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  • House panel OKs cybersecurity bill; opponents fear more monitoring of Internet

    Opponents of a bill to let private companies share cybersecurity information with the federal government vowed Thursday to continue their fight, saying the proposed law would lead to broader government monitoring of the Internet.


  • **FILE** Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted from a security vehicle to a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., on Dec. 19, 2011. (Associated Press)

    Disgraced WikiLeaker Pfc. Bradley Manning admits to 10 of 22 charges

    The Army private accused of the largest leak of classified documents in U.S. history pleaded guilty Thursday to 10 of the 22 counts he faces, admitting that he was the source of the files published by the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks but denying the most serious charges, including aiding the enemy.


  • **FILE** Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted from a security vehicle to a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., on Dec. 19, 2011. (Associated Press)

    Manning offers pleas to judge in WikiLeaks case

    An Army private charged in the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history offered guilty pleas Thursday to 10 of 22 charges against him and a military judge said she would allow the soldier to read a statement explaining his actions.


  • **FILE** Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted from a security vehicle to a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., on Dec. 19, 2011. (Associated Press)

    Manning wants lesser charges, statement read in Wikileaks case

    Army Pfc. Bradley E. Manning, who faces a possible life sentence for leaking classified U.S. diplomatic cables to anti-secrecy group Wikileaks, will attempt to plead guilty to lesser charges at a pre-trial hearing Thursday.


  • Stand-ins give inaugural oath a dry run

    Only a few dozen men have had the honor of standing before the U.S. Capitol, right hand held high in a promise to serve their country as president. But on Sunday, with the mile-long length of the Mall stretching off into the distance, Staff Sgt. Serpico D. Elliott got to experience firsthand what it felt like to get to take the Oath of Office.


  • Retired firefighter Jim Riches poses for a picture with a photography of his son near his home in New York, Thursday, May 3, 2012. Riches, whose son was killed during the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade center, will be among those to watch the arraignment of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

    Hearing recalls 9/11 attacks for victims' families

    Nearly 11 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, family members of some of the victims watched via closed-circuit TV as the self-proclaimed mastermind of the attacks and four co-defendants were arraigned Saturday at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a proceeding that left one father emotional as he recalled the loss of his firefighter son.


  • Hollywood scraps anti-military script and depicts the Navy SEALs as "down-to-earth dudes" in "Act of Valor." (Associated Press)

    'Act of Valor' accomplishes mission of educating public

    The Hollywood movie "Act of Valor" — the nation's No. 1 box-office attraction, starring real Navy SEALs — has put the spotlight on the U.S. military's post-Sept. 11, 2001, love affair with the media.


  • Jarred Tinordi set to guide U.S. world junior championship team

    Dale Hunter glows when talking about Jarred Tinordi. He coached the big defenseman for a season-plus with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League.


  • Army Pfc. Bradley Manning (right) is escorted to a military hearing at Fort Meade,, Md., on Sunday that will determine if he should face court-martial for his alleged role in the WikiLeaks classified leaks case. The hearing entered its third day Sunday. (Associated Press)

    Private linked to sensitive data

    A computer-crimes investigator testified Sunday he found more than 10,000 diplomatic cables and other sensitive information on the work computer of the Army private charged with spilling a mountain of secrets to WikiLeaks.


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