McCain uneasy over Republican 'isolationism'

2011-06-19T17:30:31Z

US Senator John McCain on Sunday expressed concern about growing isolationism in the Republican party, particularly among those vying for the 2012 presidential nomination.

McCain, the 2008 Republican nominee, said he was alarmed to hear various candidates at a campaign forum last Monday express opposition to US military involvement in the

Obama ignored top legal advice on Libya: report

2011-06-17T20:00:06Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama ignored legal advice from top Pentagon and Justice Department lawyers, siding with other advisers who said he had legal authority to continue air strikes against Libya without congressional approval, the Reuters) - The Obama administration has significantly expanded the deployment of U.S. military Special Operations forces around the world against al Qaeda and other groups, the U.S. military will resume bringing Haitian earthquake victims to the United States aboard its planes for medical treatment, ending a suspension that lasted several days, the White House said Sunday.

The military had brought hundreds of critically injured Haitians to the United States aboard its ...

Health Highlights: Nov. 23, 2009

2010-10-24T10:10:12Z

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Senate panel oks drilling near Florida coast

2010-06-25T21:58:58Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee adopted an amendment to an energy bill that would allow drilling within 45 miles of Florida's Gulf coast.

Florida now bans oil and gas drilling within 125 mil...

Yemeni prisoner in Guantanamo found dead: U.S.

2010-04-16T11:59:25Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - A Yemeni captive died in an apparent suicide at the detention center for foreign terrorism suspects at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. naval base in Cuba, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.

It was the f...

Top US officials brief lawmakers on new Afghan direction

2010-04-16T16:05:27Z

Top US military and diplomatic officials briefed senators Thursday on US President Barack Obama's plans for retooling the Afghanistan war strategy, including a push for more help from Pakistan.

General David Petraeus, the commander of Key Figures About Iraq Since the War Began in March 2003

Key figures about Iraq since the war began in March 2003

U.S. TROOP LEVELS:

_November 2007: 162,000

_January 2007: 137,000

CASUALTIES:

_Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of Nov. 30, 2007: 3,880

_Confirmed U.S. military wounded as of Nov. 30, 2007: 28,582.

_U.S. m...

Key figures about Iraq since the war began in March 2003

2010-09-10T15:00:24Z

Key figures about Iraq since the war began in March 2003

U.S. TROOP LEVELS:

_November 2007: 162,000

_January 2007: 137,000

CASUALTIES:

_Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of Nov. 30, 2007: 3,880

_Confirmed U.S. military wounded as of Nov. 30, 2007: 28,582.

_U.S. military deaths for November 2007: 37, lowest monthly toll since March 2006.

Gitmo builds temporary legal compound

2010-09-10T09:38:14Z

Guantanamo Builds Tent City for War-Crime Tribunals, Amid Uncertain Future

A network of canvas tents on a bluff overlooking the Caribbean Sea has been custom designed for the U.S. military's war-crime tribunals — with the flexibility to pick up and move if Guantanamo closes.

Near...

Some reasons the Army rejects recruits

2010-09-09T13:43:41Z

The military says that only about 30 percent of Americans 17 to 24 meet its standards.

_ 39 percent are medically disqualified (frequently because of obesity).

_ 17 percent have abused drugs or alcohol.

_ 9 percent have been involved in misconduct.

_ 6 percent are disqualified because of an unusually high number of dependents.

_ 3 percent are disqualified because of low aptitude.

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Source: Some Reasons the Army Rejects Recruits

The military says that only about 30 percent of Americans 17 to 24 meet its standards.

_ 39 percent are medically disqualified (frequently because of obesity).

_ 17 percent have abused drugs or alcohol.

_ 9 percent have been involved in misconduct.

_ 6 percent are disqualified because of an unusually high number of dependents.

_ 3 percent are disqualified because of low aptitude.

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What is a Liberal?

2010-10-15T09:36:58Z

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Iraq US Prison Camp

2010-12-20T09:31:57Z

FILE - In this March 16, 2009 file photo, a U.S. soldier stands guard as detainees pray at U.S. military detention facility Camp Bucca, Iraq. A former prison camp that was run by the U.S. military in southern Iraq will be turned into a commercial center with offices, warehouses, avia...

Afghanistan

2010-12-11T08:05:08Z

A U.S. military armored personal carrier vehicle passes by a damaged military check post after a suicide attack in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. A suicide bomber blew up a stolen police car that had been packed with explosives, injuring five Afghan soldiers and nine civilians n...

Japan Koreas Clash

2010-11-26T08:01:58Z

In this Wednesday Nov. 24, 2010 photo, the U.S. military aircraft carrier USS George Washington sets sail from Yokosuka naval base, south of Tokyo, heading to Korean waters to take part in a joint military exercises with

APTOPIX Obama Medal of Honor

2010-11-17T02:01:34Z

Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta smiles as he leaves the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, wearing the Medal of Honor presented to him by President Barack Obama. He is the first living person since the

Obama Medal of Honor

2010-11-16T14:01:54Z

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McCain uneasy over Republican 'isolationism'

Obama ignored top legal advice on Libya: report

Health Highlights: Nov. 23, 2009

Senate panel oks drilling near Florida coast

Yemeni prisoner in Guantanamo found dead: U.S.

Top US officials brief lawmakers on new Afghan direction

Key figures about Iraq since the war began in March 2003

Gitmo builds temporary legal compound

Some reasons the Army rejects recruits

What is a Liberal?

Iraq US Prison Camp

Afghanistan

Japan Koreas Clash

APTOPIX Obama Medal of Honor

Obama Medal of Honor