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Senators losing patience in Fort Hood probe, threaten subpoenas

By Gordon Lubold | 04/16/10
WASHINGTON — Top congressional leaders are demanding the Obama administration cooperate with their investigation into the shooting at Fort Hood, threatening to subpoena officials if the government continues to “frustrate” their efforts.
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For good of Afghanistan war, U.S. seeks truce with Hamid Karzai

By Gordon Lubold | 04/13/10
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is trying a new tack with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai that is bigger on carrots and smaller on sticks.
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Anwar al-Awlaki: Is it legal to kill an American in war on terror?

By Gordon Lubold | 04/08/10
WASHINGTON — In today’s wars against "nonstate actors" such as Al Qaeda, individuals may be targeted for what amounts to assassination. But when those targets are American citizens, the US confronts difficult legal questions.
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USS Nicholas captures Somali pirates: What to do with them?

By Gordon Lubold | 04/02/10
WASHINGTON — The USS Nicholas captured pirates off the coast of Somalia Thursday after a dramatic exchange of gunfire and the sinking of the pirates’ small boat.
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Pentagon treads carefully in examining 'don't ask, don't tell'

By Gordon Lubold | 04/01/10
WASHINGTON — As the US military explores what repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell” would look like, it is finding it must walk a fine line between obeying the controversial law and potentially running afoul of it.
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Pentagon wants $33 billion more for war in Afghanistan

By Gordon Lubold | 03/26/10
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon wants $33 billion in additional funding to pay for the war in Afghanistan this year and train the Afghan military, but members of Congress want to make sure they’re not writing a blank check.
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Internet aids terrorist recruiting, radicalization, Pentagon says

By Gordon Lubold | 03/11/10
WASHINGTON — Militant groups can radicalize individuals and train them to carry out terrorist acts much more quickly today, in part thanks to the Internet, according to military and counter terrorism experts testifying on Capitol Hill Wednesday.
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In Marjah, Afghanistan, allied offensive going well so far

By Gordon Lubold | 02/19/10
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. and Afghan operations in southern Afghanistan are turning a corner, marking “the end of the beginning,” but it’s far too soon to declare victory there, according to the top commander of the region.
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Capture of Taliban No. 2 bolsters U.S. efforts in Afghanistan

By Gordon Lubold | 02/17/10
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The recent capture of the Taliban’s No. 2 official could bolster American efforts in its ongoing offensive in southern Afghanistan, experts say.
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Marjah offensive a test of Obama's broader Afghanistan strategy

By Gordon Lubold | 02/15/10
Washington — The offensive in the Marjah district of Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, which began Saturday, is a test of President Obama’s new strategy, part of a broader counterinsurgency plan that will unfold over the next several months.