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  • Iranian negotiators presented world powers on Tuesday with what they said was a plan to break a decade of deadlock.
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  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel greet each other before attending a wreath laying ceremony at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013.
  • John Kerry said it would be 'diplomatic malpractice of the worst order' not to test Iran's willingness to comply.
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  • Documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden end any doubt that Osama bin Laden could still be alive.
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  • North Korea warned Seoul that the Korean Peninsula has entered 'a state of war' and has intentions to attack America.
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  • North Korean troops are seen.
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued new threats against America after an unprecedented flyover by U.S. stealth bombers.
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  • North Korean troops are seen.
  • North Korean on Saturday said the country is in a 'state of war' with South Korea, and has intentions of striking America.
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  • Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is seen.
  • Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel responded to new war threats from North Korea Friday.
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  • Soldiers march in North Korea in this 2013 photo.
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued new threats against America after an unprecedented flyover by U.S. stealth bombers.
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  • The U.S. took the step of sending nuclear capable B-2s to drop dummy munitions during drills with South Korea.
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  • A California State Parks sign is seen in this file photo.
  • More than 400 national parks and recreation areas plan to cut 5 percent of their budgets if the sequester goes through.
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  • Undated file photo of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
  • Several hundred illegal immigrants at U.S. deportation centers have been released as possible federal cuts loom.
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  • Former California Gov. and U.S. Sen. Pete Wilson in an interview with ABC7 Eyewitness News on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013.
  • Automatic federal budget cuts are scheduled to kick in and affect low-income Americans, local airports, and public schools.
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  • North Korea's military announced that it moved its artillery and rocket forces into their highest-level combat posture.
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  • Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, March 15, 2013.
  • The Pentagon plans to beef up the U.S. missile defense system, responding to North Korean progress on nuclear weapons.
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  • Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, March 15, 2013.
  • The Pentagon plans to beef up the U.S. missile defense system, responding to North Korean progress on nuclear weapons.
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  • A California State Parks sign is seen in this file photo.
  • More than 400 national parks and recreation areas plan to cut 5 percent of their budgets if the sequester goes through.
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  • The LA/Ontario International Airport on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012.
  • Workers and FAA officials are spelling out widespread problems that could be caused by the budget impasse
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  • Undated file photo of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
  • Several hundred illegal immigrants at U.S. deportation centers have been released as possible federal cuts loom.
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  • Former California Gov. and U.S. Sen. Pete Wilson in an interview with ABC7 Eyewitness News on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013.
  • Former California Gov. and U.S. Sen. Pete Wilson says the state can't afford to lose one more job.
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  • The Bob Hope Airport in Burbank is shown in this undated file photo.
  • Automatic federal budget cuts are scheduled to kick in and affect low-income Americans, local airports, and public schools.
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  • President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Chuck Hagel to lead the Pentagon and John Brennan to lead the CIA.
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  • Sgt. Clinton K. Ruiz, 22, died of wounds from small arms fire while on patrol in Oruzgan Province Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012.
  • A U.S. soldier from Murrieta, Calif. was reported killed in combat in Afghanistan when his unit came under attack Thursday.
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  • Defense Secretary Robert Gates was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony on his last day.
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  • President Barack Obama will nominate current head of CIA Leon Panetta as Secretary of Defense, sources tell ABC News.
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  • Navy training off the coast of San Diego County is being linked to the deaths of at least three dolphins in March.
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  • Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan for a two-day visit.
  • Gates said the U.S. is beginning to decide what its responsibilities will be in Afghanistan after combat troops leave.
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  • A small flying robot that resembles a bird could be the Pentagons newest weapon to spy over enemy lines.
  • A small flying robot that resembles a bird could be the Pentagon's newest weapon to spy over enemy lines.
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  • A small flying robot that resembles a bird could be the Pentagons newest weapon to spy over enemy lines.
  • A small flying robot that resembles a bird could be the Pentagon's newest weapon to spy over enemy lines.
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  • The Pentagon will send 1,400 more Marine combat forces to Afghanistan in the next few weeks.
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  • The Irvine Police Department has been given the Freedom Award by the U.S. Department of Defense.
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  • The U.S. military is searching for a woman who is accused of marrying military men and fleeing with their life savings.
  • The U.S. military is searching for a woman who is accused of marrying military men and fleeing with their life savings.
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  • The U.S. military is searching for a woman who is accused of marrying military men and fleeing with their life savings.
  • The U.S. military is searching for a woman who's accused of marrying military men and fleeing with their savings.
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  • Friends are mourning the loss of a Marine from Stevenson Ranch, killed in Afghanistan during Memorial Day weekend.
  • Friends are mourning the loss of a Marine from Stevenson Ranch, killed in Afghanistan during Memorial Day weekend.
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  • Friends are mourning the loss of a Marine from Stevenson Ranch, killed in Afghanistan during Memorial Day weekend.
  • Friends are mourning the loss of a Marine from Stevenson Ranch, killed in Afghanistan during Memorial Day weekend.
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  • Gates: Urgent need to cut defense bureaucracy
  • Warring against waste, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday he is ordering a top-to-bottom paring of the military bureaucracy.
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  • Family and friends bid a tearful final farewell Tuesday for a SWAT officer and Marine reservist killed in Afghanistan.
  • A memorial service was held in downtown L.A. Tuesday for a SWAT officer and Marine reservist killed in Afghanistan.
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  • A public visitation is being held for LAPD Officer Robert J. Cottle, who was killed while on duty in Afghanistan.
  • A public visitation is being held for LAPD Officer Robert J. Cottle, who was killed while on duty in Afghanistan.
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  • The Marine Corps is warning residents near Camp Pendleton that explosive exercises may cause loud noise this week.
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  • The body of a fallen L.A. police officer killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan was returned to his family Monday.
  • The body of a fallen L.A. police officer killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan was returned to his family Monday.
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  • The Marines at Camp Pendleton will test explosives Tuesday through Thursday, producing loud noises 50 miles away.
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  • A group dubbed the "Lost Battalion" reunited with the combat team that saved them.
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