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Citing deficit, Gates moves to cut US defense budget
Citing "dire" fiscal pressures, Defense Secretary Robert Gates proposed deeper cuts than planned in US military programs, scaling back ground...
Changes coming to the Post-9/11 GI-Bill
The Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 was recently signed into law. Effective August 1, 2009, but not...
WikiLeaks: Iran Can Attack Israel With Less Than 12 Minutes Warning
U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks reveal that Israel believes it would have 10-12 minutes' warning should Iran launch a...
African mediators leave Ivory Coast without breakthrough
ABIDJAN: African mediators left Ivory Coast without a breakthrough in the west African nation's presidential vote crisis after the man...
EU could end China arms embargo early 2011
A European Union arms embargo clamped on China in 1989 following the Tiananmen crackdown could be lifted in early 2011,...
US Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 2002-2009
This report provides background data on U.S. arms sales agreements with and deliveries to its major purchasers during calendar years...
2011 decisive for US strategy in Af-Pak
US strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda and the Taliban tripled American troops fighting in Afghanistan and doubled missile strikes in Pakistan,...
Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo faces West African ultimatum
ABIDJAN (AFP) – Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo faces a fresh challenge Tuesday as three regional presidents arrive in the...
Congress extends Stop Loss application deadline
The deadline for eligible service members, veterans and their beneficiaries to apply for retroactive Stop Loss special pay has been...
Gbagbo warns Ivory Coast intervention would provoke war
ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo clung unflinchingly to power Sunday, warning West African leaders any attempt to oust him...
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