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  March 21, 2012, 10:49 am

Unemployment rises for Iraq, Afghanistan veterans

By Jeremy Herb

The unemployment rate for post-Sept. 11 veterans increased to 12.1 percent last year, up from 11.5 percent in 2010, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

The 2011 unemployment rate for all veterans, however, declined to 8.3 percent from 8.7 percent in 2010, according to the report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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  March 19, 2012, 6:03 pm

Al Qaeda claims responsibility for American killed in Yemen

By Carlo Munoz

Al Qaeda's Yemeni cell has claimed responsibility for the murder of an U.S citizen over the weekend, according to reports by the Wall Street Journal and CNN. 

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  March 19, 2012, 4:30 pm

White House picks nominees for key Pentagon posts

By Carlo Munoz

President Obama on Monday officially announced his picks to fill two key policy posts inside the Pentagon. 

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  March 19, 2012, 9:00 am

The week ahead: Top commander to brief Congress on Afghanistan

By Carlo Munoz

The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan will try to assuage lawmakers’ concerns this week after a rocky period for American and coalition forces in the country.

Gen. John Allen and Defense Department policy Undersecretary James Allen will appear before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, and its Senate counterpart on Thursday.

Allen and Central Command chief Gen. James Mattis will testify Wednesday before the House Appropriations subcommittee on Defense.

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  March 16, 2012, 3:08 pm

US Navy beefs up Persian Gulf fleet

By Carlo Munoz

The Navy will double the number of mine-hunting ships patrolling the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway near Iran.

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  March 16, 2012, 12:17 pm

Report: Bin Laden plotted to kill President Obama, Gen. Petraeus

By Carlo Munoz

U.S. intelligence forces found information about the assassination plot in papers recovered after bin Laden's death.

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  March 14, 2012, 2:03 pm

Panetta safe after serious security breach in Afghanistan

By Jeremy Herb

An Afghan man stole a vehicle, drove it onto a runway and apparently set himself on fire at Camp Bastion Airfield.

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  March 13, 2012, 8:15 pm

Lawmaker wants details on brain injuries of alleged Afghan shooter

By Carlo Munoz

A House Democrat is pressing the Pentagon to provide details on whether the Army soldier accused of killing unarmed Afghan civilians earlier this week suffered from traumatic brain injury. 

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  March 13, 2012, 2:06 pm

McCain slams White House stance on Afghanistan policy

By Carlo Munoz

The GOP senator told reporters the administration's plan to possibly withdraw troops before 2014 "discourages our friends and encourages our enemies."

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  March 13, 2012, 12:08 pm

Obama: United States is ‘heartbroken’ over Afghan civilians killed in attack

By Amie Parnes

The president said he's taking the deaths "as seriously as if it was our own citizens ... who were murdered."

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