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The Crew of Spooky 21

Select an image to the right for more information on each of Spooky 21's crew members. Arlington National Cemetery Site of the crew's grave Back to map ...

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Fact Sheet: Counterterrorism procedures released by White House

Fact Sheet: U.S. Policy Standards and Procedures for the Use of Force in Counterterrorism Operations Outside the United States and Areas of Active Hostilities
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The Flight of Spooky 21

The flight of Spooky 21 It is unclear exactly what conditions the six-man crew encountered that caused their mission on Dec. 24, 1965, to end in a crash in southeastern Laos. Decades later, a small amount of their physical remains were found. S. Vietnam Laos...
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More reasons Johnson is still the one to beat

Those of you who contend that Jimmie Johnson is the product of a superior team rather than a superior driver need to watch the last 10 laps of Saturday’s Sprint All-Star Race.
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Sprint All-Star Race: Driver by Driver

Comments on each of the drivers in the Sprint All-Star race.
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Race rewind: Looking back at the All-Star race

Enough with the gimmicks already. The latest gimmick employed in the NASCAR All-Star Race this year was to use the average finish of drivers’ first four segments to determine how they would enter pit road for their mandatory pit stop before the final 10-lap segment.
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Solar Traps improve on current technology

Interactive graphic illustrates the cost of different types of energy, US energy spending since the '80s, and the benefits of solar traps.
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Race Rewind: Looking back at the Aaron's 499

It's shocking how few people showed up for Sunday's race in Talladega. Granted, the track is massive, so whatever crowd was there was spread out. But Sunday demonstrated fans' preference to stay home and watch on the HD flat screen.
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Video: Nelson Piquet Jr., Brian Scott react to fight

Nelson Piquet Jr. and Brian Scott react to a fight that broke out after the two argued after Friday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond.
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Bombing suspect still hospitalized as battle brews over his right to remain silent

A pointed legal and political fight has begun over whether the wounded ethnic Chechen suspected of being one of two Boston Marathon bombers should be treated as an enemy combatant, instead of as a conventional criminal.
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White House responds to drone pressure: 'We will continue to disclose as much as we can'

National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden provided this statement by email to McClatchy after the Obama administration was urged this week to reveal the legal foundations of its drone targeting : The President noted in his State of the Union address that this "Administration has...