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October 7, 2011

Obama on 10-year mark of Afghan war: America safer

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the United States is safer thanks to the sacrifice of troops, diplomats and…
August 15, 2011

Young, decorated soldier killed in Afghanistan

NEW YORK - The 26-year-old soldier is survived by his wife, three children, father and mother...
August 9, 2011

Obama pays his respects to Americans killed in Afghanistan

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) - Obama has been paying his respects today to the 30 Americans who were…
August 6, 2011

Obama mourns 31 US troops killed in Afghan crash

WASHINGTON (AP) - An American official says the helicopter appears to have been shot down Saturday in eastern Afghanistan in…
July 21, 2011

Meek nominated by Obama for UN job

MIAMI - Kendrick Meek has been nominated by President Barack Obama as a public delegate to the United Nations General…
June 29, 2011

Obama: Congress should 'get it done' on debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president said members of Congress needed to stay in Washington until budget negotiations are finished --…
June 27, 2011

Black female vets on front line of war at home

theGRIO REPORT - Female soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have a more difficult time reintegrating back into society and…
June 24, 2011

Rush Limbaugh compares Obama to Hitler

Rush Limbaugh compared President Obama to Hitler on his Thursday radio show...
June 22, 2011

Obama: 30,000-plus troops leaving Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama said they will leave at a steady pace, but the U.S. combat mission is not expected…
June 22, 2011

Obama likely to bring 10K troops home this year

WASHINGTON (AP) - But with 100,000 U.S. troops currently in Afghanistan, that drawdown may not be substantial enough to satisfy…
June 22, 2011

US soldiers will return to new battlefield at home

OPINION - So maybe we don't throw a parade. But maybe we find meaningful solutions to provide more educational and…
June 21, 2011

Obama to move US closer to leaving Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president has said he favors a significant withdrawal, his advisers have not quantified that statement...
June 9, 2011

Obama expresses sorrow over Afghan casualties

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has expressed his sorrow to Afghan President Hamid Karzai over recent civilian casualties in…
May 13, 2011

Army 'birther' doctor released from confinement

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - A Fort Leavenworth spokesman says Terry Lakin was released Friday after serving five months of a…
May 4, 2011

What Osama bin Laden image will satisfy us?

OPINION - Seeing a grisly photo of Osama bin Laden will do nothing to decrease our collective pain...
May 3, 2011

Palin thanks Bush, not Obama, for killing bin Laden

On Monday night in Colorado, Sarah Palin acknowledged President Barack Obama in her remarks, though not by name. She offered…
May 2, 2011

Rappers react to Osama Bin Laden's death

(AllHipHop News) - A variety of rappers reacted to the breaking news that al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been…
May 1, 2011

Obama: Osama bin Laden is dead

WASHINGTON (AP) - Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks against the United States, is dead,…
March 9, 2011

Hermain Cain: US must stop being 'Uncle Sucker' in wars

Cain, the former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, announced the launch of a presidential exploratory committee for the next election cycle…
March 4, 2011

Is there such a thing as racial PTSD?

CLUTCH - Can years of enduring racial discrimination leave a person as damaged as a returning soldier? New research seems…