Gordon England

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The Pentagon plans a lottery to pick family members of victims of the 2001 attacks on the United States to attend a hearing for the reputed terrorist leader.

WASHINGTON, April 15 (UPI) -- Twenty-two immigrants serving in the U.S. armed forces became U.S. citizens in a special ceremony at the Pentagon.

AVONDALE, La., March 2 (UPI) -- The USS New York, made with 7.5 tons of wreckage from the terrorist-toppled World Trade Center, has been dedicated in Louisiana.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The former chief U.S. prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay plans to testify in the case of Osama bin Laden's driver about political interference in detainee trials.

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The Pentagon is putting the final touches on its fiscal 2009 budget request -- the last defense budget of the Bush era.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department says 100,000 civilian employees are to get furlough letters next week because of Congress's failure to pass spending bills.

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Believe it or not, the Bush administration is run by smart, hard-working people who are committed to protecting the American Dream for future generations. You don't get a top job on the Bush team unless you are highly qualified, and you don't seek a top job unless you are highly motivated. So why do public opinion polls indicate that vast swaths of the electorate doubt the administration's competence or integrity? Well, it's partly because of Iraq and Katrina, and partly because of the biases harbored by many journalists.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- In a meeting at the Pentagon Tuesday Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates discussed private contractors in Iraq.