General Defends War Progress Despite 'Whistleblower' Account - Military.com
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 USA TODAY | General Defends War Progress Despite 'Whistleblower' Account Military.com A top American commander in Afghanistan defended the war's progress and the accuracy of the Army's reports about it Wednesday in the wake of accusations that Congress and the public are not getting the real story of life on the ground. Army Lt. Gen. Evolution of war: A year in Helmand with 2nd Marine Division (Forward) |
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Courtney Force is making the climb in family business - Los Angeles Times
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 Los Angeles Times | Courtney Force is making the climb in family business Los Angeles Times (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times / February 1, 2012) By Jim Peltz Drag racing has a new Force to be reckoned with. Courtney Force, 23, the youngest daughter of drag-racing legend John Force, will make her debut in the sport's top series this ... |
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Activists and Anarchists Speak for Themselves at Occupy Oakland - truthout
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 truthout | Activists and Anarchists Speak for Themselves at Occupy Oakland truthout Governments meet force with force - this is the tactic they understand best and may be the best argument against premature insurrection. A full plastic water bottle lobbed at police in full riot gear, whether it hits one of them or not, ... |
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Robots, Rebar and Slurry: Inside a Massive Public Works Project - Wired (blog)
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Robots, Rebar and Slurry: Inside a Massive Public Works Project Wired (blog) In 10-foot vertical increments teams of workers repeated the process, digging, slotting and filling until a 50-foot diameter cylinder in the ground was forged. This silo-shaped hole would become Nicolai Shaft, one of many such structures in a $1.4 ... |
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NBC News: Pentagon to open more military jobs to women - msnbc.com (blog) (subscription)
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NBC News: Pentagon to open more military jobs to women msnbc.com (blog) (subscription) Since women can already serve in most jobs in the Air Force and the Navy, most of these new positions will be for women in the Army and Marine Corps, officials said. Women have been serving and dying in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan since the ... |
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Campus Progress Reporter: I Was Caught in Police Violence at Occupy DC - Campus Progress
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 Campus Progress | Campus Progress Reporter: I Was Caught in Police Violence at Occupy DC Campus Progress Over the weekend, as I was at the Occupy DC encampment to cover the eviction of protesters from McPherson Square, I was shoved to the ground with a baton by Sgt. Todd Reid of the US Park Police while I was trying to back away from him. |
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In Afghan war, officer becomes a whistle-blower - NDTV
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 NDTV | In Afghan war, officer becomes a whistle-blower NDTV Since enlisting in the Army in 1985, he said, he had repeatedly seen top commanders falsely dress up a dismal situation. But this time, he would not let it rest. So he consulted with his pastor at McLean Bible Church in Virginia, where he sings in the ... |
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