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Central Intelligence Agency building in Langley, Virginia.
CIA Day at the Fair: 007 is Taken
The Central Intelligence Agency is better known for secrecy than it is for family fun. But tomorrow you will find spies amid the cotton candy, crafters and carnival rides at the annual McLean Day fair at Lewinsville Park, some three...
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The Klingon Bird of Prey from "Star Trek: The Voyage Home."
Star Trek vs. Navy: Klingons vs. Lockheed Martin
Which is the U.S. Navy talking, and which is Star Trek talking? One of the descriptions below comes from the Navy’s words for the Littoral Combat Ship, or LCS, a fast boat from Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics designed to defeat...
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Army Cadets cheer during a game against the Navy Midshipmen.
Plebing the Case for Losing to Army
There is cyber-security, and then there is football. Someone hacked into the U.S. Naval Academy e-mail and sent a mass mailing in advance of the Army-Navy game. Vice Admiral Michael H. Miller Dec 5 to goarmysinknavy, AllUSNA, USCC, BTD Greetings,...
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Paul Wolfowitz
Obama’s New Libyan Defense Chief: Bush’s Paul Wolfowitz, on Benghazi
Update at 5 pm EST, Nov. 8 After a day paling around in Hurricane Sandy disaster areas with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, President Barack Obama got an unexpected defense today from an even more surprising corner of the Republican...
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At a time when politics is more about dividing people than uniting them, the upcoming elections in the U.S. and Israel may be having the opposite effect, at least upon the two nations’ leaders. It’s no secret that Barack Obama...
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