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Little Taliban resistance early in operation
NAWA, Afghanistan — Marines moved into villages in Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan on Friday, meeting little resistance as they tried to win over local chiefs on the second day of... Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 11:37:34 EDT
‘Zulu’ Cobras get new targeting system
The first sensor system that will provide Marine AH-1Z Super Cobra pilots with enhanced abilities to track targets rolled off the assembly line in late June, bringing the twin-engine attack... Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 10:19:07 EDT
Few details known about soldier’s capture
WASHINGTON — An American soldier is believed being held by the Taliban after he walked off his base in eastern Afghanistan without his body armor and weapon, officials said Thursday. Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 9:26:18 EDT
NFL coaches visit troops in Iraq on USO trip
The soldiers expressed their gratitude over and over to the NFL coaches who made the trip to Iraq. Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 12:54:50 EDT
Military backing algae-based fuel research
LOGAN, Utah — Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for the U.S. government. Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 12:49:55 EDT
Biden’s wife visits troops in Germany
BAMBERG, Germany — Jill Biden, the Second Lady of the United States, observed U.S. Independence Day by visiting American troops in Germany en route to an education conference in Paris. Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 12:13:05 EDT
Officials: 17 die in U.S. strikes in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — U.S. missiles struck a training facility operated by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant communication center Friday, killing 17 people and wounding 27 others,... Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 11:41:19 EDT
Russia to facilitate U.S. arms movements
MOSCOW — Russia will allow the U.S. to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a top Kremlin aide said Friday, a gesture aimed at bolstering U.S. military operations and improving... Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 10:43:01 EDT
WWII fathers sought – and sometimes found
OVERLAND, Mo. — John Wastle of Scotland has spent eight years and countless hours researching questions about the father he has never met. Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 10:45:02 EDT
N. Korea missile launch toward U.S. feared
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast Thursday, a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range missile toward Hawaii over the July Fourth... Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 17:22:54 EDT
Lejeune Marine charged with murder
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina-based Marine was charged with murder Thursday after allegedly shooting his roommate a day earlier. Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 16:08:32 EDT
Rights groups: Pendleton killing was hate crime
Gay activists are demanding answers from the Navy after an openly gay sailor was found dead early Tuesday in a guard shack at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., a victim of what gay rights... Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 16:53:39 EDT
Vice President Biden arrives in Iraq
BAGHDAD — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday to visit U.S. soldiers, just two days after American combat troops withdrew from Baghdad and all of Iraq’s cities and... Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 18:27:40 EDT
DA: Marines at Fort Sill had sex with girl, 12
A Marine in training at Fort Sill, Okla., has been charged with first-degree rape in connection with a relationship with a 12-year-old girl that is expected to lead to charges against at least two... Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 11:09:35 EDT
VA quiet on colonoscopies compensation
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An attorney for veterans potentially exposed to HIV and other infections by colonoscopies at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals said his clients are waiting to... Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 15:54:54 EDT
Pendleton Marine cleared of disobeying orders
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A court-martialed Marine who gave a newspaper interview about his role in the theft of government files has been acquitted of disobeying orders. Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 19:20:08 EDT
Most diverse group of plebes arrives at USNA
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Wave goodbye. Get in line. “Hurry up and wait” for your uniform, your medical exam and a crash course in saluting. Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 9:34:10 EDT
Iraq far behind in mine clearance
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government’s failure to grasp the scope of its land mine and bomb problem has derailed efforts to clear what is considered one of the world’s most contaminated... Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 12:39:00 EDT
DoD cooperation on hold after Honduran coup
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says it has put cooperation with the Honduran military on hold. Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 19:48:08 EDT
Obama sees difficulty in Iraq after pull-out
