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'Get Out': Air Force Academy Chief's Rousing Speech Against Bigotry Goes Viral

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Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria had had enough.

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Do Cops Need More Heavy Soldier Gear? Some Lawmakers Say Yes

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Your local law enforcement agencies could have tracked armor, .50 caliber machine guns, and bayonets soon. In theory, at least.

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Watch Members Of The National Guard Recover Pieces Of An American Flag Burned In Ferguson

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Last week, there were more members of the American military deployed to quell the violence in Ferguson, Missouri, than deployed to Iraq to defeat the Islamic State. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon upped the number of guardsmen in the St. Louis suburb to 2,200 due to protests resulting from a St. Louis County grand jury’s failure to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown.

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Ferguson: Where Little Boys Get Big Guns

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National headlines for the past several days have focused on the quiet suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, and its police force is under intense scrutiny for its actions this week.

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