If so, you won’t once you check out the specifications for Air Force ceremonial swords.
These are the beautiful swords that cadets at the Air Force Academy get (paid for with about $300 of their own money, deducted from …
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In Tuesday’s State of the Union, a Return to First Principles for Obama
Before the economic collapse, President Obama focused on how the middle-class could thrive in an increasingly outsourced and automated world. It’s a message he’ll return to tonight.
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Nuclear Optics
North Korea apparently detonated a third nuclear device overnight. On Tuesday night, President Obama is slated to propose a cut from in the deployed U.S. nuclear stockpile from its current 1,700 warheads down to as few as …
“I Scan”
Army Sgt. Andrew Barnett scans a piece of Kunar province outside an Afghan border-police observation point Jan. 28.
NoKo Confirms “Successful” Nuclear Test
BEIJING — North Korea conducted its third test of a nuclear device Tuesday, raising fears of instability in Northeast Asia and new questions about whether the isolated authoritarian regime can be stopped in its decades-long …
Looming Budget Cuts: One Gigantic Bipartisan Cop-Out
Opposing budget “sequestration” is possibly the safest political position to take in America today.
Republicans oppose it, so do Democrats.
Hawks loathe it, so do many doves (for different reasons).
Congressional …
Slain Chicago Teen’s Parents to Sit with First Lady at State of the Union
The parents of slain Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton will attend President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.
Why Can’t This Economy Really Get Going?
A host of factors outside of the government’s control will likely hold back the economy for at least another year.
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F-22 Crash: Air Force Too Quick to Blame Pilot
The Pentagon inspector general confirmed Monday what anyone who has spent any time looking into military aircraft accidents knows: that when the pilot isn’t around to defend himself – or herself – the service tends to blame …
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When the Only Tool You Have is a Hammer…
…all problems begin to look like a nail. According to a new Government Accountability Office report released Monday, the U.S. government spent 25 times more money on rebuilding Afghan security than it spent on humanitarian aid …
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Private Benjamin: A Coalition Just For You
Like mushrooms spouting after a summer thunderstorm, there are all kinds of groups sprouting to denounce the prospect of sequestration – those pending budget cuts that could lop off up to $600 billion in Pentagon spending over …
The Man Behind the Manhunt: Few Warning Signs in Alleged L.A. Shooter’s Past
As police widen their search for Christopher Dorner, those who knew him say the former cop and Navy reservist was nothing but friendly
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