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Joblessness for post-9/11 vets drops in January
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
Staff NCOs among Marines in video
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
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.

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Teen angst, superpower don't align in 'Chronicle'
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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A Marine-like Army?
A Marine-like Army? The head of the Army Reserve said the Army should be more like the Marine Corps in how it cultivates a lifelong brotherhood.

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Buds: Marine rates MoH
Buds: Marine rates MoH Lance Cpl. Kyle Carpenter’s act of shielding a fellow Marine from a grenade blast is MoH worthy, friends say.

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