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Jury Convicts Soldier in Wife's Death Associated Press | May 22, 2006FORT LEWIS, Wash. - A Soldier was convicted Saturday of murdering and mutilating his teenage wife, a Fort Lewis spokesman said. An Army jury found Spc. Brandon Bare, 20, of Wilkesboro, N.C., guilty of premeditate...

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Bush to Ask for Guard Troops for Mexican Border By NEDRA PICKLER, AP WASHINGTON (May 15) - In a move designed to win support for immigration reform from get-tough conservatives, President Bush plans to send thousands of National Guard troops to help secure the Mexican bord...

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Roadside Bombings Kill 26 in Baghdad Insurgents Target Shiite Shrines in Baqouba By THOMAS WAGNER, AP BAGHDAD, Iraq (May 14) - A string of deadly attacks ripped through the Iraqi capital Sunday, killing at least 26 people and wounding nearly 70, police said. Six small Shiite shrines also were d...

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Mentally Ill Troops Sent to Combat Newspaper Report Says Military Ignoring Guidelines HARTFORD, Conn. (May 14) - U.S. military troops with severe psychological problems have been sent to Iraq or kept in combat, even when superiors have been aware of signs of mental illness, a news...

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Bodies of 10 U.S. Troops Retrieved Associated Press | May 08, 2006KABUL, Afghanistan - Rescuers recovered the bodies of 10 Soldiers who perished in a helicopter crash while scouring remote Afghan mountains along the Pakistan border for al-Qaida and Taliban militants, the U.S. mili...

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Military Cracks Down on Stolen Computers Associated Press | May 08, 2006BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Computer storage devices containing sensitive military information stolen from the U.S. base here and widely available in shops last month are now hard to come by. The U.S. military h...

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S. Korea Arrests 10 Anti-U.S. Protesters Associated Press | May 08, 2006 SEOUL, South Korea - Police arrested 10 anti-U.S. protesters Monday and released 27 others after violent demonstrations against plans to expand an American military base, officials said. The government...

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Associated Press | May 02, 2006KABUL, Afghanistan - A top al-Qaida leader with a $5 million bounty on his head and extremist links from Afghanistan to Europe has been captured in Pakistan, a U.S. law enforcement official has confirmed for the first time. Pakistani officials told...

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New Technology Protects GIs, Seaports Against NBC Army News Service | Crystal Rothermel | April 28, 2006 Camp Arifjan, Kuwait - Service members at Kuwait’s crucial seaports can focus more on their missions and less on the worries of chemical or biological attacks with the arrival of new NBC w...

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Senate OKs Bill on War Zone Mortuaries Atlanta Journal Constitution | May 02, 2006Washington - The Senate on Monday approved Legislation offered by Georgia's two U.S. senators that would force the Pentagon to re-evaluate the way it treats its war dead and their families. The a...

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	Jury Convicts Soldier in Wife's Death (Preview) Jury Convicts Soldier in Wife's Death Associated Press \| May 22, 2006FORT LEWIS, Wash. - A Soldier was convicted Saturday of murdering and mutilating his teenage wife, a Fort Lewis spokesman said. An Army jury found Spc. Brandon Bare, 20, of Wilkesboro, N.C., guilty of premeditate...	Amanda2380	0	291	May 22, 2006 by Amanda2380
	Bush to Ask for Guard Troops for Mexican Border (Preview) Bush to Ask for Guard Troops for Mexican Border By NEDRA PICKLER, AP WASHINGTON (May 15) - In a move designed to win support for immigration reform from get-tough conservatives, President Bush plans to send thousands of National Guard troops to help secure the Mexican bord...	Amanda2380	0	282	May 15, 2006 by Amanda2380
	Roadside Bombings Kill 26 in Baghdad (Preview) Roadside Bombings Kill 26 in Baghdad Insurgents Target Shiite Shrines in Baqouba By THOMAS WAGNER, AP BAGHDAD, Iraq (May 14) - A string of deadly attacks ripped through the Iraqi capital Sunday, killing at least 26 people and wounding nearly 70, police said. Six small Shiite shrines also were d...	Amanda2380	0	289	May 14, 2006 by Amanda2380
	Mentally Ill Troops Sent to Combat (Preview) Mentally Ill Troops Sent to Combat Newspaper Report Says Military Ignoring Guidelines HARTFORD, Conn. (May 14) - U.S. military troops with severe psychological problems have been sent to Iraq or kept in combat, even when superiors have been aware of signs of mental illness, a news...	Amanda2380	0	293	May 14, 2006 by Amanda2380
	Bodies of 10 U.S. Troops Retrieved (Preview) Bodies of 10 U.S. Troops Retrieved Associated Press \| May 08, 2006KABUL, Afghanistan - Rescuers recovered the bodies of 10 Soldiers who perished in a helicopter crash while scouring remote Afghan mountains along the Pakistan border for al-Qaida and Taliban militants, the U.S. mili...	Amanda2380	0	281	May 9, 2006 by Amanda2380
	Military Cracks Down on Stolen Computers (Preview) Military Cracks Down on Stolen Computers Associated Press \| May 08, 2006BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Computer storage devices containing sensitive military information stolen from the U.S. base here and widely available in shops last month are now hard to come by. The U.S. military h...	Amanda2380	0	321	May 9, 2006 by Amanda2380
	S. Korea Arrests 10 Anti-U.S. Protesters (Preview) S. Korea Arrests 10 Anti-U.S. Protesters Associated Press \| May 08, 2006 SEOUL, South Korea - Police arrested 10 anti-U.S. protesters Monday and released 27 others after violent demonstrations against plans to expand an American military base, officials said. The government...	Amanda2380	0	284	May 9, 2006 by Amanda2380
	Capture of Al-Qaida Leader Confirmed (Preview) Associated Press \| May 02, 2006KABUL, Afghanistan - A top al-Qaida leader with a $5 million bounty on his head and extremist links from Afghanistan to Europe has been captured in Pakistan, a U.S. law enforcement official has confirmed for the first time. Pakistani officials told...	Amanda2380	0	278	May 3, 2006 by Amanda2380
	New Technology Protects GIs, Seaports Against NBC (Preview) New Technology Protects GIs, Seaports Against NBC Army News Service \| Crystal Rothermel \| April 28, 2006 Camp Arifjan, Kuwait - Service members at Kuwait’s crucial seaports can focus more on their missions and less on the worries of chemical or biological attacks with the arrival of new NBC w...	Amanda2380	0	632	May 3, 2006 by Amanda2380
	Senate OKs Bill on War Zone Mortuaries (Preview) Senate OKs Bill on War Zone Mortuaries Atlanta Journal Constitution \| May 02, 2006Washington - The Senate on Monday approved Legislation offered by Georgia's two U.S. senators that would force the Pentagon to re-evaluate the way it treats its war dead and their families. The a...	Amanda2380	0	295	May 3, 2006 by Amanda2380
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