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US to open direct peace talks with Talibantaliban

The Obama administration will open direct peace talks with the Taliban in Qatar in the next few days. The startling announcement Tuesday came the same day four Americans were killed during a rocket attack at Bagram Air Field, outside of … Continue reading

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Senate lets the Navy’s ‘green fleet’ sail ongreen-fleet_1-620x412-e1363901523579

The Senate defeated a proposed amendment that would have transferred money from the Navy’s biofuels program to increase the Defense Department’s operations and maintenance funding. “I have been arguing for weeks that cuts to the budget can be made in … Continue reading

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Walter Reed plans to furlough thousands; soldier advocacy groups worry about care despite assurancesA wounded soldier receives treatment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda

Thousands of civilian workers at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — the country’s top facility for wounded combat soldiers — are facing furloughs this summer, as a result of sequester and other federal budget problems, according to the … Continue reading

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Did senior State Department security officials commit perjury?061813_sr_rosen_640

Two top officials at the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service (DS) — the federal law enforcement agency that protects American diplomats and investigates allegations of criminal misconduct by State Department employees — gave sworn testimony earlier this year that appears … Continue reading

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‘Unbridled Pork’: Money for Brazilian cotton growers, sushi rice farmers tucked into massive farm billCrop Update

Americans could be on the hook to send Brazilian cotton farmers millions of dollars if Congress passes the current version of the farm bill making its way through both chambers. The measure is just one of dozens of provisions and … Continue reading

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Captive in Kuwait: Contract dispute leaves 100 Americans stranded on US Army basescampkuwait

At least 100 American citizens have been trapped for months on two U.S. bases inside Kuwait after local police unjustly issued warrants for their arrest, a U.S. defense contractor told FoxNews.com. Most of the Americans were working as Arabic translators … Continue reading

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Reminder: Oil & gas have been a saving a grace of the Obama “recovery”oil

As unfortunate as it is that President Obama and his Department of Energy have plans for doubling down on so many of the failed and fizzling policies of not merely their last four years but of too-lavish governments around the … Continue reading

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Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parodyfarmboys

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Truckers push Obama to delay mandate for 70-hour driving weektruck

Industry officials and House Republicans on Tuesday urged the Obama administration to pull back regulations that would limit the amount of time that truck drivers can spend behind the wheel. Beginning on July 1, the new rules would slash the … Continue reading

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Reid: House will face pressure to approve immigration reformreid-getty-lede

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday that Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and the House will face enormous pressure to pass comprehensive immigration reform. Reid said he’s told the four Democrats in the bipartisan group that drafted the Senate … Continue reading

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