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  "id": 2202124,
  "title": "Pentagon considering firing longtime Stars and Stripes publisher, sources say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/pentagon-considering-firing-longtime-stars-and-stripes-publisher",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T18:25:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/pentagon-considering-firing-longtime-stars-and-stripes-publisher-sources-say/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pentagon officials have discussed firing Max Lederer, the 19-year publisher of Stars and Stripes, before his scheduled retirement at the end of September, U.S. officials tell CBS News. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has the latest.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pentagon officials considering firing Stars and Stripes publisher, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/pentagon-officials-considering-firing-stars-and-stripes-publisher",
        "published": "2026-08-20T01:35:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Stars and Stripes publisher could be fired before planned retirement, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/stars-and-stripes-publisher-could-be-fired-before-planned-retirement",
        "published": "2026-08-20T15:18:58.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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