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US man jailed for Pentagon plot
A US court hands a 17-years sentence to a man accused of plotting to attack the Pentagon and the US Capitol with explosives-laden model aircraft.
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SEAL book may ignite Pentagon fight
The much-anticipated memoir of a Navy SEAL who helped kill Osama bin Laden hits bookshelves Tuesday to an eager audience whose pre-orders have already put the book at No. 1 on Amazon’s bestseller list for two weeks.
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Pentagon cuts
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney criticized planned cuts to the U.S. defense budget Thursday night, accusing President Barack Obama of weakening future American power.
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Pentagon may sue Bin Laden author
The Pentagon says it may take legal action against an ex-US special forces member who has written a book about the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.
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AP EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon to mark gay pride month
WASHINGTON (AP) — Last summer, gays in the military dared not admit their sexual orientation. This summer, the Pentagon will salute them, marking June as gay pride month just as it has marked other celebrations honoring racial or ethnic groups.…
Panetta: Pentagon to shift warships to Pacific
SINGAPORE (AP) — The Pentagon will shift more Navy warships to the Asia-Pacific region over the next several years, and by 2020, about 60 percent of the fleet will be assigned there as part of a new strategy to increase…
House OKs social programs cuts to aid Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP-controlled House has passed legislation to replace a looming 10 percent cut to the military budget with cuts to domestic programs like food stamps and health care.
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SEC hits Pentagon with biggest fine on foreign group
Penalty levied on Lewis Chester and his hedge fund for defrauding mutual funds is the highest imposed by US regulators on a foreign citizen
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Sources: Pentagon rules shift on women in combat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon rules are catching up a bit with reality after a decade when women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Experts split on planned Pentagon cuts
Some military experts Friday called Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's proposed budget cuts "much to do about nothing," but others expressed concern about the potential of a shrinking U.S. military in the strategic Mideast and Asia.
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Pentagon to cut $485bn over next decade
The US military will maintain a “full spectrum†of fighting capabilities despite cutting 5bn from its planned spending over the next decade
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Pentagon: Army, Marines to shrink as budget slows
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon outlined a plan Thursday for slowing the growth of military spending, including cutting the size of the Army and Marine Corps, retiring older planes and trimming war costs. It drew quick criticism from Republicans, signaling…
Pentagon unveils details of US defence cuts
Strategy announced for absorbing 7bn in defence cuts, including reducing ground forces and slowing weapons purchases.
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New Pentagon strategy stresses Asia, cyber, drones
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama unveiled a defense strategy on Thursday that would expand the U.S. military presence in Asia but shrink the overall size of the force as the Pentagon seeks to slash spending by nearly half a…
Pentagon to focus on China and Mideast
President Barack Obama has unveiled plans for a “smaller and leaner†military, with a reduced presence in Europe
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Pentagon chief: Smaller military means extra risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon chief says the U.S. will have to make some tradeoffs and take some extra risks under the new military strategy laid out to absorb federal budget cuts.
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Pentagon may end 2-war strategy
The United States should give up the capability to fight two major ground wars simultaneously, according to a Pentagon review that will be presented this week, a U.S. official said Wednesday.
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Pentagon to unveil new US defence priorities
Obama administration rewrites its defence strategy to absorb billions of dollars in budget cuts.
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Historic visit to Libya by Pentagon chief Panetta
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Pentagon chief Leon Panetta made history Saturday as the first American defense secretary to set foot on Libyan soil and said he hoped the post-Moammar Gadhafi government could assemble the country’s militias into “one Libya.”
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