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Mullen says WikiLeaks founder may have blood on his hands

Pentagon leaders Thursday promised a thorough investigation into the release of 91,000 pages of sensitive military documents to the website WikiLeaks.org, saying the security breach will force changes in operational tactics and intelligence gathering in Afghanistan.

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Task force report says suicides linked to lack of leadership, discipline

“Atrophied” leadership has led to more high-risk behavior among soldiers and ultimately more soldiers committing suicide, according to a blunt report the service released Thursday.

14:31 July 29, 2010
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Only 20 percent of eligible vets have received retroactive stop-loss pay

The end of the retroactive stop-loss pay program is fast approaching, but in the nine months the program has been in effect only a small fraction of eligible troops have applied for compensation.

14:28 July 29, 2010
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As many as 6,600 Arlington graves mixed up, investigation finds

Estimates of the number of graves potentially affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew to as many as 6,600 on Thursday, as the cemetery's former superintendent blamed his staff and a lack of resources for the scandal that forced his ouster. John Metzler, who ran the famous military burial ground for 19 years, said he accepts "full responsibility" for the problems.

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Vice President Biden says Afghan policy still developing

Vice President Biden said that it is "much too premature" to judge the Obama administration's policy in Afghanistan, but he said this week's release of classified war documents increased public skepticism.

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Officials: Second U.S. sailor's body recovered in Afghanistan

A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursday.

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