Author: Dan Wolken
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NASCAR, ISC are power brokers
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday hit Iran with more sanctions designed to hinder the country’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The Treasury Department announced new financial sanctions against 11 companies affiliated with the Iranian defense ministry, Revolutionary Guard Corps and national shipping line as well as a university, all for actions they took…
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Club unwilling to bring Francis up, so far
Moving the mountain of military gear out of Afghanistan after more than a decade of war will cost billions of dollars and prove far more difficult than last year’s withdrawal from Iraq, the Pentagon’s No. 2 official said Tuesday. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, the Pentagon’s point man for overseeing the draw down in Afghanistan,…
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Jennings has one of worst nights of career
WASHINGTON, July 10, 2012 – The International Security Assistance Force has made significant improvements to save what had been a “broken” medical system for treating Afghan security forces, Defense Department officials told a congressional committee today. David Sedney, DOD’s deputy assistant secretary for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia, and Kenneth Moorefield, DOD’s deputy inspector general…
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Stark contrast: Rockies lifeless in loss to Padres
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO – RANDOLPH, Texas – Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard loadmasters may be eligible to apply for a limited period recall to extended active duty, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced. The loadmaster career field is chronically undermanned, said Senior Master Sgt. Marvin Daugherty, AFPC accessions branch superintendent. Initiatives…
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Nuggets are no longer Mr. Niceguys
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan, July 11, 2012 – It’s like a scene out of “Mad Max” Â- 2-by-4s and pipes nailed together fill a tent as dirt-covered Marines lug around steel plates and cables. A dip bar, bench press and other gym pieces are the handiwork of Marine Corps Cpl. Frank McDermott, embark chief, Regimental Combat…
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Cook has good stuff, no support at Coors
The Walgreen pharmacy chain will begin filling prescriptions from customers in the Express Scripts network again starting in September under a new multiyear contract that ends a costly impasse between the companies. The agreement announced Thursday follows a series of disputes between Walgreen and Express Scripts that ended with the discontinuation of the contract between…
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Busch race at PPIR gets sponsor
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — The Marine Corps and a private foundation are breaking ground on a new clinic in North Carolina to treat servicemen and women suffering from traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress. A groundbreaking Wednesday at Camp Lejeune marks the start of construction of an $11 million satellite center paid for by…