Pentagon
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Yonathan Melaku pleads guilty
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Suspected shooter Yonathan Melaku Thursday pleaded guilty to firing into military installations in Northern Virginia.
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Panetta: US ground forces would be cut by 100,000
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Pentagon leaders outlined a plan Thursday for absorbing $487 billion in defense cuts over the coming decade by shrinking U.S. ground forces, slowing the purchase of a next-generation stealth fighter and retiring older planes and ships.
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Yonathan Melaku expected to plead guilty
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Court records show a plea-agreement hearing has been scheduled Thursday for 24-year-old Yonathan Melaku of Alexandria.
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Defense spending cuts, reshaped Pentagon strategy on President Obama's radar
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The strategy hints at a reduced U.S. military presence in Europe and says Asia will be a bigger priority. It also emphasizes improving U.S. capabilities in the areas of cyberwarfare and missile defense.
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Pentagon probes filmmaker access to bin Laden info
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King, a New York Republican, says the CIA is also examining its future interactions with the entertainment industry.
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Yonathan Melaku, Va. man accused of firing at Pentagon, stays jailed
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A federal magistrate on Thursday ordered an ex-Marine reservist accused of firing shots at the Pentagon and other military targets to remain in jail while he awaits trial.
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Senate approves $662 billion defense bill
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Ignoring a presidential veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a massive defense bill.
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Yonathan Melaku, Pentagon scare suspect, back in court Thursday
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Yonathan Melaku is back in court on Thursday, where he waived a probable cause hearing.
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Military to give update on BRAC realignment plan
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Maryland officials are getting an update on Defense Department moves that brought 20,000 new jobs to military installations in the state.
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Military chaplains may now perform same-sex weddings
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The Pentagon has decided that military chaplains may perform same-sex unions, whether on or off a military installation.
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Rezwan Ferdaus charged with plotting attack against Pentagon
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A Massachusetts man with a degree in physics was charged Wednesday with plotting to blow up the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol using remote-controlled airplanes filled with explosives.
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Yonathan Melaku tries to escape from cell, police say
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The Marine reservist facing charges in connection with five separate shootings at military facilities in northern Virginia attempted to escape from the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.
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Pentagon extends program to defend cyber networks
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As hackers and hostile nations launch increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks against U.S. defense contractors, the Pentagon is extending a pilot program to help protect its prime suppliers.
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Yonathan Melaku, Pentagon scare suspect to plead guilty in unrelated Va. case
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A former Marine accused of firing shots at the Pentagon, Marine Corps museum and other military buildings is scheduled to enter a plea in a Leesburg courthouse on unrelated larceny charges.
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Thomas Heidenburger remembers his wife, Michele, at the Pentagon
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Thomas Heidenberger often visits the Sept. 11 memorial at the Pentagon in the evening. At that time, the sun sets over the benches dedicated to the 184 victims that died there 10 years ago.
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Va. road closures around the Pentagon for the 9/11 Memorial
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Several roads will be closed Sunday for events at the Pentagon to commemorate the 10th anniversary September 11th attack. See the list below.
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Firefighters stop in D.C. on bike trip to New York
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A group of firefighters from Los Angeles is biking from the West Coast to New York City, planning to arrive in time for the Sept. 11 anniversary.
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Suspicious incident at Pentagon closes roads
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A "suspicious incident" which led to the brief shutdown of Washington Boulevard near the Pentagon has already been cleared.
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