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10 7th, 2009| 
AP – As President Barack Obama weighs major shifts in strategy in the deteriorating mission in Afghanistan, the Senate on Tuesday passed a bill bringing the total U.S. tab for that war to about $300 billion. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
2
AFP – The Democratic leader of the US Senate has urged President Barack Obama to fulfill his campaign promise to repeal the ban on gays in the military, in a letter released Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
1
AFP – The Democratic leader of the US Senate has urged President Barack Obama to fulfill his campaign promise to repeal the ban on gays in the military, in a letter released Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
25
AP – The Senate voted Thursday to eliminate spending on a jet engine program the defense secretary says is superfluous, moving in step with Obama administration assertions that it is time to stop spending military dollars on programs that are not needed. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
24
AP – The Senate voted Thursday to eliminate spending on a jet engine program the defense secretary says is superfluous, moving in step with Obama administration assertions that it is time to stop spending military dollars on programs that are not needed. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
22
AP – The Senate voted Tuesday to halt production of the Air Force’s missile-eluding F-22 Raptor fighter jets in a high-stakes showdown over President Barack Obama’s efforts to shift defense spending to a new generation of smaller F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
22
Reuters – The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to stop production of the F-22 fighter plane, handing President Barack Obama a victory as he tries to rein in defense spending. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
21
AP – The argument over whether spending $1.75 billion on seven additional F-22 jets makes good economic sense is coming to a head between Congress and the Obama administration. Read the rest of this entry »