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Military Member Sues After Pacifist Landlord Tells Him to Rent Elsewhere

Shauna Wright — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:44:41 +0000

A Boston landlord and self-proclaimed pacifist has found herself in hot water of the legal sort after she told a military member his service presented a “conflict of interest” and suggested he find an apartment someplace else.

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'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy Comes to an End for the Military [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:40:35 +0000

The policy known as “don’t ask, don’t tell,” which has been in place since the Clinton administration, became a thing of the past at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday when the United States became one of more than 40 countries worldwide allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces.

“They will no longer have to lie in order to help protect us,” said Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin in a statement. “The end of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is an important victory not just for equality, but integrity.”

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On The Verge of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Repeal, Gay Men In The Military Give GQ Revealing Interviews

Cole — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:49:02 +0000

In less than 20 days, the 'Don't ask Don't Tell' policy will be removed from the U.S. Military allowing people of any sexual preference to openly serve his/her country. This ban has been in affect for 17 years and has caused over 13,000 military personnel to be expelled from the armed services. We often hear much debate coming from the mouths of politicians and media moguls, but what about the actual people it affects? The service men and women helping keep this country free. GQ sat down with a few military persons to help show the side of the story kept silent for the past 17 years.

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Britain's Prince Harry to Train at US Military Bases This Fall

Jade Walker — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:38:15 +0000

Prince Harry, or Capt. Harry Wales as he is known to his friends, will spend two months in America training on Apache helicopter gunships.

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US Military Suffers Deadliest Month in Afghanistan in August with 66 Fatalities

Jade Walker — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:46:48 +0000

August was officially the deadliest month for US troops fighting in the nearly decade-long war in Afghanistan.

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International Forces Kill Taliban Insurgents Responsible for Shooting Down US Helicopter

Shauna Wright — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:31:14 +0000

In a Pentagon news conference on Wednesday, Marine Corps Gen. John Allen said international forces killed the Taliban fighters that shot down a Chinook helicopter last weekend, killing 38 US and Afghan forces.

The top insurgent leader remains at large and other details are vague, but a statement from the International Security Assistance Force said, “After an exhaustive manhunt, Special Operations forces located Mullah Mohibullah and the after receiving multiple intelligence leads and tips from local citizens. The two men were attempting to flee the country in order to avoid capture.”

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Fort Hood Shooter Could Face the Death Penalty

1450 KMMS AM — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:54:11 +0000

The Army has announced that Maj. Nidal Hasan will be tried in a military court and is eligible for the death penalty for his role in a 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood in Texas.

An attorney for the former military psychiatrist, who's been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in connection with the deadly rampage, wanted capital punishment taken off the table. It has not yet been decided whether an insanity defense will be used.

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Boeing Receives $35 Billion Military Contract

Cole — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:46:00 +0000

Boeing lands the $35 billion military contract to build 179 tankers. The battle for the contract was between Boeing Co. and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. and many believed the later would come out with the contract but Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn stated that Boeing was the "clear win".

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$35 Billion Dollar Military Contract; Biggest In U.S. History

1450 KMMS AM — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:23:47 +0000

Predictions state that it will create about 50,000 new jobs that this country could really use right now. But what company will get it? Boeing Co. or Aeronautic Defence and Sapce Company?

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Defense Budget Cut? Republicans Say Yay

1450 KMMS AM — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:48:06 +0000

Through Republican good will to maintain their word to cut spending, the nations defense budget looks to be hit hard. Obama had proposed the budget for 2011 to be billions of dollars more than the republican lawmakers are willing to accept. Generals, Majors and even new recruits will feel the effect of the cut costs. In this era of history, should our defense budget be the first to be cut?

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