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Protesters At Military Funerals Test Free Speech (Video)
A member of the Westboro Baptist Church holds protest signs. (CBS) The Supreme Court takes up Wednesday a landmark case on the outer limits of free speech. The question is whether a church group has...
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Gov. Granholm Orders Flags Lowered For Marine
Gov. Jennifer Granholm has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff statewide for a Marine from southwestern Michigan who died while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan. Flags are to be lowered...
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Judge Orders 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Injunction
A federal judge issued a worldwide injunction Tuesday stopping enforcement of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, ending the military’s 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops. U.S. District Judge...
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Treats For Troops
Trick-or-Treat–for troops. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department kicked off its 2nd Annual “Treats for Troops” and 24th Annual “Coats for the Cold” Coat Drive Wednesday. Pre-school kids stopped by in...
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President Obama Sends A Message To Troops
President Barack Obama has called 10 members of the armed services stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan to wish them and their families a happy Thanksgiving. The White House says Obama thanked two each...
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Pentagon Study Dismisses Risk Of Openly Gay Troops
Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Pentagon reporters on Tuesday that existing policies such as housing and spousal benefits for military service members “can and should be applied equally to...
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Senate Blocks Repeal Of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Republicans blocked a last-ditch effort in the Senate to lift the military’s ban on openly gay troops on Thursday, dealing a major blow to gay rights groups and making it unlikely Congress could repeal...
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Michigan Troops Deploy To Afghanistan
WARREN (WWJ) – About 200 members of the 785th Military Police Battalion said farewell to family and friends, Friday, before leaving Michigan to serve a year in Afghanistan. The ceremony in Warren...
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Michigan Rep Urges Caution On Arming Libyan Rebels
Southfield (WWJ/AP) A Michigan congressman says the United States and its allies need to know much more about the rebels in Libya before providing them with advanced weapons to fight Libyan leader...
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Become A “Battle Saint”
They are showing up on patriotic wrists everywhere: the “Battle Saint” bracelet. The idea is the brainchild of Cynthia Lemay who wanted to honor the men and women who serve in the U.S. military. The...
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Michigan Soldier Killed In Afghan Attack
LAINWELL (AP) – The Pentagon says a 23-year-old Army private from southwestern Michigan was one of four U.S. soldiers killed in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan. The Defense Department said Wednesday...
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Flags Ordered Lowered For Plainwell Army Private
PLAINWELL (AP) – Gov. Rick Snyder has ordered U.S. flags to be lowered to half-staff Thursday in honor of a 23-year-old Army private from Plainwell killed in Afghanistan’s Kunar province. The military...
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Combat Medic From Michigan Killed In Afghanistan
SAGINAW TWP. (AP) – The U.S. military says a 21-year-old combat medic from the Saginaw area was killed in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan. The Defense Department said Monday that Army Pfc. Brian J....
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Obama To Announce Return Of Troops From Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (WWJ/AP) – UPDATE – 8:30 PM -(CLICK HERE) President Barack Obama is expected to lay out his plan for the start of troop withdrawal from Afghanistan when he addresses the nation Wednesday...
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Sara’s Blog: I Dare You To Date Mila Kunis
Marine Sergeant Scott Moore hit the jackpot earlier this week when he scored a date with the super hot Mila Kunis. As you have probably already heard, he asked Mila to escort him to the Marine Corps...
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Airmen Welcomed Home At Selfridge Air National Guard Base
HARRISON TWP. (WWJ) – Airmen stationed at Selfridge Air National Guard Base returned home, Thursday, after several months away. During the months she was deployed with the Michigan Air National Guard’s...
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1,200 Michigan Guard Members Bound For Afghanistan
WYOMING, Mich. (AP) – Hundreds of Michigan National Guard members are leaving home for tours of duty in the war in Afghanistan. Family and friends are saying farewell Monday evening to members of units...
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Obama Announces End Of Iraq War, Troops To Return Home By Year End
WASHINGTON (WWJ/AP) – President Obama announced Friday that the United States will withdraw nearly all troops from Iraq by the end of the year, effectively bringing the long and polarizing war in Iraq...
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Levin On Iraq: ‘We’ve Been There Plenty Long’
WASHINGTON (WWJ) – President Barack Obama Friday announced an end to the war in Iraq, pledging that U.S. troops will come home by the end of the year. WWJ Newsradio 950 spoke with Michigan Senator and...
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Flags Ordered Lowered Friday For Navy SEAL
LANSING (AP) – U.S. flags in Michigan will be lowered Friday to honor a 34-year-old Navy SEAL who was among the 30 American military personnel killed when their Chinook helicopter was shot down by...
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