Jul 16

Rep. Murtha believes F22 deal can be reached (Reuters)

Reuters – Congress and the Obama administration can still strike a deal on funding new F-22 fighter jets made by Lockheed Martin Corp despite a presidential threat to veto military spending legislation, a senior lawmaker said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 16

Pentagon won't ban war-zone smoking, despite study (AP)

AP – Smoke ’em if you got ’em. The Pentagon reassured troops Wednesday that it won’t ban tobacco products in war zones. Defense officials hadn’t actually planned to eliminate smoking — at least for now. But fear of a ban arose among some troops after the Defense Department received a study recommending the military move toward becoming tobacco-free — perhaps in about 20 years. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 16

Obama threatens veto over defense budget changes (AFP)

AFP – US President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned Congress he would veto funds for more F-22 fighter jets as well as other changes to his proposed defense budget, his administration said. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 16

US considers expanding army: Pentagon (AFP)

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates is weighing a possible temporary expansion of the US army to ease the strain from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, his press secretary said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »