SEALs diversify as minority enlistment rises in Navy unit
In Coronado California a RAND and Naval Special Warfare report shows SEAL enlistment of minorities growing from 9 percent to 13 percent among 1600 enlisted and 6 percent to nearly 10 percent among 600 officers since 1997. REAR ADM. Eric Olson credits recruitment drives at black schools and mentoring by Dr. Warren Lockette.
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Halliburton unit wins Army Navy contracts amid probe
A Halliburton subsidiary Brown & Root Services was named exclusive contractor for Army troop support and Navy construction despite a federal fraud probe. The $ multi year, no cap spend contract ties Brown & Root to $13.7 million in services in Georgia and Uzbekistan and a $300 million Navy deal. GAO urged new bids, but Navy re evaluated instead. Cheney says no role in selections.
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Beating described in mob attack after South Side van crash
Prosecutors detailed how suspects beat two victims until breathless and used a concrete block during the mob assault that followed a van crash that killed driver Jack Moore and passenger Anthony Stuckey on Chicago's South Side. Four men faced bond hearings, held without bond, with more await decisions.
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Teen arrested for lighting shoe on plane in Pittsburgh
A 17 year old Canadian passenger on a US Airways flight from Toronto was arrested Saturday for using a lighter on his shoe. He said he lit loose material off his tennis shoes as the plane taxied into Pittsburgh International Airport. His father sat beside him. the teen is described as of Iranian descent and was not named due to age.
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