A world away from home on Mother's Day
1st Squadron 151st Cavalry Regiment CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER-TALLIL, Iraq Like some moms, Tammy Treat will spend this Mother's Day at work. Unlike most, she'll report for duty at a tactical operations center in a desert thousands of miles... more >>
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Cost of veterans' care set to soar
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Boat carrying cyclone aid sinks
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Back to old form, Spurs blow out Hornets
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Taxpayers with foreign spouses miss rebates
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Clinton spends Mother's Day in W.Va.
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Are bite-sized games the next big thing?
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Number of disabled vets on the rise
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'Sex and the City' fans flocking to New York
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