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Spending Cuts Bill Hits Defense and Foreign Aid

WASHINGTON -- Tea partyers insistent on cutting military spending and foreign aid will find plenty to like in the deal struck by President Barack Obama and congressional leaders. No money for an alternative engine for the multibillion-dollar Joint Strike Fighter. Millions of dollars in cuts for the United Nations. A major...

Richard Seymour's Signing Gives Raiders Flexibility in Keeping Core Together

By signing Pro Bowl defensive tackle Richard Seymour to a hefty new deal, the Raiders locked up a centerpiece of their improving defense. The two-year, $30 million contract made Seymour one of the league's highest paid players and keeps him around for the next two seasons after the Raiders sent the New England Patriots a...

Mike Tomlin Sees Rex Ryan's Early Baltimore Defenses When He Looks at Jets

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is a man of few words. However, there is little doubt he is the unquestioned leader and will have his Steelers prepared for the Jets on Sunday in the AFC Championship game for the right to go to the Super Bowl. Due to his familiarity with Jets head coach Rex Ryan and his defensive...

DeMarcus Ware, London Fletcher Remain Atop NFC East Linebacker Class

Some things don't change with the linebackers in the NFC East. Dallas' DeMarcus Ware led the way in sacks. Again. Washington's London Fletcher led the way in tackles. Again. Philadelphia's Stewart Bradley missed the end of the season and the playoffs with an injury. Again. New York didn't keep the same trio of starters....

Terrell Suggs: Whatever You Call it, Ravens-Steelers not for Faint of Heart

Armageddon is such a strong word to describe the divisional-round matchup between the Ravens and Steelers on Saturday. Biblically, Armageddon is described in the book of Revelation as the catastrophic battle between the forces of good and evil. Although that's a topic for another day, Pro Bowl linebacker Terrell Suggs...

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05/28/12 US, New Zealand mending frayed military ties Source: NBC - WLIO - Lima OH U.S. servicemen, veterans and a Marine band are visiting their New Zealand counterparts over the coming weeks as part of an effort by the two countries to forge closer military ties, a quarter-century after a rift developed when New Zealand banned nuclear warships from its shores.
05/28/12 U.S. pours resources into recovery of soldiers remains Source: Stevens Point Journal - Stevens Point WI The fallen navigator waited until dawn to crawl from the jungle.
05/28/12 10 Things You Didn't Know About Memorial Day Source: KLYQ-AM - Hamilton MT Most of America might look forward to Memorial Day because it gives us a three-day break from our hectic work lives and an excuse to grill great gobs of red meat over an open pit, but it's intentions are much nobler.
05/28/12 Local Author Reaches Out to Military Kids Source: Dunedin Patch - Dunedin FL Memorial Day gives us pause to honor those who have given their lives to protect our freedom.
05/28/12 Elbit Systems Awarded Initial Contract to Supply... Source: NBC - KCBD NewsChannel 11 - Lubbock TX Information contained on this page is provided by companies via press release distributed through PR Newswire, an independent third-party content provider.

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A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats.

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