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Predicting Army vs. Navy

Paul Bessire | Posted 02.05.2013 | Sports
Paul Bessire

One of the better rivalries in college football has also been one of the more lopsided rivalries in college football recently.

Why Do We Cut the Military So Much Slack?

David Macaray | Posted 01.14.2013 | Politics
David Macaray

Prospective jurors in a trial requiring testimony from policemen are usually asked if they think law enforcement officers are less apt to lie than are...

PHOTOS: Midshipmen Make Greased Naval Academy Climb

AP | Posted 05.23.2012 | DC

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Students who are closing out their first year at the U.S. Naval Academy have completed the traditional climb up the Herndon Monument...

Naval Academy Wasted $3.5M On Short Films: Report

AP | By BRIAN WITTE | Posted 01.11.2012 | College

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The U.S. Naval Academy wasted $3.5 million by improperly contracting for the production of a short film and six commercials, accordi...

Annapolis Bar Crawl

Susan Fogwell | Posted 06.05.2011 | Travel
Susan Fogwell

Annapolis is America's sailing capital. During the summer and autumn, midshipmen, locals and tourists congregate at the bustling city dock where people-watching is a popular pastime.

Spice Scandal Hits U.S. Naval Academy

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

A synthetic recreational drug and purported marijuana substitute is behind the recent expulsion of seven U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen, the Washington...

Twenty-Five Years Ago, We Lost More Than a Space Shuttle

Jim Noles | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Jim Noles

Today, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the loss of Challenger, it is particularly fitting to pause and remember that the Challenger Seven were more than just names.

The 10 Most Popular Colleges

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

If college was a popularity contest, America's service academies would win. According to U.S. News and World Report, the U.S. Naval Academy is the na...

The Army-Navy Game: Transcending Sports and Politics

PhillyPhanatics.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
PhillyPhanatics.com

I am a liberal Democrat who is opposed to the War in Afghanistan, was against the War in Iraq, and protested against the Vietnam War years ago. I guess you could call me a pacifist. But I love watching the Army-Navy game.

Naval Academy Had Highest Nominations On Record In 2009

AP | BRIAN WITTE | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Naval Academy's dean of admissions says the school had the highest number of congressional nominations on record last year...

Four Treated For Heat Exhaustion At Naval Academy

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Four midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy are being treated for signs of heat exhaustion after running an obstacle course in ne...

Naval Academy Superintendent Retiring After Slush Fund Discovery

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Admiral Jeffrey Fowler is taking what reports call an "early exit" due to the revelation of a substantial slush...

Joseph Rocha: Gay Former Sailor Details Abuse In Navy Despite Keeping His Sexuality A Secret

Washington Post | Joseph Rocha | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

I was 18 years old when I landed in the kingdom of Bahrain, off the coast of Saudi Arabia, in the winter of 2005. It was the first time I'd ever left ...

Selective Lion

Robert Kuttner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Robert Kuttner

All week, Obama demonstrated his great skills as a teacher and orator, but it remains to be seen how he will use these outsized gifts as challenges on several fronts continue to unfold.

Obama, Jack McCain Embrace At US Naval Academy Graduation (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style

President Obama promised members of the graduating class at the US Naval Academy Friday that they would never have to fight an unnecessary war. "I wi...

Obama Naval Academy Commencement Speech: President Speaks To Military Graduates

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — President Barack Obama promised graduating midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday that, as their commander in chief, he...

Man the Barricades, Men! The Gays Are at the Gates!

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Aubrey Sarvis

Their warning of the "grave harm" that will ensue if gays and lesbians are allowed to serve openly in our all-volunteer military was essentially that volunteers will leave in droves.

Multiple McCain

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Michael B. Laskoff

The problem isn't that we know too little about John McCain; it's that we've got so many versions of the guy to choose from.

Gays in the Military: It's Time for Spine

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Aubrey Sarvis

When Secretary of Defense Robert Gates failed to recommend Peter Pace for a second two-year term as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff one year ago...

John McCain Goes For A Physical: "I'm as Healthy as the Economy!"

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Nathaniel Bach

McCain can't blame his campaign-trail Iraq war gaffes on a deteriorating mind. Which means that instead he's simply misinformed and does not understand the war we're waging or whom we're waging it against.