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Obamas to host dinner honoring Iraq veterans

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will host a Feb. 29 dinner at the White House honoring members of the armed forces who served in Iraq.

More cities consider Iraq vets parades

A St. Louis parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans was such a hit that at least 10 other cities around the country are considering

Panetta: Pressure must be kept on Iran

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday the key to stopping Iran from getting a nuclear bomb is keeping global support for tough economic sanctions.

Indiana to help veterans find work

Governor Mitch Daniels says the State of Indiana will take part in a national initiative to help veterans find work.

Obama pushes for veterans jobs programs

President Barack Obama is proposing steps to help veterans find work as firefighters, cops and park rangers.

Fort Hood shooter suspect trial delayed

A military judge on Thursday decided to delay the murder trial for the Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting rampage just more than three months.

NATO ministers mull Afghan drawdown

NATO's top official joined the U.S. and France on Thursday in calling for Afghan forces to take the lead in all combat operations by mid-2013.

Panetta: Combat in Afg. to end in 2013

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the U.S. and its NATO partners intend to end their combat role in Afghanistan next year, while keeping troops there in a

Attacks on US troops often personal

Supposedly friendly Afghan security forces have attacked U.S. and coalition troops 45 times since May 2007, U.S. officials say, for the first time laying out

Head of military panel: Romney clueless

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee says Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney doesn't know what he's talking about when he criticizes

Al-Qaida declines, but threats multiply

U.S. officials are telling lawmakers there's been no decision yet on whether to trade five dangerous Taliban prisoners now held at Guantanamo Bay as part of

Probe: USAF punished whistleblowers

Federal investigators have concluded that Air Force officials at the military mortuary in Dover, Del., illegally punished four civilian workers for blowing the

Marine gets jail time, reduced rank

A Hawaii-based Marine lance corporal will spend 30 days in jail and have his rank reduced to private first class for punching and kicking a fellow Marine who

Suspected Cole bombing suspect killed

U.S. airstrikes targeting leaders from Yemen's active al-Qaida branch killed four suspected militants, including a man suspected of involvement in the 2000

Military sales move ahead to Bahrain

The United States is selling some military equipment to Bahrain as it walks a fine line between pushing the Sunni monarchy to open talks with the opposition

Plan: Military families to get help

The Obama administration is proposing new rules to help military families care for service members when they are called to active duty or become injured.

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