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National News
Sep 21, 2011
KABUL, Afghanistan In Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force killed a significant Taliban leader and one of his associates during a security operation Tuesday. A precision air strike killed Taliban leader, Qari Tahir, after the…
Aug 25, 2011
WASHINGTON The U.S. Coast Guard spent Friday moving personnel and assets to be ready to respond as Hurricane Irene churned up the eastern seaboard. Units from the 1st, 5th and 7th Coast Guard Districts implemented their hurricane plans, moving command…
Aug 17, 2011
WASHINGTON Epps Shipping Company, a Liberian corporation doing business out of Carolina, Puerto Rico, was sentenced in federal court for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and making false statements to U.S. Coast Guard inspectors. The company…
Aug 17, 2011
WASHINGTON Donald H. Cone, 48, of Frederick, Md., was sentenced today in Alexandria, Va., to 30 months in prison for his role in a sophisticated conspiracy to import and sell counterfeit Cisco-branded computer networking equipment. U.S. District Court Judge Gerald…
Aug 8, 2011
COEUR DALENE Levi Wayne Mendenhall, 31, of Kamiah, Idaho, was sentenced today to 25 years in federal prison for transporting explosives with intent to kill, injure, or intimidate, stalking, and use of explosive material during the commission of a federal…
Aug 4, 2011
by Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- From pens to Bradley fighting vehicles, 1.7 million pieces of military equipment have been moved out of Iraq so far, as the Dec. 31 deadline for U.S. forces to…
Jul 31, 2011
by Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- As the pressure increases on the federal budget, the Defense Department must make cuts in a balanced way, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here…
Jul 27, 2011
San Juan, Puerto Rico U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized $205,913 in U.S. dollars concealed in the roof compartment of a vehicle bound for Santo Domingo over the weekend. During the x-ray scanning of outbound vehicles bound to board the…
Jul 27, 2011
WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced the designation of six members of an al-Qaida network headed by Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil, a prominent Iran-based al-Qaida facilitator, operating under an agreement between al-Qaida and the Iranian government. Todays…
Jul 26, 2011
Washington, D.C. The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged one of the worlds largest producers of premium alcoholic beverages with widespread violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) stemming from more than six years of improper payments to government…
Jul 19, 2011
WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Commerces Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added two companies in Hong Kong and four companies in Lebanon to the BIS Entity List. The six companies are being added based on evidence that they…
Jul 12, 2011
by Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service The WC-135 Constant Phoenix aircraft, shown here being refueled, collects air samples from areas around the world. The on-board atmospheric collection suite allows the mission crew to detect radioactive "clouds" in real time.…