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  April 10, 2012, 12:06 pm

Ahmadinejad: Cash reserves will sustain Iran if oil sales stop

By Jeremy Herb

The Iranian president said his country has “so much capital” that the oil sanctions starting soon will have no effect.

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  April 10, 2012, 11:18 am

Navy shuts down troubled aerial drone program

By Carlo Munoz

The Navy has indefinitely shelved one of its high-profile aerial drone programs pending inquiries into two recent crashes in Africa and Afghanistan.

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  April 10, 2012, 11:08 am

Anti-Obama Marine: Discharge decision based on 'personal opinion' not law

By Geneva Sands

Sgt. Gary Stein, facing dismissal for posting Facebook comments critical of President Obama, criticized a review board’s recommendation for discharge.

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  April 9, 2012, 6:11 pm

Lawmakers praise Pentagon on sexual assault prevention progress

By Jeremy Herb

Two Democratic lawmakers praised the Pentagon and Army Monday for making progress on military sexual assault prevention, including building new databases and increasing sexual assault training.

Reps. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) and Niki Tsongas (D-Mass.) pointed to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released last week that said the Defense Department has put in place 13 recommendations on sexual assault and partially implemented another 12.

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  April 9, 2012, 5:46 pm

Pentagon: Night raid deal won't give Afghans 'veto' over special ops

By Carlo Munoz and Jeremy Herb

“It's not about the U.S. ceding responsibilities to the Afghans," Pentagon spokesman Capt. John Kirby told reporters Monday.

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  April 9, 2012, 3:26 pm

US steps up intelligence, sabotage missions in Iran

By Carlo Munoz

American intelligence agencies are ramping up intelligence and sabotage missions focused on Iran's nuclear program, just as Tehran prepares to renew talks with Western powers over the effort. 

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  April 9, 2012, 3:26 pm

White House: ‘No signs yet’ that Syria will end violence on refugees

By Jeremy Herb

Press secretary Jay Carney said the administration was “outraged” by reports Syrian military forces had fired on refugees in Turkey.

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  April 9, 2012, 1:18 pm

Marines eye larger presence in the Philippines

By Carlo Munoz

Days after the Marines set up shop at their new base in Australia, the service plans to boost their presence in another key Asia Pacific country in the near future. 

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  April 9, 2012, 11:57 am

Images reportedly show North Korea preparing for third nuclear test

By Jeremy Herb

Satellite images show an excavation is under way at the site where tests were conducted in 2006 and 2009.

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  April 9, 2012, 11:23 am

Chinese Navy goes unmanned for the first time

By Carlo Munoz

The Chinese military has added sea-based unmanned aircraft to its rapidly growing arsenal, with the first of those aircraft already deployed. 

The People's Liberation Navy (PLN) has begun fielding unmanned surveillance aircraft aboard its fleet of warships, according to recent news reports. 

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