Elisabeth Bumiller

Washington - After a series of violent episodes and setbacks, support for the war in Afghanistan has dropped sharply among both Republicans and Democrats, according to the latest New …

By: Elisabeth Bumiller &; Allison Kopicki ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService

March 27, 2012

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Active-Duty Soldiers Take Their Own Lives at Record Rate

Washington - Suicides among active-duty soldiers hit another record high in 2011, Army officials said on Thursday, although there was a slight decrease if nonmobilized Reserve and National Guard …

By: Elisabeth Bumiller ,

January 20, 2012

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Panetta to Offer Strategy for Cutting Military Budget

Washington - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is set this week to reveal his strategy that will guide the Pentagon in cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from its …

By: Elisabeth Bumiller &; Thom Shanker ,

January 3, 2012

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Air Force Officials Disciplined Over Handling of Human Remains

Washington - Three senior officials at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, sacred ground for the military and the main entry point for the nation’s war dead, knew they …

By: Elisabeth Bumiller &; James Dao ,; NewYorkTimesNewsService

November 9, 2011

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Panetta Says North Korea Remains a “Serious Threat“

Seoul, South Korea - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta on Wednesday called North Korea a “serious threat” and told American and South Korean troops here that they were on …

By: Elisabeth Bumiller ,; NewYorkTimesNewsService

October 26, 2011

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Marines Hit the Ground Running in Seeking Recruits at Gay Center

Tulsa, Oklahoma - Master Sgt. Anthony Henry, a top Marine recruiting trainer for the southwestern United States, pulled up to Tulsa’s biggest gay community center on Tuesday morning and …

By: Elisabeth Bumiller ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService

September 22, 2011

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Out and Proud to Serve

Washington - Now it can be told: A prominent gay rights advocate who called himself J. D. Smith is in fact 1st Lt. Josh Seefried, a 25-year-old active-duty Air …

By: Elisabeth Bumiller ,

September 20, 2011

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In Iraq, Panetta Says US Will Maintain “Enduring Presence“

Baghdad - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta pressured Prime Minister Nuri Kamal-al Maliki of Iraq on Monday to tell the United States whether he wanted some American troops to …

By: Elisabeth Bumiller ,

July 11, 2011

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Panetta and Petraeus in Line for Top Security Posts

Washington - President Obama is expected this week to name Leon E. Panetta, the director of central intelligence, as defense secretary and Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American commander in Afghanistan, as …

By: Mark Mazzetti &; Elisabeth Bumiller ,

April 27, 2011

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Gates Says Other Nations Can Arm Libyan Rebels

Washington - President Obama’s top two national security officials signaled on Thursday that the United States was unlikely to arm the Libyan rebels, raising the possibility that the French …

By: Elisabeth Bumiller &; Thom Shanker ,

March 31, 2011

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