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Beyonce and Bibi McGill perform during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Beyonce: B6 in Marine Corps’ Eyes (‘Funny How the Truth Works’)
As “The Few, The Proud,” the Marines deserve their reputation with the press as mostly quick to respond with facts to a query — be it on Iraq, Afghanistan, the V-22 Osprey or Hurricane Sandy assistance. But when it comes...
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Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-35 fighter jet.
F-35 Manager’s ‘Humor’ No Pilot Slam
Sometimes it’s the last word in Washington that will come back to bite ya’. The program manager for the Pentagon’s F-35 fighter — the most expensive weapons program ever — knows that now. That’s after writing March 27 letters of...
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A P2V Neptune U.S. patrol plane flies over a Soviet freighter during the Cuban missile crisis in this 1962 photograph.
Some Sunshine: Tale of Two FOIA’s
The last day of “Sunshine Week”’ — celebrating the Freedom of Information Act and not the Age of Aquarius from “Hair” — rings kinda hollow to this defense reporter. Like many scribes, I was overjoyed — maybe too giddy —...
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'Zero Dark Thirty.'
Zero Dark Thirty: A Tale Told Well
The relentless drumbeat about “Zero Dark Thirty” centers on its depiction of “enhanced interrogation techniques” on a detainee named Ammar who provided the initial tip on a courier whose tracking became crucial in the 10-year hunt for Osama bin Laden. That’s...
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