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Highlights from Gates book “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War”

The cover of former Defense Secretary Robert Gates new book “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War.” (Knopf) Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ new book, “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War,” is one...

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Budget Shows Lawmakers More Invested in Afghanistan Than Rhetoric Indicates

Soldiers from the Afghan National Army (ANA) march along a street during an exercise in Poll-e-Matack, north of Kabul on Tuesday. A US spending bill would send billions more to equip and train the...

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The 2011 HAC-D Hearing That Pushed Gates Over the Edge

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates testifies at a House Appropriations defense subcommittee hearing on March 2, 2011. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) A March 2011 fight with Congress over war...

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Obama and the NSA: Count the Code Words

US President Barack Obama winks after speaking about the National Security Agency (NSA) and US surveillance techniques on Friday. While signaling some changes, Obama mostly defended controversial NSA...

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McKeon & Turner’s Awkward Afternoon Kicks Off HASC Gavel Race

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon, R-Calif., and panel member Mike Turner, R-Ohio, were involved in an awkward moment last week. (Image by Defense News staff) It was one of the most...

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Group Tries to Tie HASC Members, Republican Hawks to Tea Party

Tea Party protesters, with their signature “Don’t Tread On Me” flags. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) A left-leaning political organization has concluded several House defense hawks voted with the far-right...

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In a Rare Move for Today’s Washington, Senator Sticks to the Facts

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., did something very rare on Monday. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) A US lawmaker did something fascinating — and rare — on Monday afternoon. His office issued a statement critical...

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Schumer Headlines Lockheed Rally For USAF Helicopter Program

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, D, holds up a Save Combat Rescue hat at a Jan. 24 rally at Lockheed Martin’s Owego, N.Y., modification plant. (Handout) With the fate of the US Air Force’s Combat Rescue...

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ESSAY: When Everything is a Major Threat, is Anything a Major Threat?

Instability in Bangladesh, like this scene last year, made the US intel community’s list of top threats. (AFP photo via Getty Images) ESSAY: James Clapper has a list. It’s a threat list. The DNI admits...

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Straight-Shootin’ Texan Hits Obama Over Late Budget Plan

  Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, leaves a shooting range. On Monday, he criticized President Obama for again being late with a budget plan. (Photo from Flickr) Sen. John Cornyn is a tall and lean Texan who...

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