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Late Sen. Inouye Will Receive Nation’s Highest Civilian Honor
Sen. Daniel Inouye, pictured here in October 2011, will posthumously receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. (Tom Williams/Roll Call) The late Sen. Daniel...
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Sens. McCain, Graham Call For End of US Military Assistance to Egypt
A day after the Obama administration offered muted criticisms of the military-led Egyptian government over its bloody crackdown on protestors in Cairo, Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey...
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Nearly 12 Years Later, Talking Past One Another on Counterterrorism Policies
(Getty Images) ESSAY Reasonable people can disagree. And sometimes, even in Washington, they manage to reach a compromise. Just not on counterterrorism policies, it seems. To be sure, U.S. national...
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Boehner Confirms Obama Has Yet to Brief Congress on Syria Plans (Updated)
A convoy of United Nations vehicles leave a hotel in Damascus, Syria, Monday carrying inspectors travelling to the site of an alleged chemical-weapon attack the previous week in Ghouta, east of the...
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War Drums: Lawmakers React to Possible US Military Strikes in Syria
ON ALERT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA: An F/A-18F Super Hornet performs a touch-and-go on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) on August 15. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel...
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War Drums: How Much Might Military Strikes in Syria Cost the U.S.?
Will a second war-funding bill be needed to pay for the Obama administration's expected military mission in Syria? (PM Images via Getty Images) Much of the debate in Washington about the Obama...
View ArticleWar Drums: Defense News Talks to BBC About the Cost of a US Strike on Syria
As the world waits for a possible international strike against Syria, Defense News yesterday looked at what a US military operation might cost. Our man on Capitol Hill John T. Bennett looked at the...
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War Drums: A (Not So) Happy Hour at the White House
President Barack Obama walks to the West Wing recently at the White House. On Thursday evening, the White House will host lawmakers -- in person and via teleconference -- to brief them on military...
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How the Intel Community Spends its Supplemental Wartime Budget
A day after the Washington Post published selected parts of the—until now—secret National Intelligence Program budget summary from fiscal 2013, the Web site Cryptome.org did the paper on better,...
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War Drums: The Syria Speech Obama Could Give … But Probably Won’t
President Obama works on his remarks in the Oval Office before delivering a recent statement. (White House Photo by Pete Souza) Editor’s Note: Several hours after this post went live, “Probably Won’t”...
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War Drums: Why Obama’s Congressional Bluff-Calling on Syria Is Only a...
President Barack Obama addresses the situation in Syria on Saturday in the White House Rose Garden as Vice President Joseph Biden looks on. (Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images) Essay It began...
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White House Sends War Authorization to Hill, Brief Lawmakers on Sunday
The White House sent a carefully worded draft resolution to Congress late Saturday afternoon that would authorize the United States to begin military strikes against the Syrian regime. The short,...
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Kerry Again the Point Man for Action on Syria
For the fourth time this week, Secretary of State John Kerry acted as the point man for making the case for punitive military action against Syria, pushing the need for attacks even as the Obama...
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As Obama’s Rose Garden Wingman, Biden Takes Political Risk
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) joined by Vice President Joe Biden delivers a statement on Syria in the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday. (Kristoffer Tripplaar/White House Pool via Getty...
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Democratic Lawmakers Join Republicans in Demanding Syria Plan from Obama
Senate Armed Services Committee Vice Chairman Jack Reed, D-R.I., and other Democrats are joining GOP members in calling for President Obama to better explain his Syria plans. (Pete Marovich/Bloomberg...
View ArticlePartisan Syria Vote Predictions Signal Close Tallies in House, Senate
President Barack Obama has decided to let Congress weigh in on whether or not to launch strikes on Syria. But will a force-of-action resolution pass the House and the Senate? The early predictions...
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Will US and Russian Ships Tangle Off the Syrian Coast?
The guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72), which is currently off the coast of Syria. Now that it looks like any potential US / French strike against the Syrian regime will be postponed until...
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Photo of the Day | 2 September 2013 | Syria Oval Office Powwow
President Barack Obama meets with GOP Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina in the Oval Office on Monday to discuss Syria. National Security Advisor Susan Rice is on the far...
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Live Tweeting: Senate Panel Considers Military Strikes in Syria
Members of the Al-Ezz bin Abdul Salam brigade hold their weapons sitting in the back of an open pickup truck. (MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images) The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is considering...
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Want to Know the Size of Syria’s Opposition Forces? Ask the Diplomat.
An image grab taken from a video shows an opposition fighter firing an rocket propelled grenade (RPG) on Aug. 26 during clashes with regime forces over the strategic area of Khanasser, situated on the...
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