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This photo provided by the Marine Corps, shows Maj. Gen. Gregg Sturdevant at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calf.. In a rare move, Gen. James Amos, the commandant of the Marine Corps, on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, forced two generals into retirement after concluding they should be held to account for failing to secure a base in Afghanistan against a Taliban attack that killed two Marines. Amos said in announcing his decision that Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus and Sturdevant "did not take adequate force protection measures" at Camp Bastion, a sprawling British-run airfield in southwestern Afghanistan that was the Taliban target. (AP Photo/Marine Corps, Cpl. Isaac Lamberth)

2 generals forced to retire for Afghan breach

Robert Burns · October 1, 2013 12:33 am

2 Marine generals forced to retire for failures in 2012 Taliban attack that killed 2

2 Marine generals forced to retire for failures in 2012 Taliban attack that killed 2

Washington Examiner · September 30, 2013 9:31 pm

Kevin Maass of Fairfax, Va., poses for a photograph in Fairfax, Va., Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. Maass has been uninsured for more than a year and is interested in options available for health insurance under President Barack Obama's new health care law. "Obamacare" has survived the Supreme Court, a battle for the White House and budget brinkmanship. New health insurance markets will open Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, around the country. The biggest expansion of society's safety net since Medicare will be in the hands of consumers.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Under fire, ‘Obamacare’ going live _ with glitches

Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar · September 30, 2013 9:20 pm

Obama says a government shutdown would throw a wrench into the gears of US economy

Obama says a government shutdown would throw a wrench into the gears of US economy

Washington Examiner · September 30, 2013 9:10 pm

Biden: Iran sanctions most effective in history

Biden: Iran sanctions most effective in history

Josh Lederman · September 30, 2013 8:36 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2013, file photo, students at the Maurice J. Tobin K-8 School in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood eat free lunches consisting of a sandwich with meat, a vegetable dish, a piece of fruit, and milk. The Agriculture Department says that around half a percent of schools _ or 524 schools out of around 100,000 _ have dropped out of the federally-subsidized national school lunch program since the government put new standards for healthier foods in place last year. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Small number of schools drop out of lunch program

MARY CLARE JALONICK · September 30, 2013 7:14 pm

Obama calls congressional leaders on shutdown, no breakthrough reported

Obama calls congressional leaders on shutdown, no breakthrough reported

Washington Examiner · September 30, 2013 7:06 pm

White House defends NSA amid social mapping report

White House defends NSA amid social mapping report

Washington Examiner · September 30, 2013 6:25 pm

EPA urged to update rules on secret email accounts

EPA urged to update rules on secret email accounts

Dina Cappiello · September 30, 2013 5:19 pm

Obama says Congress can’t shut down Obamacare, it will start on Tuesday

Obama says Congress can’t shut down Obamacare, it will start on Tuesday

Washington Examiner · September 30, 2013 5:08 pm

Prosecutors seek dismissal of case against guard

Prosecutors seek dismissal of case against guard

Associated Press · September 30, 2013 4:56 pm

Keep the Iran sanctions, Netanyahu urges Obama

Julie Pace · September 30, 2013 4:16 pm