US Carrier Group to Arrive in Philippines Wednesday

The U.S. aircraft carrier USS George Washington is speeding toward a relief mission in the Philippines, where hundreds of thousands are displaced and thousands more are feared dead from Typhoon Haiyan.   Pentagon spokesman George Little says the carrier and several other U.S. Navy ships will arrive in the area sometime Wednesday.     "The Philippines is a treaty ally and the United States stands by its friends and allies in times of crisis," said...

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