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  • **FILE ** U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division, the last American unit to leave Iraq, arrive at Camp Virginia in Kuwait on Sunday. (Associated Press)

    Social Security numbers of military heroes posted online

    The Social Security numbers of some of the nation's most highly decorated Army war heroes from Iraq and Afghanistan were posted this week by a civilian contractor on a publicly available website.


  • FILE - This is a 2009 file photo of Carlos Delgado  of the New York Mets baseball team. Delgado has given up on coming back from a hip injury, announcing his retirement from baseball two years after he was sidelined. The former New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays first baseman announced his decision at a news conference in his native Puerto Rico on Wednesday, April 13, 2011.  (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

    Sports Briefs

    A leading gay-rights organization has demanded an apology from Kobe Bryant for apparently using a derogatory gay term in frustration over a referee's call during the Lakers' game Tuesday night.


  • Homer Smith, former Army coach, dies at 79

    Former Army head coach Homer Smith, regarded as one of keenest offensive minds in the annals of college football, has died. He was 79.


  • Staff Sgt. Robin Duncan-Chisolm enjoys time with her son, Seth, in Upper Marlboro, Md. She was deployed to Iraq last year with the District of Columbia National Guard while she was getting a divorce, which kept her worried about keeping custody of him. (Associated Press)

    Female GIs struggle with high divorce rate

    For women in the military, there's a cold, hard reality: Their marriages are more than twice as likely to end in divorce as those of their male comrades — and up to three times as likely for enlisted women.


  • A man shows a poster of Rwandan President Paul Kagame to protest against his visit in Brussels last month. Four men who were once members of Mr. Kagame's inner circle have now fled the country. They say they fear for their lives even in exile as Mr. Kagame steps up efforts to silence their criticism. (Associated Press)

    Exiled foes live in fear of Kagame

    The four men were once members of the Rwandan president's inner circle. Now they've fled the country and say they fear for their lives even in exile as he steps up efforts to silence their criticism.


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