Feb 14

Official: US to expand Yemeni military training (AP)

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Feb 14

Pentagon budget down due to Iraq pullout: US (AFP)

AFP – The Pentagon on Monday proposed a reduced defense budget for the first time since the September 11 attacks, finding savings in the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 14

Obama official says new budget won't be pain-free (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama will send Congress on Monday a $3 trillion-plus budget for 2012 that promises $1.1 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade by freezing many domestic programs for five years, trimming military spending and limiting tax deductions for the wealthy. Read the rest of this entry »