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White House Names New Cybersecurity Chief
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Google Can Track Ships At Sea -- Including US Navy; Detailed Maps Planned of Sea Bottom
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NATO Advisors Must Stay In Afghanistan For 'A Decade' After 2014
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Behind The Curtain: Amendment To Limit JTRS Competition Fails
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Dem Establishment Slams House NDAA
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Pakistan reopens US supply lines to Afghanistan, drops demand for apology for friendly-fire deaths, gets more $$$: http://econ.st/LacJLL.
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Navy's Sub-Hunting Skills Declined While China, Iran Built More Submarines
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Whatever is going to happen with regard to Iran will be done...2012-05-22T05:56:45Z -
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Remember '41 for freedom'? 41 boomers allowed under,...2012-05-21T16:55:14Z -
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bleh. Not really convincing. POTUS has said we'll have nukes...2012-05-21T15:46:16Z -
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So true. It is but worthy to give you this honor.
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NDAA may not be good after all.
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Your friends statements aren't necessarily true since your...2012-05-20T22:57:40Z
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The CAR is spot on. MG Wells, 75th Div(Mission...2012-05-20T13:57:45Z -
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The Soviets had for years falsely located many strategic...2012-05-20T09:51:27Z
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Actually, tracking Soviet subs by measuring their water...2012-05-20T09:49:18Z
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What is clear from this document, and many other available...2012-05-20T09:13:03Z
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Thank you for the kind words. Colin ClarkEditorAOL...2012-05-20T09:02:14Z
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