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Pentagon to focus on IED threat in Afghanistan: Gates
AFP – OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (AFP) – Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday vowed to launch a sweeping effort to tackle the growing threat posed by homemade bombs in Afghanistan, the number one killer of US and NATO troops.
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Delta suspends pilot held in Georgia plane incident
Reuters – ATLANTA (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines Inc said on Thursday it has suspended a pilot who was charged with attempting to run down police officers with his private plane at a metro-Atlanta airport.
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Chile: Any U.S. missile, radar deal under $665 million
Reuters – SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s government said on Thursday any eventual purchase of U.S. missiles and radar equipment will be “infinitely lower” than a possible $665 million purchase the Pentagon has disclosed.
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Chile: Any U.S. missile, radar deal under $665 million
Texas veterans face extraordinary claim delays
Reuters – NEW YORK (Reuters) – Texas veterans must wait “extraordinary amounts of time” to get the federal benefits they earned, which costs them and the state economy $37 million a month, Republican Governor Rick Perry said on Thursday.
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Obama says has strategy to boost U.S. exports to Asia
Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday he planned to discuss a strategy with Asia Pacific leaders calling on their countries to import more U.S. goods and the world to rely less on exporting to the United States.
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Justice Dept warns drug companies on corruption
Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department plans to focus on prosecuting those in the pharmaceutical industry who try to bribe foreign officials for preferential treatment of their products, a senior official said on Thursday.
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Suspected Fort Hood shooter charged with 13 murders
AFP – FORT HOOD, Texas (AFP) – Investigators charged suspected Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan with 13 counts of pre-meditated murder on Thursday over last week’s shooting rampage at the Texas military base.
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Suspected Fort Hood shooter charged with 13 murders