Newtown victim’s father makes case for U.S. assault weapons ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The father of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the shooting massacre at a Connecticut school made a dramatic appeal on Wednesday for President Barack Obama’s uphill bid to ban sales of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.
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America must not “dictate” to world, new defense chief says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Decorated Vietnam veteran Chuck Hagel was sworn in as U.S. defense secretary on Wednesday after a bruising Senate confirmation battle, and promised to renew old U.S. alliances and forge new ones without attempting to “dictate” to the world.
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Military Leaders Say Congress Must Stop Sequester
The billions of dollars in defense budget cuts scheduled to begin at the end of the week will have a swift and severe impact on military readiness and Congress needs to take fast action to stop them, members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday in an 11th hour bid to keep the reductions from going into effect.
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UK downgrade pressures reluctant Osborne to change course
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister insisted on Saturday he would not change course after the loss of the country’s ‘AAA’ credit rating but George Osborne is facing pressure to do just that as his bet on austerity falters ahead of the 2015 election.
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