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Myanmar's White House bow: well done, but not mission accomplished

By Anna Mulrine | 05/21/13

Thein Sein on Monday became the first Burmese president to visit the US since 1968. His meeting with President Obama is part of an opening of Myanmar to US business, but there's much more to do, a human-rights activist says.

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US and Britain cling to diplomacy as way forward on Syria

By Anna Mulrine | 05/14/13

At the White House, the US and British leaders called talks with Russia 'very constructive,' but Obama cautioned that given 'what we’re seeing in Syria, it’s very hard to put things back together.'

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Sexual assault in military: Pentagon report, scandal deal a double blow

By Anna Mulrine | 05/08/13

Even as the Pentagon prepared to report a dramatic increase in sexual assaults in the military, the officer in charge of the Air Force prevention program was alleged to have groped a woman.

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Pentagon budget woes: furlough civilians, buy tanks you don't want

By Anna Mulrine | 04/30/13

Once again, the Pentagon wants to scrap a weapon — in this case, the Abrams tank — that Congress has an interest in preserving. But with 'sequester' cuts, the tradeoff will be civilian furloughs.

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In US-China talks on cyber conflict, a top Chinese general owns to dangers

By Anna Mulrine | 04/23/13

At a press briefing in Beijing with Martin Dempsey, chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Fang Fenghui offered some agreement on the damage of cyberattacks, a 'friction point' in US-China relations.

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Pentagon sends troops to Jordan to counter Syria chemical weapons threat

By Anna Mulrine | 04/19/13

The Pentagon said this week it would send a small number of troops to Jordan to help forces there deal with Syria's chemical weapons threat and to prevent the civil war from spilling over.

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Afghanistan war can yet be won, US general tells Congress

By Anna Mulrine | 04/17/13

The commander of US forces in Afghanistan outlined three achievements that would secure a 'win' after 11 years of combat — acknowledging none is yet in hand. He gave Congress a report Tuesday on the war's progress.

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Hagel invokes Eisenhower as he signals era of austerity at Pentagon

By Anna Mulrine | 04/04/13

In his first major policy speech, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks of employing military power 'judiciously' and using resources 'with a minimum of waste.'

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Homeland Security seeks student hackers to help counter cyberthreats

By Anna Mulrine | 03/27/13

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is out to find some 600 'hackers for good,' but sequester cuts are derailing recruiting drives to build a skilled cyber workforce in government.

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Does it matter who runs US drone program? Pentagon could supplant CIA

By Anna Mulrine | 03/21/13

A news report suggests that authority for the US drone program could shift from the CIA to the Pentagon. Critics hope that would open it to more oversight from Congress and citizens.