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Car thief plows through locked gates
October 19, 2011 12:56 PM
Pueblo police are looking for two women who they think stole a car from a police impound lot. It appears the women drove with enough force to plow through two locked gates. It happened Monday night on Stockyard Rd. The impound lot is the old animal shelter. Two... more » -
Gates: Defense spending about to decline
May 24, 2011 6:10 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says defense spending is about to enter a steep decline that may force the Pentagon to abandon some military missions, shrink the armed forces and perhaps limit America's role in the world. In one of his final policy speeches before retiring next... more » -
Pentagon plans to shrink budget over next 5 years
January 6, 2011 3:33 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates will cut $78 billion from the Pentagon budget in the next five years, money that will come from shrinking the military's ground force, increasing health care premiums for troops and other potentially unpopular cost-saving measures. The plan, announced Thursday, identifies a separate... more » -
Gates: Don't start asking and telling just yet
December 23, 2010 2:16 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates is warning troops that the law allowing gays to serve openly in the military is not officially in effect yet. Though President Barack Obama has signed the law repealing the "don't ask, dont' tell" policy, the change is not expected to be in... more » -
Gates lock down on Fort Carson 2nd time in a week
November 14, 2010 10:11 AM
For the second time in just a week a temporary lock down of all Fort Carson gates occurred as a result of a man who ignored orders of security police and drove onto the mountain post last night. A Fort Carson Public Affairs Spokesperson said that a man reportedly... more » -
Motorist detained at Fort Carson
November 8, 2010 5:48 PM
Fort Carson security workers reported a vehicle attempted to get into the base through an entrance near Butts Field Monday afternoon without stopping at the checkpoint. Workers were able to stop the vehicle later and apprehend the driver. As a precaution they closed all the gates into Fort Carson.... more » -
Colorado libraries receive grants for computers
September 28, 2010 8:24 AM
Colorado has received more than $2 million in federal stimulus funds and other money for hundreds of computers in libraries across the state. Gov. Bill Ritter and state Education Commissioner Dwight Jones said Monday that Colorado has secured a $2.3 million federal grant to open and upgrade computer centers... more » -
Obama to hold national security sitdown on Iraq
August 11, 2010 9:10 AM
President Barack Obama sits down Wednesday with his national security team to talk about Iraq. All the heavy hitters will be there in the Situation Room, including Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, national security adviser James Jones and, by videoconference, the U.S. commander in Iraq,... more » -
40 billionaires pledge to give away half of wealth
August 4, 2010 4:07 PM
A little over a year after Bill Gates and Warren Buffett began hatching a plan over dinner to persuade America's wealthiest people to give most of their fortunes to charity, more than three-dozen individuals and families have agreed to take part, campaign organizers announced Wednesday. In addition to Buffett... more » -
Defense plans to reduce the number of gays dismissed from military
February 2, 2010 12:21 PM
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is planning to try to limit the number of gay troops who are dismissed from the military. He's expected to tell a Senate panel of his plans today, while also discussing a one-year effort to decide how to revise the "don't ask, don't tell" policy... more » -
Review of missed signs will span entire Pentagon
November 17, 2009 10:56 AM
The Defense Department will launch a broad investigation in light of the Fort Hood shootings that looks at how all the military services keep a watch on potential problems in their ranks. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said the probe will hit all corners of the Pentagon. In an interview, he... more »
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