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Obama Proposal Passes Test

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 05.24.2012

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WASHINGTON — A Senate panel on Thursday rejected the Pentagon's proposed cuts in personnel and equipment for the Air National Guard as it comple...

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John McCain's New Institute Launching Today

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.24.2012

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McCain and a bipartisan group of supporters are punctuating the start of a new university-based institute committed to the leadership principles John McCain exhibited and encouraged, particularly in young people.

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Senators: Unconstitutional Detention Law Is Fine

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.22.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The top Democrat responsible for America's indefinite detention law sees no reason to change the measure after it was ruled unconstituti...

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3 JPMorgan Execs Expected To Resign Following $2 Billion Loss: Report

AP | Posted 05.14.2012

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The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Three high-ranking executives at JPMorgan Chase are expected to leave their jobs this week after a trading bl...

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Barney Frank: JPMorgan's 'Leave Us Alone' Argument Has Blown Up

AP | DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 05.14.2012

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WASHINGTON -- JPMorgan Chase faces intense criticism for claiming that a surprise $2 billion loss by one of its trading groups was the result of a slo...

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Congress Should Pass Bill to Let Credit Unions Lend More So Small Businesses Grow, Create Jobs

Dave Adams | Posted 04.02.2012

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Despite some unfair treatment of banks, the American Bankers Association's opposition to legislation that would allow credit unions to make more small business loans is simply wrong.

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Homes For Michigan's Homeless Veterans

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 03.28.2012

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Homeless Michigan veterans will soon receive some much needed assistance finding a place to stay. On Tuesday, Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow,...

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Head Of Senate Military Panel Calls Romney Clueless

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 04.01.2012

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WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday said Republican candidate Mitt Romney doesn't know what he's talking...

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The Washington-Wall Street Revolving Door Keeps Spinning

Bill Moyers | Posted 03.25.2012

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And so it goes, the revolving door between government service and big money in the private sector spinning so fast it becomes an irresistible force hurling politics and high finance together so completely it's impossible to tell one from the other.

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Defense Bill Gives President Power To Lock Up Americans Indefinitely

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Congress would give the president ultimate authority to detain American citizens indefinitely in military custody under the final versio...

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Congress Presses Ahead With Massive Bill Despite Obama Veto Threat

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 02.12.2012

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WASHINGTON — Congress is pressing ahead with a massive $662 billion defense bill that requires military custody for terrorism suspects linked to...

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House, Senate Negotiators Agree On $662 Billion Defense Bill

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 02.11.2012

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WASHINGTON — House and Senate negotiators late Monday agreed to a sweeping $662 billion defense bill that requires military custody for terroris...

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Ex-Admiral: Indefinite Detention Is A Win For Terrorists

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A measure that Congress will likely pass this week allowing indefinite detentions of Americans by the U.S. military will mark a signific...

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Obama Reaches Out To Lawmakers Over Controversial Provision

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 02.08.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his national security team are appealing to lawmakers for last-minute changes to a sweeping defense bill...

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Behind Closed Doors: Congress Trying to Force Indefinite Detention Bill on Americans

Christopher E. Anders | Posted 02.08.2012

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Secret deals for indefinite military detention without charge or trial? Tell Congress we are better than that. It's not who we are as Americans, and it is not the country or the world we want to pass on to our children and grandchildren.

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Defense Bill Repeals Military Ban On Sodomy

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 02.07.2012

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WASHINGTON — Recently passed Senate legislation would make sodomy and sex with animals legal under military law, ending long-standing prohibitio...

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America Wins War On Terror (9-11-01 To 12-1-11)

Robin Koerner | Posted 02.02.2012

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What Senators McCain, Levin and others cleverley realized is that since the terrorists are attacking America for its freedoms and "way of life", the only sure way to win the war is to eliminate all of those freedoms and way of life.

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White House Threatens Veto Of Indefinite Detention Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.03.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Accusing the Senate of "political micromanagement" of national security, the White House Friday stood by its threat to veto a defense bi...

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Dem Chairman Faults White House, Fellow Dems For Detainee Policy

AP | By DONNA CASSATA | Posted 11.18.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Friday faulted the White House and fellow Democrats for mischaracterizing provisi...

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White House Threatens Veto

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 01.17.2012

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WASHINGTON — The White House is threatening to veto a massive defense bill over its requirement that terrorist suspects be held in military cust...

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What Led to the Problem of Chinese Counterfeit Parts?

Michele Nash-Hoff | Posted 01.16.2012

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The recent discovery of electronic counterfeit parts from China that have entered America's defense supply chain reflects a dangerous and costly state of affairs, the product of a complex web of seemingly innocuous policy changes.

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Air Force Makes Second Embarrassing Mistake In Three Years

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 01.09.2012

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WASHINGTON — Gruesome revelations about mishandling the nation's war dead mark the Air Force's second embarrassing failure in three years, follo...

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Small Businesses To Super Committee: Tax Large Corporations

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 01.04.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Outraged by a new report about America's largest corporations dodging their taxes, small business owners are orchestrating a new campaig...

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As they lobby for a tax holiday, some big multinational players say they've got plenty of cash on hand

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 01.04.2012

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By John Aloysius Farrell and Aaron Mehta, iWatch NewsAs select U.S. multinational corporations push for a tax holiday on a trillion dollars parked o...

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Congress Flips Bird To Occupy Wall Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 12.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Even as protesters fed up with corporate power are occupying Wall Street, Congress is rushing to oblige it. In an iconic example of h...

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