemical exposure in Iraq
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 3, 4:18 pm ESTSixteen Indiana National Guard soldiers sued the big defense contractor KBR Inc. on Wednesday, saying its employees knowingly allowed them to be exposed to a toxic chemical in Iraq five years ago.
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Pearl Harbor survivor to be at ceremony
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 44 minutes agoArmy Pvt. Bernard Ordos was waiting to be relieved of guard duty the morning of Dec. 7, 1941.
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Military Notes -12/04
The Press-Enterprise - 1 hour, 5 minutes agoNavy Seaman Apprentice Marvin A. Perez , son of Miriam L. Martinez and stepson of Vicente Rangel, of Riverside, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
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American Legion closes sale on old hall, looks to future
East Montgomery County Observer - Wed Dec 3, 4:45 am ESTThe American Legion closed on the sale of its old hall Nov. 19, selling the 7 acres of property to Joe Popowitz for $460,000, according to Tom Lewis, commander of the post.
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Rice Urges Pakistan to Act With Urgency on Terror
Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 8:40 am ESTDec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan must act to help catch the perpetrators of last weekâ€s terrorist attacks in Mumbai that bore the hallmarks of an al-Qaeda-style operation, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said.
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Cruise ship passengers surprised by pirate attack
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 2:07 pm ESTPassengers on a luxury cruise liner attacked by pirates in the dangerous waters between Yemen and Somalia said Wednesday they were surprised by the assailants' boldness and described hearing the "Pop! Pop! Pop!" of the pirates' rifles firing at the ship.
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Thirty Southwest Florida students nominated to service academies
Naples Daily News - Wed Dec 3, 9:06 pm ESTCongressman Connie Mack has nominated 30 students to U.S. Service Academies. One of the responsibilities of the members of Congress is to nominate young men and women to one of the four academies: The U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.; the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.; the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. ...
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Rice Bids to Ease India-Pakistan Tension After Mumbai (Update1)
Bloomberg - 1 hour, 32 minutes agoDec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Pakistan for talks with leaders following the attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai, as the U.S. seeks to prevent an escalation of tension between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
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Wreaths will honor vets
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star - 16 minutes agoLocal wreath-laying ceremonies honor veterans
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Obama’s Plan to Close Guantanamo Forces Decision About Inmates
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 3, 11:48 am ESTDec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama ’s promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp for suspected terrorists will force the new president to decide what to do with inmates who can’t be tried for war crimes yet are deemed too dangerous to be released.
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Mother of slain soldier discovers theft of clothes, blankets collected for wounded
Daily Breeze - Wed Dec 3, 7:28 pm ESTAfter her son died fighting in Afghanistan, Linda Ferrara wanted to do something for soldiers like him who sacrifice their safety for others. So in the year since U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Ferrara was killed, his mother has dedicated hours collecting clothes and crafting handmade blankets for wounded soldiers overseas. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, thieves stole the items. » Anyone who would ...
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Quest to reopen Midnight Pass runs into a harsh critic
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune - 30 minutes agoThe $15 million plan to reopen Midnight Pass is getting tough reviews from federal regulators, most notably from a permits chief with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who equates the complex project with the building of the Panama Canal.
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45 members of Air Guard leave Duluth for Iraq
Winona Daily News - 1 hour, 46 minutes agoDULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Another 45 members of the 148th Air National Guard Fighter Wing out of Duluth left Wednesday morning bound for Iraq.
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Sneakergate
Forbes - Wed Dec 3, 6:06 am ESTThe U.S. government gets jittery about malware.
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