WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is pushing back against claims that the Pentagon moved to fire three Stars and Stripes employees in retaliation for reporting about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, arguing that the timeline of events shows the disciplinary process began before the report was published. (Law & Crime) The dispute is part of a federal lawsuit brought by Stars and Stripes editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer and reporter Lara Korte agai