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Joblessness for post-9/11 vets drops in January
Amid a host of new programs to help veterans find jobs, the government reported that the unemployment rate for Iraq- and Afghanistan-era veterans fell significantly in January to 9.1 percent.
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Urination video scandal
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A screenshot captured Jan. 11 from a YouTube video allegedly shows U.S. Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters.
Staff NCOs among Marines in video
Two staff NCOs, including a platoon sergeant, were among the Marines filmed last year in Afghanistan appearing to urinate on Taliban corpses, a Defense Department official confirmed.
Role of U.S. forces to change
Panetta: Afghanistan combat ends next year
U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan aim to end their combat role next year and switch to training and advising Afghan forces through 2014, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday.
At the movies
Teen angst, superpower don't align in 'Chronicle'
The plot of "Chronicle" is ripe with possibility, but except for the climax's fleeting thrills, the film follows an artificial, narrow track.
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Officials say Taliban letter pushed for talksWASHINGTON — Reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to President Obama last year indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan, current and former U.S. officials told The Associated Press.
- Fewer Marines bound for Guam, report says
- Army rules Manning will face court-martial
- Lawmakers question pace of Arlington probe
- Unidentified drone crashes in Mogadishu
- Hackers hit website of firm defending Wuterich
- Lawmaker: Exempt vets health care from cuts
- Georgia's president to visit Naval Academy
- Administration unveils Veterans Jobs Corps
- Petition: Iraq veterans deserve parade
- NATO mulls paying for Afghan forces after 2014
- Rep.: Hold commanders responsible for budget
- Calif. police link more deaths to former Marine
- U.S.-backed strike kills top Filipino rebels
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The Veterans Affairs Department is considering moving to a system where disability ratings are based only on a veteran's ability to work full time, not potential reduced quality of life or lost earnings. Is this a good idea?
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