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                    [Title] => Philippines thanks US for $50-M maritime security aid initiative
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The Philippines’ top diplomat acknowledged the US Senate’s Armed Services Committee for introducing a Maritime Security Initiative in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-14 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1403667 [Title] => Obama to sign Russia sanctions legislation [Summary] =>

President Barack Obama will sign legislation slapping new sanctions on Russia and providing weapons and other aid to Ukraine despite White House concerns that military assistance will further escalate the conflict, the White House said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-17 06:17:11 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1274791 [AuthorName] => Donna Cassata and Julie Pace [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1395706 [Title] => AP Source: Hagel resigning as Defense secretary [Summary] =>

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced yesterday he is stepping down, leaving under pressure following a rocky tenure in which he has struggled to break through the White House's insular team of national security advisers.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-25 05:34:18 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1432819 [AuthorName] => Julie Pace and Robert Burns [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1152001 [Title] => US readies possible solo action against Syria [Summary] =>

President Barack Obama on Thursday prepared for the possibility of launching unilateral American military action against Syria within days as Britain opted out in a stunning vote by Parliament.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-30 09:13:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1432801 [AuthorName] => Julie Pace [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 903241 [Title] => Hagel says military view shaped by Vietnam [Summary] =>

 Chuck Hagel says his experience fighting in Vietnam alongside his younger brother will shape any decision he makes to unleash military force if the Senate confirms him to be President Barack Obama's defense secretary.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-31 09:42:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 687350 [Title] => Gates: Somebody in Pakistan knew about bin Laden [Summary] =>

Pakistan has already paid dearly for its failure to know or acknowledge that Osama bin Laden was hiding for more than five years in a compound a short distance from a Pakistani military facility, Pentagon leaders insisted Wednesday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-19 09:24:42 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 670634 [Title] => Obama on Libya: 'We have a responsibility to act' [Summary] =>

Vigorously defending American attacks in Libya, President Barack Obama declared Monday night that the United States intervened to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world's conscience and "been a betrayal of who we are" as Americans. Yet he ruled out targeting Moammar Gadhafi, warning that trying to oust him militarily would be a mistake as costly as the war in Iraq.

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Lady Gaga visited the state Monday on the eve of a key Senate vote to urge its two US senators to help repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays.

[DatePublished] => 2010-09-21 11:11:25 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 517392 [Title] => Lawmakers split on timing of Afghan decision [Summary] =>

Top lawmakers sparred Sunday over the timing of President Barack Obama's decision on how to move ahead in Afghanistan, with Republicans urging a quick move to boost troop levels and Democrats counseling patience.

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-26 02:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 419726 [Title] => GLOBAL NEWS: Deal on donors paves way for Clinton Cabinet post [Summary] =>

President-elect Barack Obama planned to nominate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as his secretary of state tomorrow, transforming a once-bitter political rivalry into a high-level strategic and diplomatic partnership.

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