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GOP's Chambliss jumps to early lead in Ga. Senate- Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss jumped out to an early lead Tuesday over Democrat Jim Martin in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff that attracted light voter turnout despite the contest's high stakes on the balance of power in Washington.
Gates: Military looks to accelerate Iraq pullout- Defense Secretary Robert Gates signaled a willingness Tuesday to forge ahead with two key priorities for the incoming Obama administration: accelerating the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and shutting down the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
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Nixon records show aides dishing dirt on critics- In Richard Nixon's time, all the president's men fretted about threats on every front: disquiet out on the streets, disloyalty inside the administration and trouble from political opponents who had to be discredited at any cost.
Coleman pleads no contest to disorderly conduct- Gary Coleman has pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a September incident at a bowling alley. The 40-year-old former star of "Diff'rent Strokes" was ordered to pay a $100 fine in a Payson court Tuesday. He also pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge, which will be waived if he doesn't have any other violations within a year.
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NHL suspends Stars' Sean Avery for crude comments- The NHL suspended Dallas Stars forward Sean Avery indefinitely Tuesday for making a crude reference to former girlfriends while talking with reporters.
Raytheon Network Centric Systems Names Green Vice President for Joint Operations and Integration
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Green will be responsible for the full range of transformation and
business initiatives involving the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joint operations,
Joint Forces Command, and the military component commands in the
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Green joins Raytheon after more than 37 years in the Army from which he retired in the rank of lieutenant general. In his most recent assignment, he served as the Inspector General of the Army -- one of the most carefully chosen positions in the service -- where he was responsible for monitoring, inspecting and periodically reporting on various aspects of discipline, efficiency, morale, training, and readiness in the Army. In that capacity, he reported directly to the secretary of the Army and the chief of staff of the Army.
His military and leadership experience also includes numerous senior staff
positions, both in the Army and at the Joint level. He distinguished himself
as the chief of staff of the Eighth U.S. Army, U.S. Forces, Korea, where he
regularly worked with the United Nations and the Department of State. He was
the deputy chief of staff for doctrine at the Army's Training and Doctrine
Command where he was responsible for developing and distributing Army
warfighting doctrine, and where he was instrumental in developing initial
doctrine for the Army's Future Combat System. He also served as the deputy
Inspector General of the Army, and as the commanding general of the United
States Army Air Defense Artillery Center and Fort Bliss,
Green has a bachelor's degree in political science from the
Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of
Contact:
George Rhynedance
703.284.4439
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