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GRAB A COFFEE POT AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 8.6.14 >>> U.S. officials prepared to fly the body of a two-star general slain in an Afghan "insider attack" back home, as a similar attack saw an Afghan police officer drug and shoot dead seven of his colleagues, authorities said. Who assassinated
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GRAB A COFFEE POT AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 8.5.14 >>> A man dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire today on foreign troops at a military base, killing at least one U.S. soldier and wounding 15, including a German brigadier general and "about a dozen" Americans, authorities said. UPDATE:
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GRAB A COFFEE POT AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 8.4.14 >>> Two wars - one in Gaza the other in eastern Ukraine - are unfolding simultaneously. They have nothing in common except this: both should be being seen as unambiguous in terms of which side is right and which wrong. Five
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GRAB A COFFEE POT AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 8.2.14 >>> Israel bombarded the southern Gaza town of Rafah today as troops searched for an officer they believe was captured by Hamas in an ambush that shattered a humanitarian cease-fire and set the stage for a major escalation of the
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GRAB THE COFFEE POT AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 8.1.14 >>> The Senate overwhelmingly gave final approval to a $16.3 billion Veterans Affairs reform bill last night, sending the measure to the White House and giving Congress a legislative victory before the start of its summer break. A wake up call
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GRAB A COFFEE POT AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 7.31.14 >>> The House overwhelmingly approved a landmark bill to help veterans avoid long waits for health care that have plagued the Veterans Affairs Department for years. The European Union formally adopted sanctions today curbing arms sales to Russia and cutting off
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 7.30.14 >>> Protective Edge vs. Cast Lead at Day 22: Fourfold hike in Israelis fatalities, slight drop in Palestinians killed, huge surge in Gaza-launched rockets, IDF artillery fire. ... Congressional Republicans want to force Democrats into voting on a stand-alone measure to send
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GRAB A COFFEE POT AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 7.29.14 >>> Israel's military pounded targets in the Gaza Strip after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country should prepare for a long conflict in the Palestinian enclave. Israel debuted a locally developed micro robot in its ongoing onslaught against the labyrinth
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GRAB THE COFFEE POT AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 7.28.14 >>> House and Senate lawmakers will announce an agreement on veterans' legislation during a press conference today. North Korea defies U.N. censure to fire missile into sea. As fighting abates in the Gaza Strip for now, the road forward to a more
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 7.26.14 >>> The United States evacuated its embassy in Libya today, driving its staff under heavy military guard across the border to Tunisia because of escalating clashes between rival militias in Tripoli. As fires rage in two states in the Pacific Northwest, Defense
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 7.25.2014 >>> Report: Russia has begun supplying military helicopters and fighter jets to Iraq. Iraq Sunni militias pinched by jihadis, corruption. Iraqi lawmakers elected a veteran Kurdish politician to replace long-serving Jalal Talabani as the country's new president. But a series of attacks killed
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 7.24.14 >>> Gunmen attacked a prisoner convoy north of Baghdad today, setting off a gunbattle with troops in which scores of prisoners and eight soldiers were killed, brutally underscoring Iraq's instability as lawmakers convened to elect a new president. Israel won a partial
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 7.23.2014 >>> Israeli forces pounded Gaza, meeting stiff resistance from Hamas Islamists, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pushes ceasefire talks. The costly Iron Dome missile defense system is proving its worth and the need for laser missile defense systems. To deter
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GRAB A COFFEE AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 7.22.2014 >>> The Iraqi ambassador to the United States explicitly called for ramped up American military involvement in his country, asking the United States to launch air strikes against positions being held by ISIL. Restoring peace to Iraq will require a re-balancing or disengagement of
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 7.21.14 >>> The Palestinian death toll rose to more than 500 as Israel announced it had prevented two more attempts by Hamas militants to infiltrate the nation via tunnels from the Gaza Strip. Science!: Why Israel's Iron Dome is overrated. Secretary of State John
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 7.19.14 >>> Rebels are accused of moving bodies from the site of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, denying access to area. Obama said the rebels "have received a steady flow of support from Russia," including antiaircraft weapons. The U.S. will not take military
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 7.18.14 >>> Malaysian airliner shot down over eastern Ukraine: First came the loud explosion that made buildings rattle: then it started raining bodies. Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine agreed to allow investigators access to the scattered crash site of a Malaysian airliner that
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 7.17.14 >>> Kabul International Airport takes a beating: Militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked Kabul International Airport in the Afghan capital in one of the most audacious assaults on the facility, used by both civilians and the military, in a year. Residents of
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 7.16.14 >>> Pakistani security forces captured a key Taliban commander linked to a 2003 assassination attempt on former President Pervez Musharraf as a U.S. drone strike killed 15 militants near the country's border with Afghanistan. Fighting raged in Ukraine's east today when separatists
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 7.15.14 >>> F-35 cleared for flight. Lawmakers warn President Obama is shortchanging the military by calling it into action at the U.S. border without providing a boost in funding. Cease-fire ends as Israel resumes attacks in Gaza. Report: Benghazi suspect found dead in Libya. 89 Killed
