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File - Lance Cpl. Nicholas Gilmer, an infantryman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, and Laith Mohammed Abud, an Iraqi Police officer, pull security at an intersection in Rutbah, Iraq, as their squad leader interviews local residents. Media AWOL in exposing ineptitude of the Iraq War
The U.S. war in Iraq ended just before Christmas, and if you blinked you probably missed it. TV news coaxed some seasonal sentiment out of the troops getting home for the holidays, but the... (photo: USMC / Capt. Paul L. Greenberg) The Charlotte Observer
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U.S. Marine Sgt. Thomas Settle, a Jump Platoon sergeant for Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, stands a security watch at the entrance of the district center in Garmsir, Afghanistan, Nov. 17, 2011, during a dinner celebrating the transfer of authority of Garmsir from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, to 3/3. Pentagon military review 'will axe US troops'
The US is to axe thousands of troops as part of a far-reaching defence review aimed at coping with huge budget cuts over the next decade, officials say. The changes - to be unveiled on Thursday - are... (photo: USMC / Cpl. Reece Lodder) BBC News
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Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich looks to the audience during an event at Belknap Mills, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in Laconia, N.H. Newt Gingrich should own up to his mistakes
As the results of the Iowa caucus dribbled in, Americans got to see how the GOP candidates greeted victory and defeat. Top vote-getter Mitt Romney was gracious toward Rick Santorum, who came in second... (photo: AP / Matt Rourke) San Francisco Chronicle
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Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns in Peterborough, N.H., Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. Romney wins Iowa battle, but barely
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet WASHINGTON: None of the half-dozen Republican aspirants aiming for the White House established any significant lead or momentum in the Iowa Caucus, an inner party electoral... (photo: AP / Stephan Savoia) The Times of India
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A trader watches a video wall on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. Stocks started 2011 with a lift Monday thanks to better news on the economy. On Wall St., it’s not much, but it’s two in a row
Updated: January 4, 2012 4:36PM Stocks barely budged Wednesday, and investors held on to their gains from a strong opening to the year. It wasn’t much, but after the lurching, up-and-down weeks of... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Chicago Sun-Times
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, April 28, 2010 On Wall St., it's not much, but it's two in a row
Stocks barely budged Wednesday, and investors held on to their gains from a strong opening to the year. It wasn't much, but after the lurching, up-and-down weeks of 2011, investors were grateful for... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Palm Beach Post
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US Dollars Currency US stocks close near flat, crude up
US stocks close near flat, crude up Email this articlePrint this articleTweetThe author has posted comments on this articleReuters | Jan 5, 2012, 03.25AM IST NEW YORK: US stocks closed nearly flat... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Times of India
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Carnival Valor docked at port. Carnival Cruise Lines is a British-American owned cruise line, based in Doral, Florida, a suburb of Miami in the United States. Princess Cruises announces an “Inspiring” new blog for cruise passengers
Someone at Princess Cruises “gets” social media. With no less than seven immensely popular online social platforms, Princess Cruises launches an eighth option for engaging with... (photo: Creative Commons / David Mishkin) The Examiner
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