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Foreign Relations Panel OKs Kerry’s SecState Nomination; Full Senate Vote...
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., arrives just after a Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote on his nomination to be America's top diplomat. (Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call)...
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Multiple Hagel Confirmation Hearings? ‘It’s Possible,’ Says SASC Chairman Levin.
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (L) greets Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., Jan. 22 after the defense secretary nominee met with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Capitol Hill. (Chip...
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Live Blog: Senate Committee Will Grill Chuck Hagel Over Israel, Iran, Defense...
Former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., leaves the office of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., after the two Vietnam War veterans met Jan. 22. McCain and other senators will grill Hagel today about his defense...
View ArticleChuck Hagel’s Magic Number: Three
Three United States senators. Securing their collective support is all that stands between Chuck Hagel, President Obama’s pick to be defense secretary, and confirmation. To kill the threat of a...
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Sen. Inhofe Calls for U.S.-Led Regime Change in Egypt
Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., questions former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., last Thursday about Hagel's nomination to be secretary of defense. Inhofe wants the U.S. to oust Egyptian leader Mohammed Morsi and...
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Sen. Rand Paul Embraces Iran Containment Option. And Ronald Reagan.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., highlighted the foreign policy approach of the late President Ronald Reagan (left) in suggesting Washington should not rule out a policy designed to contain a nuclear-armed Iran....
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How Big Would DoD Budget be Under Sequestration? Pretty Big, It Turns Out.
How big would the U.S. defense budget be if sequestration happens? Turns out, despite the sometimes-apocalyptic rhetoric, big. And how would the post-Afghanistan defense budget draw down compare to...
View Article‘SNL’ Weighs in on Senate Republicans’ Treatment of Chuck Hagel
Those wacky social commentators from “Saturday Night Live” went so far as to run through a skit about the now-infamous Senate Armed Services Committee’s hearing on Chuck Hagel’s nomination to become...
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‘Sequestration-palooza’ Week Kicks Off. There Will be Live Tweeting.
Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will have a busy week of testimony on Capitol Hill about sequestration. (Defense Department photo) One might call this week on Capitol Hill...
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After N.Korean Test, Will Obama Go Nuclear in SOTU Address?
How badly does President Barack Obama want to push Republicans? We will find out later this evening when he delivers the first State of the Union Address of his second term. And one of the issues on...
View ArticleSen. Rand Paul: Let Defense Sequester Cuts Stand — Then Cut More
To say tea party Republicans, particularly in the House, are driving the congressional agenda is not accurate. But this faction of conservative, small-government Republicans have been able to...
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Panetta on Sequestration: ‘We Can’t Just Sit Here and Bitch’
Outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks during his final press conference in the Pentagon briefing room on Thursday. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) Leon Panetta is not the first person to...
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Will Dems’ Plan to Thwart the Not-a-Filibuster on Chuck Hagel Hold?
Former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., leaves the office of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., after the two met on Jan. 22. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Don’t call it a filibuster. Or, wait, maybe it...
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Reporter’s Notebook: Mopping Up the Messy Chuck Hagel Vote
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., takes a call outside the Senate chamber on Thursday outside a GOP caucus meeting. (Photo by John T. Bennett | Defense News) The scene for about five hours Thursday...
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GOP Slogan Machine Cranks Out the #Obamaquester
Speaker of the House John Boehner, center, answers reporters' questions Feb. 13 during a news conference with Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala., left, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., at Republican...
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Heritage Action Rides to Defense of Embattled Texan Sen. Cruz
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, rides the elevator in the Senate. Cruz has faced criticism for his suggesting that defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel has been 'backed by Iran' and took funds directly from...
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Rep. Hoyer Casts Doubt Over Loophole Closures As a Solution to Sequestration
House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., speaks during a recent news conference on Capitol Hill. Hoyer says he has met privately with GOP members about avoiding the pending sequester cuts. (Photo...
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Essay: Did Everyone Misread the Sequestration Narrative?
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., delivers remarks during a news conference with fellow House GOP leaders at the Republican Party Headquarters on Feb. 13 in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty...
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Sen. Rand Paul’s Very Un-Tea Party Moment
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Tenn., speaks speaks to reporters recently on Capitol Hill. Surprisingly, Paul voted to confirm Chuck Hagel for defense secretary. (Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll) Scan the websites of the...
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
Chuck Hagel, left, is sworn into office as the 24th defense secretary by Michael Rhodes, the Defense Department's director of administration and management, as Hagel's wife, Lilibet, holds a Bible at...
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