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HR4408 - The “Live within our means budget” Act
C.O.P.S. —
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Unlike the current HC fiasco, some think the Fed.Gov. should not run a deficit. H. R. 4408 To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes. This Act may be ...2 days ago -
HR4412 - The “Punish Wall Street” Act
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Obama and the liberals just don’t like capitalism. H. R. 4412 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a 50 percent tax on bonuses paid by TARP recipients. This Act may be cited as the `Wall Street Bonus Tax Act. In the case of any payment of compensation during 2010 in the nature of a bonus by a TARP ...2 days ago -
Robert Gates’ Radical Idea To Get The Pentagon and Foggy Bottom To Cooperate
Understanding Government —
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The Washington Post’s Mary Beth Sheridan and Greg Jaffe reports that Defense Sec. Robert Gates wants to merge together the Pentagon and State Departments responsibilities for nation-building in failing states like Somalia and Yemen: The proposal would concentrate existing and new money in three long-term funds ...2 days ago -
Obama and the Permanent War Budget
Nasir Khan blog —
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William Hartung, Foreign Policy in Focus , Dec 23, 2009 It’s been a good decade for the Pentagon. The most recent numbers from Capitol Hill indicate that Pentagon spending (counting Iraq and Afghanistan) will reach over $630 billion in 2010. And that doesn’t even include the billions set aside for building ...2 days ago -
Obama and the Permanent War Budget
Nasir Khan blog —
Authority: 142
William Hartung, Foreign Policy in Focus , Dec 23, 2009 It’s been a good decade for the Pentagon. The most recent numbers from Capitol Hill indicate that Pentagon spending (counting Iraq and Afghanistan) will reach over $630 billion in 2010. And that doesn’t even include the billions set aside for building ...3 days ago -
Obama and the Permanent War Budget
Dr Nasir Khan —
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William Hartung, Foreign Policy in Focus , Dec 23, 2009 It’s been a good decade for the Pentagon. The most recent numbers from Capitol Hill indicate that Pentagon spending (counting Iraq and Afghanistan) will reach over $630 billion in 2010. And that doesn’t even include the billions set aside for building ...3 days ago -
Flag Officer Announcement
The Republican Temple —
Authority: 450
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today that the President has made the following nomination: Navy Vice Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr. for appointment to the rank of admiral and assignment as commander, Northern Command/Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, ...3 days ago -
Military News Update
The Republican Temple —
Authority: 450
Marines in St. Louis have a special mission this holiday season. Actor Woody Harrelson is up for a Golden Globe award for his portrayal of a casualty notification officer in the movie “The Messenger”. For some military families Christmas will be extra special because they’ll be spending it with their loved ...3 days ago -
Gates to State: Don’t Hate, Collaborate
The Washington Independent —
Authority: 741
InsideDefense has a good story about a bureaucratic change pushed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to resolve a recurrent problem between his department and Foggy Bottom. In a memo called “Shared Responsibility, Pooled Resources,” Gates is proposing to revamp how the U.S. trains foreign partner militaries ...3 days ago -
Pentagon Officials Identify Troops For Afghanistan
The Republican Temple —
Authority: 450
Defense Department officials today identified 6,000 servicemembers to deploy in 2010 as part of President Barack Obama’s order to increase the U.S. footprint in Afghanistan, according to AFPS’ Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden. About 3,400 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team ...4 days ago -
Senior Executive Service Appointment
The Republican Temple —
Authority: 450
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced the following Department of Defense Senior Executive Service appointment: Michael J. Scionti has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service and is assigned as deputy assistant secretary of defense for intergovernmental affairs and homeland defense, Office of the ...4 days ago -
96 U.S. Reps Want Defense Sec. Robert Gates to Deliver a Ream of Gay Paperwork
Queerty —
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Reps. Jim Moran (D-VA) and Patrick Murphy (D-PA) are among those signing an open letter to Defense Sec. Robert Gates, demanding he send over all of 2009s data on Dont Ask Dont Tell dismissals, which will help them either support or punt on a 2010 effort to repeal the law. Palm Center director Aaron Belkin says the ...4 days ago -
US troops to use ‘eavesdropping spy planes’ in Afghanistan
Thaindian News —
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Kabul, Dec. 22 (ANI): US troops stationed in Afghanistan will soon use spy planes, that will provide them crucial information about Al Qaeda and the Taliban, with the help of its technology that can capture still images, video and even eavesdrop. Bloomberg quoted Lt. General David Deptula as saying that the first of ...5 days ago -
Most transparent WH: Do you know anything about 17 WH parties or 11 open houses
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Nice to include 50,000 in WH holiday events but how secure is the White House? The Obamas’ first Christmas in the White House looked set to be a white one after Washington woke up yesterday to its biggest snowfall in years, leading the mayor to declare a state of emergency. It will also prove gruelling for the ...5 days ago -
Hope? Change? Dems hope they can ram socialized HC thru B4 XMAS
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No change in Dems buying votes so they don’t have to talk to their constituency about Obamacare. Legislators in the US senate have passed a highly contentious healthcare reform bill that could lead to significant changes in the countrys medical system. Democrats unanimously backed the bill in a vote that began at ...5 days ago -
Wishing death on political opponents...
At-Largely —
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This kind of ugly rhetoric is precisely why the far right-wing is destroying the entire GOP. The mainstream Republican party will not cut away this gangrene, so it is stuck with the ramifications of... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely.com for full links, other content, and more]5 days ago -
Milestone in stem cell research for heart attack recovery
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But they are adult stem cells not embryonic stem cells. If youve just had your first heart attack, doctors may one day be able to reverse the damage done with stem cell therapy. An intravenous method of injecting stem cells into patients who had experienced heart attacks within the previous 10 days suggested that ...1 week ago -
Obama’s love of AF1 vs. thrifty Queen of England
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Queen took the regular train for her Christmas trip. She did use 1st class section of the train. There was a buzz at King’s Cross this morning as platform 11b began crawling with police. Could it be a drug bust, the crowd wondered? Or was a rock star about to board a train? Then a small lady in a headscarf ...1 week ago -
Around The Services
The Republican Temple —
Authority: 450
ADM Mullen gets up close and personal with operations in Iraq. SecDef Gates encourages public service for young grads. Plus, how you can get a direct line to Santa this year.1 week ago -
Commencement Address
The Republican Temple —
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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaking at the University of Georgia’s fall undergraduate commencement exercises in Athens, GA.1 week ago
