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Company wins new contracts despite federal probe

Company wins new contracts despite federal probe

Richard Lardner · October 8, 2014 7:11 am

Energy and Environment

Elephants endangered by land grabs

Richard Lardner · April 21, 2014 12:55 pm

APNewsBreak: Africa land grabs endanger elephants

Richard Lardner · April 20, 2014 3:44 pm

Senators urge end of deal to buy Russian choppers

Senators urge end of deal to buy Russian choppers

Richard Lardner · March 27, 2014 1:30 pm

Feds probe colorful financier’s business dealings

Richard Lardner · March 20, 2014 4:36 pm

FILE - This March 6, 2014 file photo shows Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., left, and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate is heading toward a vote to change the military justice system to deal with sexual assault. The legislation would scrap the nearly century-old practice of an accused being able to use a "good soldier defense" to raise doubts that a crime had been committed. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Debate over military sexual assaults far from over

Richard Lardner · March 12, 2014 4:58 pm

Senate set to vote on military sexual assault bill

Senate set to vote on military sexual assault bill

Richard Lardner · March 5, 2014 6:50 pm

Odd couple at center of Russian helicopter inquiry

Richard Lardner · March 1, 2014 8:33 am

Odd couple at center of Russian helicopter inquiry

Odd couple at center of Russian helicopter inquiry

Richard Lardner · March 1, 2014 8:31 am

In this March 23, 2008 file photo, a protester holds a placard during a rally against an alleged rape in February of a 14-year-old girl by an American serviceman in Okinawa islands, southwestern Japan. An Associated Press investigation into the militaryâs handling of sexual assaults in Japan has found a pattern of random and inconsistent judgments in which most offenders are not incarcerated. Instead, commanders have ordered ânonjudicial punishmentsâ that ranged from docked pay to a letter of reprimand. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)

National Security

Kirsten Gillibrand seeks records on military sex crimes

Richard Lardner · February 11, 2014 5:00 am

AP Exclusive: Accusations dog Russian copter deal

Richard Lardner · December 9, 2013 8:10 am

AP Exclusive: Rough ride for US-Russia copter deal

Richard Lardner · December 7, 2013 9:10 pm