Jan 30

Thousands in Tokyo protest US military presence<br /> (AP)<br />

AP - Thousands of protesters from across Japan marched Saturday in central Tokyo to protest the U.S. military presence on Okinawa, while a Cabinet minister said she would fight to move a Marine base Washington considers crucial out of the country.

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Jan 30

US troops more than welcome in Haiti — for now<br /> (AP)<br />

AP - Young men gripping a steel fence along Port-au-Prince’s waterfront call out “Hi, Sir!” to two U.S. Army soldiers, pleading for jobs as translators, drivers, laborers.

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Jan 30

Pentagon starts clock on lifting gay ban<br /> (AP)<br />

AP - The Defense Department starts the clock next week on what is expected to be a several-year process in lifting its ban on gays from serving openly in the military.

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