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• European leaders, royalty remember end of WWI
  Politicians and royalty observed a moment of silence at tombs across Europe on Sunday to commemorate the end of fighting in World War I and remember the millions of soldiers who died in that conflict.November 11, 2012
• Vets preserve memories of war in their art
  Every November, America honors its veterans with grand parades, speeches and tributes. But more than 350 veterans of Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan have turned to art to preserve more intimate and enduring memories of war, and more than 2,500 of their works have found a home at Chicago's National Veterans Art Museum.November 11, 2012
• War photography exhibit debuts in Houston museum
  Battlefield images go on display in an exhibit "WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath" that debuts Sunday -- Veterans Day -- in the Houston Museum of Fine Arts.November 10, 2012
• 45 Minn. soldiers returning home
  Eighteen soldiers in Minnesota's Army National Guard are returning home on Veterans Day after being stationed overseas since last year. The other 27 soldiers from their company are scheduled to return next month.November 10, 2012
• Minn. to hold Veterans Day program Sunday
  The commander of Minnesota's famed "Red Bulls" will speak at the official State of Minnesota Veterans Day program Sunday.November 10, 2012
• David Petraeus admits affair, steps down from CIA
  David Petraeus has resigned as director of the CIA after admitting he had an extramarital affair.November 9, 2012
• Statement from President Obama, and Tim O'Brien speaks on war
  PART ONE: President Barack Obama's statement at the White House. PART TWO: Minnesota native Tim O'Brien is awarded the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation's Distinguished Achievement Award in ceremonies on Veterans Day 2012.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, November 8, 2012
• Walk commemorates exile of Dakota after 1862 war
  A walk commemorating events after the 1862 US-Dakota War began Wednesday on the Lower Sioux Community in southwest Minnesota and ends next Tuesday at Fort Snelling.November 7, 2012
• Unrest in Jordan has its roots in an economic divide
  Low pay and employee abuse are common, even in sought-after jobs.November 5, 2012
• Peter Bergen on 'Manhunt' for Osama bin Laden
  The killing of Osama bin Laden in 2011 was the culmination of a 10-year search for the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. Peter Bergen's new book documents that search.The Daily Circuit, October 29, 2012
• Navy christens nuclear sub the Minnesota
  The U.S. Navy christened its newest attack submarine the Minnesota on Saturday morning in Virginia.October 27, 2012
• Why Afghanistan matters in the presidential race
  Afghanistan was among the topics President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney sparred over in last night's debate. We'll speak with a retired Army officer about why Afghanistan matters.The Daily Circuit, October 23, 2012
• White House considers Libya drone attack
  Officials say it still has to weigh whether the short-term payoff of exacting retribution on al-Qaida is worth the risk that such strikes could elevate the group's profile in the regionOctober 16, 2012
• Returning veterans swell ranks of US entrepreneurs
  More than 200,000 people are discharged from the U.S. military each year, and advocates say they often possess qualities that make good entrepreneurs: resourcefulness, a taste for risk-taking and a can-do attitude.October 14, 2012
• Iran hackers behind Gulf oil cyberattacks, U.S. says
  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the cyberthreat from Iran has grown, and he declared that the Pentagon is prepared to take action if American is threatened by a computer-based assault.October 12, 2012

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