Feb 14

Don't ask when: Repeal of gay ban won't be soon<br /> (AP)<br />

AP - As promised, the Pentagon has begun examining how the ban on gays serving openly could be eased and then repealed, but a complete repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy is probably years away.

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Feb 14

US territory offers to host troops from Japan: reports<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - A US-administered Pacific island territory has offered to take some of the US troops relocating from Japan amid a row between Washington and Tokyo over a military base, reports said Thursday.

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Feb 14

Flying laser zaps missile in first for U.S.<br /> (Reuters)<br />

Reuters - A high-powered laser aboard a modified Boeing Co 747 jumbo jet shot down an in-flight ballistic missile for the first time, highlighting a new class of ray guns best known from science fiction.

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