BAGHDAD — As Iraq celebrated Tuesday’s deadline for U.S. troops to depart from the nation’s cities, a car bomb killed at least 33 people in the city of Kirkuk, spotlighting the... Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 18:47:29 EDT
MCU foundation rocked by Ponzi scheme
A prominent Marine charitable foundation had “more than a couple of million dollars” invested with a financial group accused of scamming billions of dollars from more than 28,000 clients... Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 15:55:48 EDT
General denies clemency for Marine with PTSD
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — The Marine Corps has denied clemency to a Marine who pleaded guilty in the death of an Iraqi policeman but is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder despite pleas... Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 19:49:42 EDT
Oshkosh to make new M-ATV, Pentagon says
Oshkosh Corp. has won a $1 billion contract to build new, mine-resistant vehicles for off-road use in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Tuesday, with soldiers and Marines expected to receive the bulk. Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 18:06:40 EDT
Board: Gay Guard Lt. should be discharged
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A military administrative board recommended Tuesday that a National Guard officer who publicly announced he’s gay should be discharged for violating the military’s... Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 19:54:22 EDT
Osprey flies first ship-to-shore medevac
The MV-22 Osprey recently flew its first ship-to-shore emergency medical evacuation, but Marine officials won’t say much about the mission. Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 18:13:34 EDT
Gates wants to soften gay expulsion rules
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he wants to make the law prohibiting gays from serving openly in the armed forces “more humane” until Congress eventually... Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 19:42:40 EDT
Lung disease of soldier linked to burn pits
Even as military health officials continue to say there are “no known long-term health effects” caused by open-air burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, a team of Army doctors says a... Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 13:28:26 EDT
Health officials to military: Ban smoking
Medical experts say they have a solution for the military’s increasing smoking rates: Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 16:53:16 EDT
Stalemate in Afghan town shows task ahead
NOW ZAD, Afghanistan — Marines patrol slowly along streets laced with land mines and lined with abandoned shops, clinics and homes. As night falls over this Afghan ghost town, the only sounds... Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 19:50:15 EDT
Odierno: Iran still supports Iraq attacks
BAGHDAD — The top U.S. military commander in Iraq on Tuesday accused Iran of continuing to support and train militants who are carrying out attacks, including most of the ones in Baghdad. Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 15:28:30 EDT
Source: N. Korean ship turns around
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials said Tuesday that a North Korean ship has turned around and is headed back toward the north where it came from, after being tracked for more than a week by American... Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 18:03:55 EDT
Veterans groups urge release of photos
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis-based Veterans for Peace and two other military veteran organizations are asking the Obama Administration to release pictures of abusive treatment of detainees by U.S.... Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 18:43:19 EDT
Bill: Have VA pay old claims automatically
A North Carolina lawmaker proposes tackling the backlog of veterans’ disability claims by awarding benefits to veterans after 18 months if their claim hasn’t been processed. Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 11:25:16 EDT
Trouble for Iraqi oil licensing round
BAGHDAD —Iraq’s hopes for an oil-revenue fueled postwar recovery suffered a sharp blow Tuesday as the foreign oil companies it counted on to help develop its vast reserves greeted the... Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 21:46:50 EDT
Baghdad celebrates as Iraqis take over cities
BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a defining step toward ending the U.S. combat role... Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 18:37:13 EDT
Belleau Wood film to anchor WWI exhibit
Amid a veil of artillery smoke, the Marines crept slowly through a wheat field, their green uniforms drab against the red poppies. Near the edge of a forest, dug-in German machine-gunners opened... Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 16:25:52 EDT
Abu Ghraib scandal haunts Lynndie England
KEYSER, W.Va. — More than two years since leaving her prison cell, the woman who became the grinning face of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal spends most of her days confined to the four... Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 21:42:34 EDT
AF tests missile in launch from Calif. coast
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — The Air Force has successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from the California coast to an area in the Pacific Ocean... Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 20:32:17 EDT
