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The Washington Post: President Obama mobilized the U.S. government Wednesday for a massive rescue and relief operation in the devastated capital of Haiti, ordering swift military and diplomatic assistance and pledging an aggressive effort to save the lives of those caught in Tuesday's earthquake. 
Naval ships steamed south and flights began shuttling search-and-rescue teams to dig through rubble in Port-au-Prince. Military aircraft flew over the island, mapping the destruction, while U.S. officials coordinated the efforts of nongovernmental aid agencies. Coast Guard helicopters began flying seriously wounded Americans from the U.S. Embassy on the island nation to the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, about 200 miles away.

Defense News: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other top Pentagon officials will meet July 29 with more than a dozen U.S. defense industry executives to discuss his efficiencies effort.

Gates will be joined at the afternoon session by Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn and Pentagon acquisition executive Ashton Carter. They will meet with 15 titans of the American defense industry to hear their suggestions, thoughts and... Read More

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