Panetta apologizes for grim photographs showing troops with dead insurgents
Defense Secretary Panetta expressed regret over two-year-old images published by the Los Angeles Times showing U S soldiers from the 82nd Airborne with severed insurgents’ remains in Afghanistan. He warned the photos could inflame violence and stressed accountability while noting war’s ugliness.
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Secret Service fires three amid Colombia prostitution probe
Three Secret Service agents were forced out as eight others remained on administrative leave in a Colombia prostitution scandal tied to the Cartagena visit ahead of the Summit of the Americas. Agent actions followed security clearances being revoked and investigations by U S and congressional panels. Rep. Pete King warned the case is not over as Sullivan moves quickly under bargaining rules.
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Judge Steps Aside in Trayvon Martin Case
Florida judge Jessica Recksiedler recused from the Trayvon Martin shooting case citing a possible conflict tied to her husband. Judge Kenneth M. Lester Jr. will preside after John Galluzzo also cited a conflict, with Marc O Mara representing Zimmerman.
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Portman Pushes Bill to Bury Unclaimed Veterans with Dignity
A bipartisan bill from Senators Portman and Begich would require the Veterans Affairs Department to partner with veterans groups to locate unclaimed remains and ensure burial in national cemeteries. The Missing in America Project reports over 1,600 recovered veterans since 2006, with 2,000 expected burials soon. volunteers find veterans in homes and through misfiled records, including a Dayton Cemetery ceremony on May 22 for ten Ohio veterans.
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