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China: US Ship Activity Was Illegal

AP | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Posted 04.10.2009 | World

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BEIJING — China responded sharply Tuesday to Washington's accusations over a confrontation at sea, an incident that analysts said could become m...

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USS George H.W. Bush: A Ship With a History

Russ Baker | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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Russ Baker

This Saturday the Navy will commission the aircraft carrier CVN-77, to be named the USS George H.W. Bush. They seem in a hurry to burnish the reputation of the elder Bush while his son is still in office.

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NOAA(H) and the Whales

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 12.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Noaa, Whales, U.S. Supreme Court, Sonar, California, Oceans, Navy, Animals, Green News
Christopher Brauchli

Pity the poor whale. All it wants is to peacefully swim in the ocean. Instead it finds itself caught up in a net of litigation and rule-making processes.

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A Narrow Decision Against Whales

Carl Pope | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

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Carl Pope

San Francisco -- The Supreme Court ruled this week that the Navy may proceed with its sonar training programs without complying with several important...

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Obama's America: Observing the Observance of Veterans Day

William Bradley | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Annapolis, Barack Obama, Vietnam, George W. Bush, Veterans Day, Dick Cheney, Jim Webb, Iraq, Afghanistan, Marine Corps, Navy, New GI Bill, John McCain, Armistice Day, Politics News
William Bradley

Barack Obama has never worn the uniform. Yet he has more rapport with the experience of the American veteran than the Republicans who are now in the process of relinquishing power to him and his allies.

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The America That Can Be/The America That Has Been

William Bradley | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hawaii, Global, John McCain, Chicago, Presidential Campaign, Future, Civil War, TV Advertising, Barack Obama, Navy, First Black President, Politics News
William Bradley

In Barack Obama and John McCain, we representatives of an emerging set of values and an enduring tradition. But we didn't get the sort of constructive debate between these traditions showing the value of each.

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Adventures in Military Advertising

Mike Doughty | Posted 11.27.2008 | Media

Read More: Military, Advertising, War, navyformoms.com, Times Square, Vietnam, Navy, Military Advertising, Lol, Media News
Mike Doughty

I grew up a military kid, on Army bases, and it was fascinating to watch the join-the-Army ads spooling by on TV, in contrast to the drab reality of military life.

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Whales Vs. Military: Not Looking Good For The Whales

New York Times | Adam Liptak | Posted 11.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Natural Resources Defense Council, Marine Life, Military, Whales, Animals, Navy, Green News

WASHINGTON -- On the one hand, there is "the potential for harm to marine mammals," Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said Wednesday at a Supreme Cour...

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Somalian Pirate Standoff Leaves 3 Believed Dead, US Official Says

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A U.S. defense official says the military believes that three pirates were killed in a gunfight among themselves on the ship they h...

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Michelle Obama Reaches Out To Military Families

MOMocrats | Posted 09.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Military Families, Virginia, US Military, Michelle Obama, Army, Glenn Nye, Gen. Claudia Kennedy, Air Force, Navy, Obama Military, Blue Star Families for Obama, Military Families Speak Out, Home News
MOMocrats

Make no mistake. Michelle gets it. In a way I don't think that Senator McCain, or Cindy McCain the heiress, could get it in a million years.

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Politicians Play General, Generals Play Politics (Part 3)

Russ Wellen | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: General Petraeus, Politics, National Security, Navy, Military, Generals, Cold War, Eric Shinseki, Politics News
Russ Wellen

We engage Military.com columnist Jeff Huber in a wide-ranging discussion that begins with his new novel, Bathtub Admirals.

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Politicians Play General, Generals Play Politics (Part 2)

Russ Wellen | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Catch 22, Navy, Military, Cold War, National Security, Military Satire, Satire, Parody, Political Satire, Politics News
Russ Wellen

You may wonder why you should read a military spoof that's set during peacetime and not Iraq or Afghanistan -- but it reveals behavior that has been festering in the military for decades.

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