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After decade of war, concerns about over-medicated military

John Keith rattles each pill bottle and raps it down on the table, 15 in all. “That’s what they had me on right there, every day,” the former sailor says of the prescriptions he received from Veterans Affairs doctors.


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Gates: Chinese military expanding, not threat to U.S.

China is building up its military capabilities, but does not intend to compete with the United States like the Soviet Union did, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday ahead of a summit in Asia.


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The Hill: Rep. West warns U.S. needs bigger Navy to deal with China’s military threat

The Hill: Rep. West warns U.S. needs bigger Navy to deal with China’s military threat
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The Hill: Rep. West warns U.S. needs bigger Navy to deal with China’s military threat

The Hill: Rep. West warns U.S. requirements larger Navy to deal with China’s military threat
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Army head who could be next chairman talks to grieving military kids

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey is doing his best to avoid reporters since word leaked that he is the president’s top choice to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.


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Connecting a new generation of military widows

Taryn Davis says she felt lost and isolated after burying her husband, a 22-year-old Army corporal killed in Iraq four years ago.


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WSJ: Gates Pitches Military Pay Cuts

WSJ: Gates Pitches Military Pay Cuts
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WSJ: Spy, Military Ties Aided bin Laden Raid

WSJ: Spy, Military Ties Aided bin Laden Raid
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Official: Militants attack Pakistani military base

Militants attacked a naval air station in the coastal city of Karachi, Pakistan, on Sunday night, Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said.


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UK’s Iraq military campaign ends

The UK’s military operation in Iraq is to end within hours when the Royal Navy completes its mission to train Iraqi sailors.
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