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  3. China Calls U.S. Shift to Pacific ‘Untimely' bit.ly/L1PgJN about 1 hour ago via twitterfeed
  4. Vietnam Wants to Buy Lethal Weapons From U.S. bit.ly/Lg7GXP about 3 hours ago via twitterfeed
  5. Panetta in the Pacific: Cam Ranh Bay:   HANOI, Vietnam — Busy day of meetings with defense leasers for U.S. Defe... bit.ly/Mp4fkI about 14 hours ago via twitterfeed
  6. Israel Arming German-Supplied Subs With Nukes: Report bit.ly/LdgHga about 19 hours ago via twitterfeed
  7. Chinese Military Spending a ‘Threat': Japan bit.ly/JM8eWw about 20 hours ago via twitterfeed
  8. Malaysia Calls for ASEAN ‘Master Plan' to Fight Cyber Attacks bit.ly/LcGh55 about 22 hours ago via twitterfeed
  9. Singapore's Shangri-La Dialogue Extended Through 2019 bit.ly/LWBVA9 about 22 hours ago via twitterfeed
  10. Pentagon Looks to Expand Military Relationship with Vietnam bit.ly/Ktd2kh 8:01 AM Jun 3rd via twitterfeed
  11. U.S., Singapore Affirm Support for ASEAN, SFA bit.ly/Lmq7bC 7:30 AM Jun 3rd via twitterfeed
  12. ‘Mature Relationship' With China Needed: Panetta bit.ly/L8QCms 9:00 AM Jun 2nd via twitterfeed
  13. Agreement Calls for 4 U.S. Littoral Combat Ships to Rotate Through Singapore bit.ly/LWHtOA 6:33 AM Jun 2nd via twitterfeed
  14. Meeting Day at Shangri-La: SINGAPORE — It’ll be a busy day of meetings for U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta a... bit.ly/MinGLX 1:42 AM Jun 2nd via twitterfeed
  15. Panetta: Sequestration is Artificial Crisis: SINGAPORE – U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta might be on the oth... bit.ly/LVUdoQ 1:11 AM Jun 2nd via twitterfeed
  16. Senior U.S. Navy Official Resigns bit.ly/JFlwnG 2:02 PM Jun 1st via twitterfeed
  17. New U.S. Assault Ship Ordered bit.ly/JFaZc6 1:30 PM Jun 1st via twitterfeed
  18. Panetta in the Pacific: Dropping by PACOM:   CAMP SMITH, Hawaii — Our stop in Hawaii was short-lived, just about... bit.ly/Kmt2o1 10:12 AM Jun 1st via twitterfeed
  19. Obama Increased Cyberattacks on Iran to Stop Nuke Program: Report bit.ly/LeqapR 9:31 AM Jun 1st via twitterfeed
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