Pentagon expands Baghdad arms sales office to speed gear to Iraqi forces
The Pentagon plans a large staffing rise in Baghdad from six to near seventy to accelerate delivery of weapons and equipment to Iraqi police and military units. A two star general arrives to oversee the expanded team as concerns grow over diversion, corruption, and missing U.S. weapons. The effort aims to strengthen a regulated foreign military sales system while monitoring sensitive gear like night vision equipment.
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U.S
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United States
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Rachel Stohl
Center For Defense Information
Officials fought Cuban custody case with extraordinary measures
Florida officials spent over 250000 and enlisted free legal aid to block Rafael Izquierdo from taking his 5 year old daughter back to Cuba. Documents show attempts to keep the matter quiet while federal and state policies favor keeping families intact. The Izquierdo custody dispute began when the mother fled Cuba with her children and Izquierdo demanded his daughter be returned.
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Jeb Bush
Charlie Crist
Elian Gonzalez
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Fidel Castro
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George W. Bush
Ira Kurzban
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Neighbor of Clintons charged in wife's fatal shooting outside Chappaqua
A disbarred lawyer and neighbor of the Clintons, Carlos Perez-Olivo, 59, was arrested in White Plains and charged with second degree murder and weapons counts for his wife Peggy Perez-Olivo's death on Route 100 near Chappaqua. He pleaded not guilty and faces life if convicted.
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N.Y
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Clintons
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Manhattan
Chappaqua
Perry Perrone
Perrone
Robert
Buckley
Westchester County
Jeffrey Cohen
Millwood
Westchester Hospital
Mount Kisco
Atlantic City Hires Chief Legal and Integrity Officer
Atlantic City mayor Scott Evans announced a new top watchdog role to police city government after decades of corruption. The chief legal and integrity officer will oversee anti fraud efforts, aiming to attract ongoing casino investment worth about nine billion dollars over five years and restore public trust.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Scott Evans
U.S
FBI
Evans
Michael Drewniak
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