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Military spending bill clears Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $636 billion military spending bill that would fund wars in Iraq and Afghanistan cleared a procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate early on Friday.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Robert Gates Harry Reid Barack Obama Activities:111th Congress
2009-12-18
It flies! Airbus' hulking A400M has maiden flight
SEVILLE, Spain - The A400M military transport plane that has been causing Airbus and European defense ministers budgetary and logistical headaches finally took to the skies for its maiden flight on Friday.
Nations:France South Africa Spain Malaysia Afghanistan Luxembourg Source:(AP)
2009-12-11
US Air Force confirms 'Beast of Kandahar' drone
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Air Force on Tuesday confirmed for the first time that it is flying a stealth unmanned aircraft known as the "Beast of Kandahar," a drone spotted in photos and shrouded in secrecy.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan U.S. People:Robert Gates Source:(AFP)
2009-12-08
First US trial of 9/11 case was full of surprises
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Zacarias Moussaoui was a clown who could not keep his mouth shut, according to his old al-Qaida boss, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. But Moussaoui was surprisingly tame when tried for the 9/11 attacks - never turning the courtroom into the circus of anti-U.S. tirades that some fear Mohammed will create at his trial in New York.
Activities:2001 Moussaoui Trial CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2009-11-17
NASA rocket launch advances Moon mission dream
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AFP) - NASA successfully launched Wednesday the prototype for a new generation of space rocket, advancing its plans to return man to the Moon by 2020.
Nations:U.S. Russia People:Neil Armstrong Barack Obama
2009-10-28
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