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VIDEO: How Sequestration Would Impact DoD
You’re very own Intercepts correspondent left the secure confines of the Pentagon on Monday morning to make an appearance on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal where I talked about the one topic that has the...
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As Sequestration Deadline Nears, Another General Gives a Dire Warning
Defense Intelligence Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn at the 2012 GEOINT conference in Orlando, Fla. (NGA Photo) The Friday deadline for triggering cuts to planned Pentagon spending is...
View ArticleFact-Checking House Speaker John Boehner
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “There’s no plan from Senate Democrats or the White House to replace the sequester. And over the last 10 months, House...
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Will Obama’s Charm Offensive Produce ‘Big Deal’ Needed to Turn Off Sequester...
President Obama makes a call in the Oval Office. Since last weekend, Obama has been making calls to some Republican senators. One topic: a potential Big Deal that could undo big defense budget cuts....
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‘Amigos’ of Senate Have Obama’s Ear. They Are — Officially — Back.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., calls on a reporter during a recent press conference. McCain and Graham have met twice with President Obama in recent days. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Last month,...
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One Day, You’re Back. The Next, You’re Under Attack.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with reporters recently as he makes his way to the Senate floor. Will he soon face a tea party primary challenger? (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) It can happen...
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Sequestration, DoD, and the Federal-Deficit Sweet Spot
A U.S. national debt clock is seen at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., last August. (Harry E. Walker/MCT/via Getty Images) For the Pentagon and U.S. defense sector, being so...
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How Pacific Salmon Increased the Odds of a Government Shutdown
A farmed Loch Duart salmon sits on a cutting board. Two GOP senators want to cut funding for salmon restoration efforts from a government-wide spending bill, a flap that nearly stalled an attached 2013...
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In Search of the U.S. House’s Salmon Swain
Fresh salmon at Pike Place Farmers Market in Seattle. Two senators this week tried to put a House-crafted salmon restoration funding provision on ice. (George Rose/Getty Images) Salmon isn’t pork. It’s...
View ArticleSen. Cruz: Sequestration Kicked Off Conservative Winning Streak (VIDEO)
Click here to view the embedded video. Firebrand freshman Senate Armed Services Committee member Ted Cruz, R-Texas, embraced deep cuts to annual Pentagon spending Saturday during his keynote...
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One Senator’s Quest to Shoot Down the ‘Missile to Nowhere’
A MEADS system, pictured in 2011, successfully showing the platform can "engage and defeat a target coming from anywhere using just a single launcher," according to MEADS International, Inc. (MEADS-II...
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March Madness: Senate Style
The U.S. Senate chamber as seen through the glass ceiling of the Capitol Visitors Center. Will the Senate remain in session all weekend? Perhaps. (JOHN T. BENNETT/Defense News) For some, it promises to...
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War Drums: Levin, McCain Urge Obama to Use U.S. Force in Syria
A Syrian rebel crosses a street while trying to dodge sniper fire in the old city of Aleppo in northern Syria on March 11, 2013. Syria warned on March 12 it is ready to fight "for years" against...
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Freshmen U.S. House Members: We ‘Must be Heard’ on Budget Issues
Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (center), a combat veteran and current Hawaii National Guard captain, and 19 other freshman House members are demanding their views "must be heard." Bill Clark/CQ...
View ArticleDr. (Sen.) Coburn Diagnoses Washington’s Ills: “It’s All About the Next...
Click here to view the embedded video. “Epic Coburn rant.” Scribbled in a notebook, between notes from two interviews, was that reference to a blunt — and telling — March 20 floor speech by Sen. Tom...
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Sen. McCain Spends Part of Recess in Mali
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., chats with French military commanders in Mali. (Photo provided by McCain's office via Twitter) Where does an interventionist American senator spend part of a two-week...
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One GOP Senator Embraces an Obama Tactic His Party Recently Loathed
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., leaves the Jefferson Hotel after having dinner with President Barack Obama and 11 other GOP senators on March 6. Corker wants Obama to use campaign-like events to sell a...
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Essay: Why GOP Defense Budget Hawks, Interventionists Are Leery of Chuck Hagel
Chuck Hagel leaves the Capitol Hill office of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., after the duo met on Jan. 22. Nine days later, McCain grilled the now-sitting defense secretary at his confirmation hearing....
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Does ‘MTP’ Appearance Signal a Political Turn for Flournoy?
Then-U.S. Under Secretary of Defence for Policy Michele Flournoy at a bilateral meeting with Chinese officials in December 2011. She makes her first "Meet the Press" appearance this Sunday. (Andy...
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Three Things to Watch as Congress Returns
Both chambers of Congress return Tuesday to begin the busiest block of legislative months this year. Will the Senate return to 'regular order'? Will lawmakers push the U.S. into war in Syria or North...
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