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Dugway Proving Ground military base, about 85 miles southwest Salt Lake City, Utah. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is investigating what the Pentagon called an inadvertent shipment of live anthrax spores to government and commercial laboratories in as many as nine states, as well as one overseas, that expected to receive dead spores. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart, File)

Pentagon warns of more live anthrax discoveries

Tara Copp · June 3, 2015 3:02 pm

In this May 11, 2003, file photo, Microbiologist Ruth Bryan works with BG nerve agent simulant in Class III Glove Box in the Life Sciences Test Facility at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)

Anthrax also shipped to Canada as list grows to 12 states

Tara Copp · June 2, 2015 4:18 pm

U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, front left, shakes hands with his Vietnamese counterpart Gen. Phung Quang Thanh, front right, after the two signed a joint vision statement between the two defense ministries in Hanoi, Vietnam Monday, June 1, 2015. Carter is on a three-day visit to Vietnam to deepen military cooperation between the two former foes. (AP Photo/Tran Van Minh.)

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Pentagon chief shores up Asian allies amid China flap

Tara Copp · June 2, 2015 1:54 pm

U.S. Air Force combat controllers conduct fast-rope insertion training using a U.S. Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 84 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 2, 2014, during Emerald Warrior 2014. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored two-week joint/combined tactical exercise designed to provide realistic military training in an urban setting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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Supporters rally to keep special ops helicopters from being cut

Tara Copp · June 2, 2015 4:01 am

Beach goers barbecue and gather around traditional beach bonfires on July 6, 2013 in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Congress’s shameful Patriot Act brinksmanship

Hugh Hewitt · May 31, 2015 9:00 pm

In this undated image provided by the U.S. Army, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl poses in front of an American flag. U.S. officials say Bergdahl, the only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan, was exchanged for five Taliban commanders being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to published reports. Bergdahl is in stable condition at a Berlin hospital, according to the reports. (Photo by U.S. Army via Getty Images)

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5 senior Taliban leaders to be freed on Monday

Charles Hoskinson · May 31, 2015 4:01 am

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GOP Senator: $612 billion defense bill takes a ‘common-sense approach’

Kelly Cohen · May 30, 2015 2:16 pm

In this Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 photo, Libyan soldiers try to fix a weapon that jammed during clashes with militants on the frontline in Al Ajaylat, 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of Tripoli, Libya. (AP Photo)

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ISIS affiliate takes control of Libyan airport

Tara Copp · May 29, 2015 3:26 pm

CDC DirectorÂ Tom Frieden was contacted byÂ members of theÂ House Energy and Commerce Committee demanding a briefing over the accidental shipment of live anthrax. (Getty Image)

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Lawmakers summon top officials on accidental anthrax delivery

Susan Ferrechio · May 28, 2015 10:54 pm

A Shia militia sniper from Abo al Fadhel al Abbas provides cover for Iraqi Army troops as they assault Islamic State fighters on the frontline April 14, 2015 near Al-Karmah, in Anbar Province, Iraq. (Getty Image)

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U.S. seeks ways to arm Sunnis in ISIS fight

Tara Copp · May 28, 2015 6:51 pm

(Photo Credit: CDC, via Wikimedia Commons)

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Pentagon, CDC search for answers after anthrax foul-up

Tara Copp · May 28, 2015 5:08 pm

Soldiers salute during a deployment ceremony in South Burlington, Vt., Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

GAO: Pentagon must figure out how to live with budget cuts

Charles Hoskinson · May 28, 2015 2:42 pm