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Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses
2:18AM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks.
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Gates says Afghan surge could happen swiftly
Nov 19 2009 11:53PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces President Barack Obama sends to Afghanistan could move into the country swiftly, despite logistical hassles that force almost all major deliveries of troops and supplies to go by air.
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Govt wants speedy screening at more airports
Nov 19 2009 4:43PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Homeland Security Department wants to expand speedy screening of preapproved, low-risk air travelers arriving in the United States to most international airports in the country.
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Gates says Iraq withdrawal on schedule
Nov 19 2009 3:29PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says warnings that politics could push back Iraqi elections scheduled for January aren't affecting his plans for a troop withdrawal now.
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Troops' post-deployment questionnaires missing
Nov 19 2009 3:29PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional investigators said Thursday that tens of thousands of questionnaires aimed at measuring the mental and physical health of returning combat troops can't be found.
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Many parents inaccurately claim college tax credit
Nov 19 2009 12:23PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - A government report says more than 314,000 taxpayers made inaccurate claims for a popular tax credit that helps pay college expenses, getting $532 million they weren't entitled to receive.
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Forest Service says trees can slow climate change
Nov 18 2009 5:35PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - National forests can be used as a carbon "sink" with vast numbers of trees absorbing carbon dioxide to help slow global warming, the Forest Service chief said Wednesday, but that goal must be balanced.
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Admiral praises armed action to foil pirates
Nov 18 2009 2:00PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East is praising action by armed guards that foiled a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia.
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