MarSOC fast-tracks critical language skills
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command has launched an ambitious yearlong course to make Marines fluent in some of the world’s most difficult languages. Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 10:29:02 EDT
Testimony details slayings of Marine, wife
MURRIETA, Calif. — When Justin P. Weissinger walked into his hangar at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Air Station one Monday morning last October, he found a subdued and somber group in the... Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 10:39:40 EDT
Chavez to SouthCom head: U.S. is the threat
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez says a U.S. general shouldn’t be raising concerns that Venezuela is buying arms, and the American commander is wrong to argue there isn’t... Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 13:31:30 EDT
Former anti-war hotbed reaches out to military
MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison, which saw some of the fiercest Vietnam War protests in the nation, is shedding its long-standing antimilitary image by hiring a military... Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 15:25:23 EDT
Dogs more actively integrated into rehab
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Army Spc. Cameron Briggs washes down a cocktail of prescription drugs every day for post-traumatic stress disorder and a brain injury he suffered when four roadside bombs... Posted Sunday Jun 28, 2009 13:48:10 EDT
Violence delays mine clearing in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Kneeling in the hot morning sun, a few men carefully poke and prod at the baked earth on the outskirts of the Afghan capital. As cars and trucks drive past just a few yards... Posted Sunday Jun 28, 2009 10:05:33 EDT
Iraqi forces tighten grip on urban security
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces bolstered checkpoints and banned motorcycles from the streets of Baghdad as they prepared Sunday for more violence before this week’s withdrawal of U.S.... Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 13:30:50 EDT
ND WWII vets share stories for documentary
WATFORD CITY, N.D. — Leaving their small towns and farms for the battlefields of Europe and the South Pacific, the young men of McKenzie County became part of a war that both changed the world... Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 13:30:28 EDT
Sgt. works with hardened Leavenworth inmates
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Sgt. 1st Class Aljournal “A.J.” Franklin believes every individual should be treated with dignity and encouraged to become better — even if that... Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 9:48:27 EDT
NATO, Russia renew military relations
CORFU, Greece — NATO and Russia agreed to resume military ties Saturday in their first high-level meeting since Russia’s war with Georgia disrupted their relations 10 months ago. Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 14:44:13 EDT
Mass. post office to be named for fallen Marine
SEEKONK, Mass. — The post office in Seekonk is being renamed in memory of a former resident and Marine killed in Iraq in 2006. Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 14:44:13 EDT
Iraqi PM celebrates pullback of U.S. troops
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister said Saturday that the full withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from cities and towns was a message that his country was ready to take over its own security,... Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 13:20:48 EDT
Handful of detainees may remain imprisoned
WASHINGTON — The White House is considering whether to issue an executive order to indefinitely imprison a small number of Guantanamo Bay detainees, concerned that Congress might otherwise... Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 10:52:15 EDT
Marine faces trial in fake disappearance case
BOULDER, Colo. — A discharged Marine accused of faking his disappearance to avoid returning to his unit has been deemed competent to stand trial. Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 10:22:00 EDT
Reserve colonel charged in ongoing files case
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The Marine Corps has charged a Los Angeles County sheriff’s detective who served as a reserve colonel at Camp Pendleton with compromising classified documents... Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 10:11:07 EDT
Highly decorated Marine pilot dies at 89
CLACKAMAS, Ore. — Retired Marine Corps Col. Kenneth L. Reusser, who was called the most decorated Marine aviator in history and was shot down in three wars, has died at age 89. Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 5:47:06 EDT
Marine partially paralyzed after shooting
ANAHEIM, Calif. — One of two brothers accused of assaulting an off-duty Anaheim police officer outside Angel Stadium has been partially paralyzed after the officer shot both suspects. Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 10:00:34 EDT
Jackets may become mandatory for bikers
Members of the Corps’ Executive Safety Board are considering whether protective jackets should join the list of personal protective equipment required for Marine motorcycle riders. Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 10:39:30 EDT
Free retreat offered for TBI vets, families
