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Congress
Senate Confirms Kerry to Head State Department
Associated Press | Jan 30, 2013
WASHINGTON - The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama's choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal successor to Hillary Rodham Clinton. The vote Tuesday was 94-3. One senator - Kerry - voted present and accepted congratulations from colleagues on the S... more
Sequestration 'Puts People in a Lousy Position'
Military.com | Aug 01, 2012
Military pay and benefits would be protected in the near term if automatic federal budget restrictions took effect next year, but probably not beyond that, a top defense official told Congress Wednesday. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter confirmed to an unusually rancorous hearing of the House Armed Services Committee that President Oba... more
Republicans Seek More Benghazi Email Releases
Associated Press | May 16, 2013
WASHINGTON - The White House release of some 100 pages of emails and notes about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year has failed to satisfy congressional Republicans, who are demanding more information. "Why not release all of the unclassified documents?" said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Republican member of... more
GOP Report Faults State Dept. on Libya Security
Associated Press | Apr 24, 2013
WASHINGTON -- An interim report released Tuesday by House Republicans faults the State Department and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for security deficiencies at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, prior to last September's deadly terrorist attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. Seni... more
Army Warns of Drastic Reductions in Troop Numbers
Associated Press | Apr 23, 2013
WASHINGTON - Senior Army officials warned Tuesday they may have to cut more than 100,000 additional soldiers over the next decade unless automatic spending reductions forcing the military services to slash their budgets are stopped. Testifying before a Senate committee, Army Secretary John McHugh said the losses would undermine the service's ab... more