Posts Tagged ‘defends’
Myanmar general defends military’s political role
Myanmar’s army commander is defending the military’s active role in government and says he will protect the nation’s pro-military constitution.
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Accused Afghanistan shooter’s wife defends him
The wife of the deranged American soldier charged with slaughtering Afghan villagers in a nighttime shooting rampage said she doesn’t believe her husband carried out the murders.
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Wife defends soldier accused in Afghan rampage
The wife of a U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan villagers defended her husband in an interview with NBC’s Today show, saying she finds the charges “unbelievable.”
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Obama defends apology over Koran burnings, while 2 more U.S. troops shot and killed
President Obama is defending his apology to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the recent burnings of Korans by U.S. troops, insisting it helped “calmed things down,” in the country that has been rocked by violence and protests since the incident
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Records detail mosque spying; NYPD defends tactics (AP)
AP – The New York Police Department targeted Muslim mosques with tactics normally reserved for criminal organizations, according to newly obtained police documents that showed police collecting the license plates of worshippers, monitoring them on surveillance cameras and cataloging sermons through a network of informants.
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Panetta defends military budget plan (AP)
AP – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is defending his department’s slimmed-down, $614 billion budget plan, telling senators that it’s time to step up and show they are serious about reducing the deficit.
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Greek premier defends bailout deal, painful cuts (AP)
AP – Warning of a “catastrophe” that would leave Greeks subsisting on food stamps and the country wallowing in bankruptcy, Greek leaders urged lawmakers Saturday to pass more painful spending cuts on the eve of a crucial vote to qualify for a massive bailout.
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