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BOOK REVIEW: 'It Worked For Me'
Colin Powell is an uncommon man with the common touch. He likes to give speeches because he's very good at it and he doesn't mind traveling. Also, he likes meeting people who have paid to hear some of his considerable wisdom and perhaps to shake the hand that has shaken the hand of every important world leader of the past quarter-century.
Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses
Army leaders said Wednesday they are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder after recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly overturned.
Role unlikely for George W. Bush in Romney bid
Mitt Romney's campaign doesn't foresee the 43rd president playing a substantive role in the presidential race.
'Water by the Spoonful' to land in New York
Quiara Alegria Hudes's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Water by the Spoonful," about an Iraq war veteran struggling to find his place in the world, will land in New York in December.
U.S. advisers train troops for Somalia
American military advisers in Uganda are drawing on lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan to help train African Union soldiers to fight Somalia's most powerful insurgent group, al-Shabab.
Bush policies he reviled are crux of Obama's arsenal
This month's revival of terrorism trials at Guantanamo Bay underscores President Obama's reliance on counterterrorism tools he inherited from George W. Bush.
Briefly: Clashes mar anniversary of 'Nakba' Day
Clashes broke out Tuesday near Ramallah as about 1,000 Palestinians gathered to mark the "catastrophe" that befell them when Israel was founded in 1948.
Iraq veteran uses rap to treat his PTSD
On one of the many days Leo Dunson wanted to die, the Iraq veteran put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The loaded weapon misfired. For the troubled former soldier, it was another inexplicable failure, like his divorce or inability to make friends after returning from the war.
Pentagon pushes female troops closer to battlefield
On Monday, the Pentagon opened for female troops about 14,000 support positions that previously had been withheld from them, allowing women to fill jobs below the brigade level.
American Scene: College turns to dogs as exam stress-busters
Emory University in Atlanta has become the latest college to bring dogs on campus during exams to help stressed-out students.
U.S. affirms Iraqi police training program
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad says it is scaling back efforts to train Iraqi police officials but has no plans to end the program completely.
China tensions spur deeper ties between U.S., Philippines
China's assertive behavior is breathing life into America's historically tumultuous relationship with the Philippines.
Militant video claims responsibility for deadly Syria bombings
A video posted online in the name of a shadowy militant group late Friday claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the Syrian capital this week that killed 55 people.
Syrian opposition chief: Peace plan in 'crisis'
A Syrian opposition leader said Friday the regime is trying to destroy a U.N.-brokered peace plan for the country. The accusations came as security forces fanned out following twin suicide car bombings that killed 55 people in Damascus.
CORLEY AND LOONEY: Real consequences of delaying F-35 program
Although American warriors have returned from Iraq and many are re- turning from Afghanistan, our nation still faces serious and continuing security threats. The return - and painful loss - of U.S. combat troops should serve as a reminder that as a nation, we have a solemn duty to provide our military professionals with the best tools available to accomplish their missions at the lowest possible loss of life.