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**FILE** USS Harry S. Truman. (U.S. Navy)

Navy hits reports on sequester scare tactics

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

The Pentagon. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

U.S. concerned by rise in Afghan insider attacks

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is greeted by Col. John Shafer after arriving to greet troops at Forward Operating Base Shukvani, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Scott Olson, Pool)

Truck crashes at Afghan airport as Panetta arrives

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

U.S. rerouting some Afghan war supplies

By Pauline Jelinek and Robert Burns - Associated Press

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says his country will aim new missiles at U.S. facilities and allies in Europe in an apparent response to the Obama administration's European phased missile defense plan. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times