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In Wake of Bin Laden's death, Al Qaeda Remains Lethal
Tweet Share on Facebook April 30, 2012 Comment (1)In the year after Osama Bin Laden's death, the global terrorist syndicate he founded has undergone a makeover, becoming more regionally focused than ever before.
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Romney's Team Suggests Foreign Policy Similar To Elder Bush
Tweet Share on Facebook April 27, 2012 Comment (1)The gurus advising Mitt Romney suggest the presumptive GOP nominee would be more in line with the pragmatic George H.W. Bush than the 41st president's hawkish son on the global stage.
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CEO Makes Pitch For Drones In The Friendly Skies
Tweet Share on Facebook April 27, 2012 Comment (1)Congress recently cracked the door to an influx of drone aircraft peppering American skies, and U.S. aerospace firms are ready to kick it down.
Congress in February mandated the FAA craft rules to guide domestic drone flights, clearing the way for what industry executives are betting will be a new revolution in American aerospace history. If the agency completes the guidelines, unmanned aircraft could be approved for use by private operators and law-enforcement agencies in a few years.
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Thousands of US Troops Likely in Afghanistan Beyond 2014 Withdrawal Date
Tweet Share on Facebook April 26, 2012 CommentWhile details are still sketchy, it is increasingly apparent the U.S. military will maintain a sizable force in Afghanistan after 2014, when most American troops are slated to come home.
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Middle East Nations Mulling Arms For Syrian Rebels
Tweet Share on Facebook April 26, 2012 CommentSyrian opposition officials are hearing rumblings that several Middle Eastern nations are in talks about arming rebel fighters.
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Top Australian Diplomat: U.S.-China War Would Be 'Disastrous'
Tweet Share on Facebook April 25, 2012 Comment (3)War between China and the United States would be "disastrous" for the entire world, says Australia's top diplomat, who also suggests that a conflict between the global giants is unlikely.
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Afghan Police Force May Hold Key to Country's Stability
Tweet Share on Facebook April 25, 2012 CommentU.S. leaders often say developing a strong Afghan army will be the key to stabilizing the region after Western forces leave. But one general who oversaw southwestern Afghanistan says stabilization lies in the hands of the Afghan police.
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White House Denies Asking Allies to Avoid Arming Syrian Rebels
Tweet Share on Facebook April 24, 2012 CommentThe White House denies asking Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern allies to opt against providing weaponry to Syria's opposition forces.
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Pakistani Border Efforts 'A Source of Frustration'
Tweet Share on Facebook April 24, 2012 CommentU.S. commanders have come to accept there is a limit to the steps Pakistani leaders are willing to take toward halting the flow of drugs and bomb-making materials into Afghanistan, says one key general.
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Deficit? What Deficit? Space Shuttle Finds Few Foes After Expensive D.C. Flyby
Tweet Share on Facebook April 20, 2012 Comment (6)There's an old adage that if you want a friend in Washington, D.C., you should buy a dog. It turns out there's another way to win friends in the capital city: Mount an iconic spaceship on an American-made airliner and cruise--low--above D.C.'s monument-studded cityscape.
