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2013/05/21 21:50
2013/05/21 21:50
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US lawmakers seek Asia missile defense safeguard
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are seeking to prohibit the U.S. from removing missile defense equipment from East Asia, even if the threat posed by a nuclear-armed North Korea is eliminated. The...
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2013/05/21 19:39
2013/05/21 19:39
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Executive hired for energy business at Avondale
A vice president and general manager has been named for Avondale Industries Inc., responsible for developing parent company Huntington Ingalls Industries’ energy infrastructure business in...
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2013/05/20 19:15
2013/05/20 19:15
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Defense industry challenges considered at Torranc...
California's defense industry, greatly diminished from 1990s levels, remains under constant pressure from multiple fronts. A community forum Friday in Torrance considered the challenges facing the...
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2013/05/20 18:51
2013/05/20 18:51
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Second-term polls: How do Obama and Clinton compa...
... sayin – republicans are also elected representatives of the people. they are entitled to vote against any legislation they believe is not in the best interests of their country or constituents....
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2013/05/20 01:17
2013/05/20 01:17
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Hagel: It was furlough 680K or deepen readiness c...
By Tom Philpott Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the furlough of 680,000 civilian employees for one day a week, from early July through September, to avoid taking deeper cuts in training and...
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2013/05/19 05:22
2013/05/19 05:22
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Mississippi setting aside $2 million to combat mi...
JACKSON -- Mississippi's officials can tell you -- defending the state's military bases from closures can get expensive. The state spent a reported $60 million to $65 million in the 2005 round of base...
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2013/05/18 23:20
2013/05/18 23:20
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Treasury says U.S. can pay its bills for months, ...
WASHINGTON — Any confrontation over the nation’s debt ceiling is now unlikely until after Labor Day. The government will hit the limit of how much it’s allowed to borrow this weekend, but Treasury...
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2013/05/17 20:19
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This is the only graph you need on Washington’s b...
The Congressional Budget Office released their analysis of President Obama’s 2014 budget proposal today. The bottom line? It more than solves our deficit problem for the next decade, and for some time...
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2013/05/17 17:08
2013/05/17 17:08
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HJHS students sweep national essay contest
HJHS students sweep national essay contestPublished 11:33am Friday, May 17, 2013 Hudson Sneed, a sixth grader at Hartselle Junior High School, is decades ahead of most adults when it comes to having...
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2013/05/17 00:50
2013/05/17 00:50
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Northrop aims to buy back 25 percent of shares by...
Northrop aims to buy back 25 percent of shares by end of 2015 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. arms maker Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC.N) said on Thursday it plans to buy back 25 percent of its outstanding...
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2013/05/16 14:22
2013/05/16 14:22
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TransDigm Expands With $286 Million Arkwin Acquis...
NEW YORK (TheDeal) -- Engineered aerospace components manufacturer TransDigm Group Inc., of Cleveland, announced Wednesday that it will acquire aerospace hydraulic and fuel systems components maker...
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2013/05/16 12:09
2013/05/16 12:09
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Government Should Run Like a Business—but Not in ...
... is, everywhere, an industry in serious trouble. Not only do its consumers constantly complain, but some also are finding alternatives. Its products are failing the tests of quality and...
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2013/05/16 01:17
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The Virtues of Austerity
First, let me put this up front -- personally, I believe that austerity isn’t working. The grand experiment that Europe has been pursuing for the past four years is showing pretty dismal results –...
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2013/05/15 22:35
2013/05/15 22:35
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Tanker decision will have ramifications for McCon...
The wait is almost over. McConnell Air Force Base should know any day whether it has been selected to serve as a home for the new refueling tankers. The Air Force said four months ago it expected to...
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2013/05/15 19:27
2013/05/15 19:27
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Military spending is not right way to boost Ameri...
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security That Washington is holding defense cuts responsible for slow economic growth is a specious argument at best. War spending is...
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2013/05/15 16:09
2013/05/15 16:09
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McAlester military support group says progress ma...
McALESTER — Members of the McAlester Defense Support Association, along with other community representatives, are back in the McAlester following their trip to the nation’s Capitol last week. MDSA...
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2013/05/15 08:39
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Wednesday's letters: War profiteers
But the tragedy that is even more grievous is the system that perpetuates war and death and destruction. Truly, �war is hell� for some, but it is heaven for the profiteers. There was a time when...
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Jim Griffin
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2013/05/15 08:31
2013/05/15 08:31
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Former local tribal planners advising Mass. town
Publication: The Day Robert Birmingham witnessed Foxwoods Resort Casino's growth from a ringside seat as the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe's top planner until 2010. Now, he's putting that experience to...
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David Schweid
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2013/05/15 00:49
2013/05/15 00:49
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DOD exempts shipyard workers from furloughs
BREMERTON — BREMERTON — Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced today that civilian defense employees will be required to take 11 unpaid days off, but shipyard workers will be exempt. About 11,000...
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2013/05/15 00:16
2013/05/15 00:16
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Gillard Targets Voters With Spending Pledges in A...
Prime Minister Julia Gillard targeted voters with increased spending on infrastructure, health and education in a budget that seeks to restore her economic credibility four months before Australia’s...
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