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Hagel Focuses On Sequestration In First Policy Speech

Hagel said that future budget reviews should take unexpected and steep budget cuts that affect the DoD into consideration.

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Obama, Hagel Taking Pay Cuts

The President and the Defense Secretary will each issue checks to the Treasury Department as a sign of solidarity with federal employees struggling with sequestration.

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DoD: We Are Prepared To Defend South Korea

“Make no mistake, we have the assets available inside South Korea and else where to help defend from [aggressive] situations,” Press Secretary George Little said Tuesday.

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North Korea Preps Missiles

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told reporters at the Pentagon Thursday that the U.S. is taking the stream of threats emanating from the secretive nation seriously.

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Pentagon Taking North Korean Threats Seriously

As tensions rise on the Korean peninsula, the U.S. embassy tweeted in Korean and English on Thursday that “two B-2 bombers flew over South Korea today.”

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Obama Administration Welcomes African Leaders

The African leaders met with President Obama at the White House in the afternoon.

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North Korean Military On High Alert

The South Korean Defense Ministry vowed a “thousandfold, ten-thousandfold retaliation” against the North’s aggression.

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Women’s History Month: DoD

This year the Pentagon lifted the ban on women serving in combat units.

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Poll: Americans Balk At Drone Strikes On U.S. Soil

The majority of U.S. citizens, however, strongly support drone strikes against non-U.S. citizens living abroad.

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3 Dead In Quantico Shooting

The shooter claimed the lives of a male and female victim before apparently turning the gun on himself, according to law enforcement officials.

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Hijacking Fears Cap Tumultuous Week In Britain

Soldier Lee Rigby

High-profile incidents have prompted an unusually widespread deployment of armed police officers across the country.

UN To Syria’s Neighbors: Keep Your Borders Open For Refugees

The Domiz Camp for Syrian refugees outside of Dohuk, Iraq.

Thousands of civilians fleeing the war-ravaged country remain stuck along Syria’s Iraqi, Jordanian, and Turkish borders.

Will There Be An End To The Perpetual War?

If we don’t fight for these changes now, they may never happen.

Obama To Visit Jersey Shore On Tuesday

The president will reunite with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R), who praised Obama’s response last year to Hurricane Sandy.

Trayvon Martin Not An Innocent Child, Says Zimmerman’s Defense

Text messages and pictures were found on the 17-year-old’s cellphone. The text-message discussions included one about drug use and pictures of marijuana plants and a gun.

Most Adults Arrested In 5 Major Cities Tested Positive For Drugs

The percentages range from 62 percent in Atlanta to as high as 86 percent in Chicago.