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Clinton: Kyrgyzstan base closure decision 'regrettable'

Feb. 6, 2009
Kyrgyzstan's decision to close a key U.S. military base is "regrettable," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, but it won't affect the U.S. military effort in nearby Afghanistan.
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Vote on U.S. base in Kyrgyzstan due

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- A senior lawmaker in Kyrgyzstan said Thursday that the country's parliament will likely vote soon on whether a U.S. military base should be closed.

Official: Kyrgyzstan to close U.S. base

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev said Tuesday his country would close a U.S. air base supporting NATO operations in Afghanistan.

Decision due on U.S. base in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev will make a decision on the future of a U.S. military base in Kyrgyzstan by next month, an official said Thursday.

Petraeus: No plans to close Kyrgyz base

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Gen. David Petraeus says the United States has no plans to close its military base in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan.

U.S. shuts down base in Uzbekistan

KARSHI-KHANABAD, Uzbekistan, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- The United States has shut down its air base at Karshi-Khanabad, Uzbekistan, on the orders of Uzbek President Islam Karimov, a report said.

U.S. air base in Germany closes

FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Rhein-Main Air Base near Frankfurt closed operations Thursday as part of a 1999 agreement to return the facility to Germany by the end of this year.

Base closure list sent to Congress

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- President Bush has sent to Congress a controversial plan to close more than 22 major military installations and reconfigure dozens of others.

Military base closure list keeps growing

WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- The federal commission charged with recommending realignment or closure of military bases to the president and Congress keeps adding to the list.

Senator: Base closure criteria flawed

CLEVELAND, July 13 (UPI) -- Military employees in Cleveland are pinning their hopes on a Virginia senator's claim some of the Pentagon's military base closures are illegal.

Some see opportunity in base reshuffling

DALLAS, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Some states with major military bases are trying to protect them from next year's closure process while, at the same time, attract additional military jobs.
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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa