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No news is good news — On Carter’s first Asia trip as Pentagon chief, calm prevails

April 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONOLULU (AP)—No news is good news. That might have been the bumper sticker for Ash Carter’s first tour of Asia as secretary of defense. It was mostly quiet on the Eastern front. Carter consulted with Japanese and South Korean leaders, gave pep talks to American troops, stressed the U.S. military’s stabilizing influence in the region […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Afghanistan, Ash Carter, Chuck Hagel, Defense Secretary William Perry, East Asia, Han Min Koo, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korean, President Barack Obama, South China Sea, South Korean, Vol 34 No 17 | April 18 - April 24, Yemen, japan

Hagel mixes business, memories in Asia trip

June 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Forty-five years ago, as the Vietnam war raged on, Army Spc. Chuck Hagel and Nguyen Tan Dung were on opposite sides of combat serving in the Mekong Delta — both wounded more than once as they battled for their countries.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Army Air Corps, Army Spc, Asia, Chuck Hagel, Halekulani Hotel, Infantry Regiment, Mekong Delta, Nguyen Tan Dung, Philippines, Viet Cong, Vietnam, Vol 32 No 24 | June 8 - June 14, WWII, reunion

Obama deflects criticism about lack of diversity

January 26, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Josh Lederman The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Deflecting criticism about a perceived lack of diversity in his second-term Cabinet, President Barack Obama on Monday, Jan. 14 urged Americans not to rush to judgment about who he will appoint to replace departing members of his team.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Ambassador Susan Rice, Chuck Hagel, Defense Department, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Jack Lew, Japanese American, John Kerry, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Massachusetts Sen, President Barack Obama, Secretary Arne Duncan, State Department, State Hillary Clinton, Supreme Court, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1, White House

Obama Cabinet shuffle taking shape

January 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ken Thomas and Sam Hananel The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The composition of President Barack Obama’s second term Cabinet became clearer Wednesday, Jam. 9 with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other members of the president’s team deciding to stay on amid concerns about diversity in Obama’s inner circle.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Bob Perciasepe, Byron Dorgan, Cabinet State, Chuck Hagel, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, House Democrats, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Jack Lew, Jennifer Granholm, John Kerry, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Michigan Gov, Nebraska Sen, North Dakota Sen, Obama Cabinet, Susan Rice, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, Vol 32 No 4 | January 19 - January 25

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