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New laws in Missouri go into effect on Aug. 28
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Several news laws took effect in Missouri on Tuesday. The following explanations are provided by the Missouri State Highway Patrol: On August 28, 2012, many new state laws and changes to existing laws become effective in Missouri....
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Sexual assault is a 'scourge' on U.S. military, Hagel says
Reuters* Pentagon reeling from a series of sex-related incidents * West Point speech comes days after incident disclosed there * Obama told U.S. Naval Academy sexual assault erodes trust May 25 (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called sexual assault a...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Sex Crimes, Assault, West Point
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Obama sees reduced terror threat and path away from 'perpetual war'; critics doubt his realism
AP National Security WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Some call it wishful thinking, but President Barack Obama has all but declared an end to the global war on terror. Obama is not claiming final victory over extremists who still seek to kill Americans and other Westerners. Instead,...Tags: Libya, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Barack Obama, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Al-Qaeda
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Obama wants to end 'war on terror' but Congress balks
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants to roll back some of the most controversial aspects of the U.S. "war on terror," but efforts to alter the global fight against Islamist militants will face the usual hurdle at home: staunch opposition...Tags: Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, John McCain, U.S. Congress, Prisons
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Obama urges new officers to 'carry forth' academy's values
President Barack Obama told Naval Academy graduates Friday that declining faith in government and other institutions makes it more important than ever that they retain their moral center as they embark on military careers. As a cold rain fell on the 1,...Tags: Barack Obama, Annapolis, U.S. Congress, White House, Sex Crimes
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Military Losing Fight Against Sexual Assault
The Hartford CourantApparently, May was Harass Your Female Subordinates Month in the U.S. military. I didn't get the press release, but a number of news items brought me up to speed. A sergeant at West Point is being investigated for secretly videotaping at least a dozen...Tags: U.S. Congress, Sex Crimes, Assault, West Point, Sexual Assault
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Furlough Friday: Budget cuts mean an unpaid day off for many at IRS, HUD and other agencies
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide. It was "furlough Friday." Roughly 5...Tags: Environmental Politics, Unemployment, U.S. Congress, Government, Sally Jewell
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Veterans' claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips
ReutersBy Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively. But that is not taking any pressure off...Tags: U.S. Congress, Washington, DC, Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki, Barbara A. Mikulski
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Obama urges U.S. military to stamp out sexual assault
ReutersANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the U.S. military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few individuals could undermine the strongest military in the world. Addressing...Tags: Barack Obama, Sexual Assault, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Military, White House
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Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no...
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At Naval Academy commencement, Obama condemns military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON -- President Obama condemned sexual misconduct in the military and told Naval Academy graduates to try to restore Americans’ faith in institutions in a commencement speech that hinted at the scandals swirling around the president....Tags: Annapolis, Barack Obama, Sexual Assault, U.S. Congress, Sex Crimes
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Military veterans can't keep waiting
The Miami HeraldThe following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald on Thursday, May 23: As Memorial Day nears, the plight of Americans who have borne the burden of fighting our wars should be uppermost in the minds of their countrymen. The growing frustration with...Tags: Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Memorial Day, The Miami Herald, Eric Shinseki
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