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Japan Says A 17th-Century Document Proves It Owns The Disputed Islands
The main point of contention over the disputed East China Sea islands consuming a feud between China and Japan is simply who controlled them first.China claims to have controlled the area where the...
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The Pentagon Approves Combat Roles For Women
The debate over women in combat is over.The Associated Press reports that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has officially removed restrictions barring women from serving in ground combat elements,...
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Hillary Clinton Is Surprisingly Popular With Conservatives And Republicans
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is viewed in a highly favorable light across party and ideological lines, according to a new ABC/Washington Post poll released Wednesday.The poll found that 91...
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RUSSIA TO WEST: We Told You Not To Overthrow Qaddafi!
On Wednesday Russia blamed Western countries for creating the current turmoil in Africa by arming Libyan rebels, Timothy Heritage and Gabriela Baczynska of Reuters report. "Those whom the French and...
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REPORT: Saudi Arabia Sent 1,200 Death Row Inmates To Fight In Syria
A leaked internal memo shows how Saudi officials commuted 1,200 death row inmates under the condition they go and fight against Assad in Syria, according to the Assyrian International News Agency. From...
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Potential 'Mutiny' Of Overworked Afghan Contractors Put US Embassy At Risk
A Project Of Government Oversight (POGO) report out today reveals some troubling allegations about security contractors in Afghanistan.The report details a lawsuit that alleges British security...
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Venezuelan Vice President Warns Of Assassination Plot Against Him
Speaking at a rally on Wednesday, Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro, Hugo Chavez's preferred successor and a former bus driver, told the crowd that he was the target of at least one...
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Homeland Security Is Researching A Huge New Audio Surveillance System
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Secret Service have requested information to support the installation of a gunshot detection system in Washington D.C.Such a system is already in place...
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How Coalition Planes Hunt For Somali Pirates Off The Coast Of Africa
DJIBOUTI – The shipping lanes of the pirate-infested Somali basin have faded somewhat from the headlines in the past year as attacks and successful hijackings have dropped significantly. The decrease...
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North Korea Threatens Nuclear Tests, Long Range Missiles Aimed At US
Citing North Korea'a KCNA, Bloomberg reports that North Korea is threatening "all-out confrontation" against the U.S. and others.The country is reportedly said to be open to negotiations on peace and...
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Iran Says War Is The Only Thing That Can Stop Them Now
The United States has nothing left to pressure Tehran over its nuclear programme except for war, and if it chooses conflict Iran could close a key energy chokepoint, its envoy to Baghdad told AFP on...
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BREMMER: The Japan-China Crisis Is The Most Significant Geopolitical Tension...
China and Japan appear to be on the verge of a shooting war over some tiny islands that are the subject of a territorial dispute.Tension between these countries is escalating irrespective of the...
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US Wasted Millions Of Dollars On Afghan Police Cars That Don't Exist
The U.S. unnecessarily paid $6.3 million on contracts for Afghan police vehicles from April 2011 to September 2012, according to a report released last week from the Special Inspector General for...
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Does The Navy Have A Drinking Problem?
With hand-held alcohol detection devices headed across the fleet, you might think the U.S. Navy has a drinking problem.The Navy said on Wednesday it would conduct random blood-alcohol tests on sailors...
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20 Breathtaking Pictures From The US Air Force
Servicemembers in the U.S. Air Force do more than just fly planes.Sure, they have a variety of them that you may have seen — the F-22 Raptor, the F-16, or the C-17 Globemaster.But there are plenty of...
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Putin Says Shame On The Western World
On Wednesday Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Western countries created the current turmoil in Africa by arming Libyan rebels to topple the Qaddafi regime.On Thursday Russian President...
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Thirty Years Ago, Everyone Thought A Nuclear Satellite Was Going To Fall From...
Thirty years ago, the world was held hostage by a nuclear-powered Soviet spy satellite tumbling out of control in an orbit close to Earth. The spiraling spacecraft, named Cosmos 1402, was launched...
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North Korea's Threat Against The US Is Totally Delusional
North Korea got itself in a fist-clenching, foot-stomping twist Wednesday after the U.N. again expanded sanctions against the country.This recent resolution comes as a direct response to Pyongyang's...
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GOOGLE: US Government Requesting Even More Private Data Without Warrants
Google has revealed the full scale of the US government's use of controversial legislation that bypasses judicial approval to access the online information of private citizens.According to its latest...
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Fully Armed Chinese Z-10 Helicopter With Extra Fuel Tanks On 'Combat Status'
Alert 5 posts Chinese military hardware pictures straight from the ground, but they can lack context as PLA troops or brave civilians snap photos of classified military manuevers and post to...
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