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Administration warns of 'destructive' budget cuts
A White House report issued Friday warns that $109 billion in across-the-board spending cuts at the start of the new year would be "deeply ...
Congress courts veterans leading up to election
Both parties are using a brief pre-election session of Congress to make campaign appeals to returning veterans. Senate Democrats are pushing President ...
He's still here: Phoenix rises again with 'Master'
Joaquin Phoenix looked as though he'd lost it, coming completely unglued with his film "I'm Still Here," in which he chronicles his supposed move into ...
AP IMPACT: Surprising methods heal wounded troops
Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning more face transplants and other extreme plastic surgeries. Around the ...
Korean War vet gets belated honors in Puerto Rico
A Puerto Rican retiree who served in some of the bloodiest battles of the Korean War received a belated appreciation Friday from the U.S.
DNC protesters continue march after standoff
Dozens of protesters clogged streets and blocked traffic Tuesday outside the Democratic National Convention on its opening day, making for some tense ...
How do voters assess candidates' '2 visions'?
It's the mantra we will hear endlessly in the coming weeks: Americans face a "stark choice" come November. It is a choice, as President Barack Obama ...
Obama vows help to soldiers, marks Iraq war end
In an election-year reminder that he ended the war in Iraq, President Barack Obama vowed Friday to help soldiers, veterans and their families overcome ...
Democrats to stress Obama national security record
Democrats plan to emphasize President Barack Obama's record on national security and veterans on the night he delivers his address at the Democratic ...
Battle-tested, female war vets run for Congress
One flew an A-10 Warthog over Iraq and Afghanistan. Another was part of the 29th Infantry Brigade's medical operations near Baghdad. A third lost both ...
First lady announces new hiring push for vets
First lady Michelle Obama chose a naval station in the electoral battleground of Florida to announce Wednesday that 2,000 businesses around the ...
Japanese journalist killed covering Syria fighting
A veteran Japanese war correspondent was shot and killed while covering Syria's civil war, her family and the government said Tuesday. Mika Yamamoto ...
Obama: Military budget deal unlikely by November
President Barack Obama says he doesn't believe Congress can reach a deal before the November elections that avoids deep cuts in military spending, but ...
Bill would expand fertility coverage for veterans
The roadside bomb that exploded outside Andrew Robinson's Humvee in Iraq six years ago broke the Marine staff sergeant's neck and left him without use ...
Attack shows need for Pakistani Taliban offensive
The Pakistani Taliban's brazen attack on a major air force base near the capital underscores the need for the Pakistani army's planned offensive ...
Presidential campaigns spar over Ohio election law
It doesn't take much to start a political spat in Ohio, where jockeying for every presidential vote is practically blood sport. The latest pits ...