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Transcript: Rand Paul's filibuster of John Brennan's CIA nomination
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) delivered a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday of John Brennan’s nomination to lead the CIA. Paul used his time on the floor to question the legality of the White House's policies on drone use, beginning at 11:47 a.m. EST and...
Tags: Kevin Williamson, Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government, Barack Obama
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Baltimore sailor says he was told not to report rape
After he was raped by a fellow Navy sailor, Brian Lewis wanted justice. What he got, the Baltimore man told a Senate panel Wednesday, was an order to keep quiet. When commanders learned of the attack, Lewis said, he was told not to report it to...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Sexual Misconduct, Prosecution, Human Interest
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Security risks, frayed relations dog U.S., Afghans
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A series of security problems and fractured relations with Afghan leaders plagued Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's first trip here as Pentagon chief, including the Afghan president's accusations that the U.S. and the Taliban...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Bombings, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Fixing the filibuster
The filibuster is back in the news, thanks to Sen. Rand Paul's nearly 13-hour talkathon on U.S. drone policy last week. Putting aside the merits of Mr. Paul's national security views, his feat of endurance was in the best tradition of the Senate. He...Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, National Government, Barack Obama
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Amid Hagel visit, Karzai accuses U.S. of conspiring with Taliban
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan — The often-volatile U.S. relationship with Afghan President Hamid Karzai grew increasingly strained Sunday as Karzai accused the U.S. and Taliban insurgents of having a secret understanding to foment violence as a pretext to keep...Tags: Politics, International Military Interventions, National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama
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Hagel arrives in Afghanistan for first visit as defense chief
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Afghanistan on Friday for talks on the size of the U.S. force expected to remain in the country after next year. The visit, which was not announced in advance, was Hagel's first to the war...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, International Military Interventions, Hamid Karzai, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Mattis: No enemy advantage due to Truman delay
Postponing the combat deployment of a Norfolk-based aircraft carrier will not compromise the safety of troops in the Middle East, a top U.S. general told Congress Tuesday. Marine Gen. James Mattis, commander of U.S. Central Command, said defense...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Timothy M. Kaine, Budgets and Budgeting, John McCain, Harry S. Truman
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Too much money spent in Iraq for too few results
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten years and $60 billion in American taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S. efforts to rebuild the war-torn nation were worth the cost. In his final report to...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Al-Qaeda, Nouri Maliki, Baghdad (Iraq)
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Congressman renews efforts for Medal of Honor for fallen Marine
L.A. NOWRep. Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine) is renewing his efforts to have the Medal of Honor awarded to a Marine from San Diego killed in combat in Iraq. In 2008, then-Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates ruled the actions of Sgt. Rafael Peralta...... -
Rand Paul vows to speak 'as long as it takes' to block Brennan
WASHINGTON -- In a rare, traditional filibuster, Sen. Rand Paul vowed to speak on the Senate floor "as long as it takes" to draw attention to his concerns about the Obama administration's policy regarding the targeted killing of American terrorism...
Tags: Politics, John O. Brennan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Department of Justice
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English language too taxing for many Republicans
Republicans blame the English language for foiling their attempts to regain power. Yes — English! Of all tongues spoken in Babel, English is the richest in idiom, precision and subtlety. The language of the Bard and of Abraham Lincoln fell short...Tags: Politics, Abraham Lincoln, Paul Ryan, John McCain, Sears
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Hagel: budget cuts won't erode US military power
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel lamented $46 billion in automatic defense budget cuts as "abrupt and arbitrary" but expressed confidence Friday that the Obama administration will find ways to manage them without jeopardizing national...Tags: U.S. Congress, Government Debt, Budgets and Budgeting, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama
Mar 7, 2013
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Mar 13, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 11, 2013
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Mar 10, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 10, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 8, 2013
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Mar 5, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Mar 6, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Mar 6, 2013
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Mar 6, 2013
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Feb 23, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Mar 2, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
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