Reuters – A Senate panel on Tuesday approved defense spending of about $630 billion for the 2012 fiscal year, freezing the Pentagon’s base budget at $513 billion for a second straight year while seeking nearly $118 billion for U.S. wars abroad. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Senate Armed Services Committee voted Wednesday to approve US Marines Lieutenant General John Allen to be the new US commander in Afghanistan, a key step towards final confirmation. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A key Senate panel voted Tuesday to authorize the US military role in the NATO-led campaign against Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi’s forces but forbid the deployment of ground troops. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A key US Senate panel voted Tuesday to authorize limited US strikes on Libya as part of a NATO-led campaign against Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi but to forbid the deployment of ground troops. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Senate unanimously confirmed Leon Panetta’s nomination to be defense secretary, hailing his successes as CIA chief just as major challenges await him in Afghanistan and Libya. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US senators said that they have taken a major step to halt a controversial military base plan on Japan’s Okinawa island and called on the Pentagon to make a fresh assessment. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously approved Leon Panetta’s nomination to be US defense secretary on Tuesday, setting the stage for a full senate confirmation. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – President Barack Obama’s candidate for defense secretary, CIA Director Leon Panetta, will appear before senators on June 9 for his confirmation hearing, according to a Senate panel. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – President Barack Obama’s candidate for defense secretary, CIA Director Leon Panetta, will appear before senators on June 9 for his confirmation hearing, according to a Senate panel. Read the rest of this entry »
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