The deadline is July 27 for troops with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury, and their families, to register for a free getaway near Big Bear Lake in California’s San Bernardino Mountains. Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 5:44:50 EDT
Tomb of Unknowns to be repaired, not replaced
The Army Corps of Engineers and Arlington National Cemetery have decided to repair the Tomb of the Unknowns rather than build a replacement, Sen. Jim Webb announced Friday. Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 5:53:37 EDT
Iraqi insurgents turning to motorcycle bombs
BAGHDAD — Motorcycle bombs killed at least 20 people in separate attacks Friday in Baghdad, most in a crowded bazaar, part of an apparent trend toward increased use of motorcycles to thwart... Posted Friday Jun 26, 2009 14:09:30 EDT
Mullen upbeat after talks with Russian leaders
MOSCOW — The top U.S. military officer said after meeting with Russian leaders Friday that both countries were willing to improve military ties. Posted Friday Jun 26, 2009 14:41:25 EDT
Congress delays debate on gay ban
Congress seems intent on delaying any debate on repealing the military’s ban on open service by gays until next year. Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 14:44:33 EDT
Wounded Warrior barracks founder to retire
The Marine officer who devised centralized barracks for wounded warriors is leaving the Corps. Posted Monday Jun 29, 2009 5:47:21 EDT
Lawmaker: Time to put Osprey out of its misery
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee recommended Tuesday that the production of all MV-22 Ospreys be halted, saying that after more than two decades the hybrid aircraft... Posted Friday Jun 26, 2009 6:55:35 EDT
Murder trial begins for 2 former Marines
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Trial has begun for two former Marines charged with getting a brain-damaged Iraq War vet to kill a Long Beach man in a dispute over a laptop computer. Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 8:16:46 EDT
Senate defense bill may spark aircraft fight
The 2010 defense budget cleared two key legislative hurdles Thursday, setting up a possible showdown between Congress and the Obama White House on some key aviation programs. Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 8:17:48 EDT
NATO general: More forces needed in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — Despite the thousands of U.S. troops headed to southern Afghanistan this summer, a NATO commander said Thursday they’ll fall short of the numbers historically needed to... Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 20:20:59 EDT
Bagram hospital copes with rising war toll
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — The urgent call came in: Roadside bombs had ripped through two Humvees and wounded eight or nine U.S. soldiers. Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 16:50:44 EDT
Post-9/11 GI Bill going smoothly, VA says
Department of Veterans Affairs officials expressed confidence that the Aug. 1 launch of the Post-9/11 GI Bill will go smoothly, with the first benefits checks to be cut by the Treasury Department on... Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 15:40:12 EDT
House moves to tighten rules on burn pits
The House of Representatives passed a provision Thursday in its version of the 2010 defense authorization bill that would prohibit open-air burn pits from operating for longer than 12 months in Iraq... Posted Friday Jun 26, 2009 11:39:15 EDT
DoD on the clock to plan stop-loss payments
The 120-day countdown has begun for the Pentagon to design and launch a payment process for the 185,000 service members and veterans eligible to apply for a $500 allowance for every month they served... Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 13:31:53 EDT
Poll: Troops' kids feel war toll
WASHINGTON — After seven years of war, most children of combat troops are showing more fear, anxiety and behavioral problems, according to the Pentagon's most sweeping survey of the... Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 20:28:58 EDT
Air Force general takes helm at SouthCom
MIAMI — An Air Force general took the helm Thursday of U.S. military operations in Latin American and the Caribbean. Posted Friday Jun 26, 2009 6:55:51 EDT
McChrystal: New view of Afghan war needed
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — Gen. Stanley McChrystal said Wednesday that U.S. and other NATO troops must make a “cultural shift” away from being a force designed for high... Posted Friday Jun 26, 2009 11:40:32 EDT
Temporary benefits boost called pittance
A stripped-down and temporary boost in pay for some disabled military retirees approved Wednesday by House lawmakers is drawing swift criticism. Posted Wednesday Jun 24, 2009 20:37:40 EDT
Army bans embedded Stripes reporter in Mosul
The Army has barred a reporter for the Stars and Stripes newspaper from covering an Iraqi-based unit operating in the still-violent Mosul region because he “refused to highlight” positive... Posted Wednesday Jun 24, 2009 21:22:33 EDT
Murtha: W. House wrong to end VH-71 program
WASHINGTON — The chairman of a powerful House subcommittee that funds the military said Wednesday he hopes at least some of the $3.2 billion spent for a new fleet of presidential helicopters... Posted Wednesday Jun 24, 2009 15:27:55 EDT
U.S.: Al-Qaida activity drops in Iraq
WASHINGTON — The number of al-Qaida extremists in Iraq has plummeted and their ability to maintain a high level of attacks has been eroded, U.S. intelligence suggests. Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 20:27:32 EDT
U.S. discounts Iraq withdrawal risk
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has concluded the risk of a security collapse in Iraq is too slight to slow plans for withdrawing U.S. troops. Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 13:00:03 EDT
Lawmakers seek 12-month limit on burn pits
Lawmakers have proposed an amendment to the 2010 defense authorization bill that would prohibit the military from operating open-air burn pits for more than 12 months during combat operations. Posted Wednesday Jun 24, 2009 21:22:18 EDT
Struggling workers filling military ranks
People struggling to find jobs in the bad economy are turning to the military for a paycheck. Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 15:45:18 EDT
Murtha: Taliban in Pakistan is biggest threat
The greatest threat facing the U.S. is the possibility that the government of Pakistan will fall and the Taliban will somehow gain control of that nation’s nuclear weapons, the chairman of the... Posted Wednesday Jun 24, 2009 21:26:01 EDT
Iraq to mark pullback from cities with holiday
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government on Tuesday declared a public holiday to mark next week’s withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Baghdad and other cities. Posted Tuesday Jun 23, 2009 18:46:52 EDT
Gates approves creation of new cyber command
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates formally ordered the creation Tuesday of a new military cyber command that will coordinate the Pentagon's efforts to defend its networks and... Posted Tuesday Jun 23, 2009 19:31:56 EDT
House bill would give immunity to mariners
Civilian mariners who “wound or kill” pirates during an attack should be given immunity, under a bill introduced in the House on Monday. Posted Tuesday Jun 23, 2009 17:09:11 EDT
Entertainer, Korean War vet Ed McMahon dies
Ed McMahon, the loyal “Tonight Show” sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding “H-e-e-e-e-e-ere’s Johnny!” for 30 years, died early... Posted Wednesday Jun 24, 2009 18:08:06 EDT
Final GI Bill family transfer rules unveiled
Service members can register to transfer their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to family members beginning June 29, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 8:33:27 EDT
Deployers get extra time to use CertifiChecks
Commissary customers who have been deployed or traveling on official duty since March 6 will get a one-year extension on the July 31 deadline to redeem commissary CertifiCheck gift certificates,... Posted Tuesday Jun 23, 2009 12:50:29 EDT
Congress to CIA: Review Gulf War illness info
After a former CIA employee told a team created to investigate Gulf War illness that 1.5 million documents exist detailing poisonous gas exposures during Operation Desert Storm, Congress is asking... Posted Tuesday Jun 23, 2009 18:44:44 EDT
Advance VA funding takes step forward
Advance funding of the veterans medical budget — the top legislative priority for veterans groups — will take two leaps forward this week in the House of Representatives. Posted Tuesday Jun 23, 2009 9:48:50 EDT
Corps’ 2010 bonus plan coming soon
Marine officials are expected to roll out the Corps’ re-enlistment picture for fiscal 2010 by next week, but caution that re-upping will be tougher in many fields than it has been in recent... Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 8:34:53 EDT
House panel OKs guidelines on transfer to Guam
WASHINGTON — Key House lawmakers have approved wage and labor conditions governing the huge buildup on Guam for the transfer of 8,000 Marines from Japan, including a 30-percent cap on foreign... Posted Tuesday Jun 23, 2009 21:42:20 EDT
Obama extends survivor indemnity allowance
President Barack Obama signed a bill Monday that extends a temporary survivors benefit through 2017 and also provides annual increases in the payment. Posted Monday Jun 22, 2009 16:50:12 EDT
New U.S. rule: No fighting near Afghan homes
KABUL, Afghanistan — The top U.S. general in Afghanistan will soon formally order U.S. and NATO forces to break away from fights with militants hiding in Afghan houses so the battles do not... Posted Monday Jun 22, 2009 21:14:23 EDT
North Korea threatens to harm U.S. if attacked
SEOUL, South Korea — President Barack Obama assured Americans in an interview broadcast Monday that the U.S. is prepared for any move North Korea might make, amid reports that Pyongyang is... Posted Monday Jun 22, 2009 14:54:46 EDT
Attacks kill 33 in Iraq as violence worsens
BAGHDAD — Bombings and shootings killed at least 33 people in Baghdad and surrounding areas Monday, including a group of high school students on a bus headed for final exams, as violence... Posted Monday Jun 22, 2009 14:46:01 EDT
MilitaryTimes.com online exclusives
The Military Times family of newspapers are doing long-range reconnaissance in other parts of the Web. Friend us or follow us for exclusives and insights into all things military. Do you have any... Posted Friday Jun 26, 2009 9:16:10 EDT
Obama has careful response to Iran crisis
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he does not want to become a scapegoat for Iran’s leadership amid that country’s postelection upheaval, but Republicans nevertheless are... Posted Monday Jun 22, 2009 21:13:50 EDT
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