Defense

Hard Questions In Hard Times

Jim Selman | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Citizenship, Public Lectures, Environmental, Michael Sandel, Opposition, Defense, Conflict, Pbs, Ethics, Moral Relativism, Justice, Teaching, Conscious-Choice, The Inner Life, Living News
Jim Selman

Eldering, as a way of thinking about mid-life leadership, is based on the notion 'wisdom in action.' Our vision is for the Boomer generation to take responsibility for our society and our world and "clean up the mess" before we die.

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U.S. To Shelve Bush's Nuclear-Missile Shield

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, u.s. Foreign Policy, Bush's Missile Defense Plan, Euro Missile Defense Plan, Moscow, Poland, Obama Administration, Defense, President Bush, Missile Defense Plan, European Missile Defense Plan, Czech Republic, Nuclear Weapons, Missle Shield, Desmond Butler and Missle Shield, Cost of Us Missile Shield in Europe, Missile Shield, Us Missile Shield Doesn't Work, u.s. To Shelve Nuclear-Missile Shield, World News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama abruptly canceled a long-planned missile shield for Eastern Europe on Thursday, replacing a Bush-era project...

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Senate sides with Obama, removes F-22 money

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 08.21.2009 | Home

Read More: Senate, Department of Defense, Defense, Senate Votes, F-22, F-22 Funding, Defense Bill, F-22 Money, Home News

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to halt production of the Air Force's missile-eluding F-22 Raptor fighter jets in a high-stakes showdown o...

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Campaign Finance Reform: A Matter of National Security

Bob Edgar | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Murtha, Fair Elections Now Act, Fair Elections, Common Cause, Defense, No-Bid Contracts, Earmarks, Transparency, Politics News
Bob Edgar

Our bloated defense budget is another example of how campaign finance skews policy and spending priorities towards those who give the most and often have significant influence.

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Reading The Pictures: Lara Logan And The Predator

Michael Shaw | Posted 06.13.2009 | Media

Read More: 60 Minutes Predator, Current Events, War, Militarism, Media, Cbs, Predator, Air Force, Drones, Las Vegas, Foreign Policy, Nevada, Politics, Defense, Military, Afghanistan, Target Practice, 60 Minutes, Sexy, Lara Logan, Lara Logan Drones, Media News
Michael Shaw

2009-05-14-lauralogan_shaw_fp.jpgWhat better way for 60 Minutes to shill for the military than to soften the reality of hell-from-the-sky by focusing on the lovely Lara Logan from 10,000 feet?

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The American Way of War

The Real News | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Military Industrial Complex, The-American-Way-of-War, Super-Power, Solutions, Afghanistan, 911, George W. Bush, President Obama, Crises, The Real News, Realism, Infrastructure, Education, Eugene Jarecki, Military, Dwight Eisenhower, Defense, Paul Jay, Over-Confidence, Iraq, Health Care, Police-Action, Politics News
The Real News

The American Way of War is Eugene Jarecki's latest book. Jarecki is an award-winning dramatic and documentary filmmaker whose previous film Why We Fig...

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This Week in Cheating: The Blago Defense

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 03.07.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Funny, Blago, Defense, Impeachment, Blagojevich, Satire, Cheat, Cheating, Rich, Hair, Kreisler, Rod Blagojevich, Comedy News
Jeff Kreisler

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Were Troops Poisoned? Vets Demand KBR Come Clean on Toxins in Iraq

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Agent Orange, Contractors, Kbr, Soldiers, Defense, Troops, Iava, Petition, Toxic Exposure, Veterans, Erin Brockovich, James Gentry, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

From burn pits to power plants, we are hearing more and more about troops who have been exposed to toxins while serving our country overseas.

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Protecting the President: Lessons Learned?

Geri Spieler | Posted 02.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Protection, Protecting, Squeaky Fromme. Gun, Patti Hearst, Cia, Shield, Secret Service, President Obama, Safety, Fbi, Obama, Ford, President, Gerald Ford, Sara Jane Moore, Defense, National Security, Manson, Assassin, Security, San Francisco, Politics News
Geri Spieler

The woman was Sara Jane Moore. There were two significant Secret-Service-related reasons that she was free to stand on that sidewalk that afternoon, gun in hand.

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US General Urges Obama To Keep Missile Defense

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Missile Defense, President Obama, Defense, Defense Spending, Missile Defense Agency, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Air Force general who runs the Pentagon's missile defense projects said Wednesday that American interests would be "severely hu...

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Why Obama Should Not Pick a Republican Secretary of Defense

Cenk Uygur | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Chuck Hagel, Republican Party, Military, Defense, Secretary of State, Richard Lugar, Barack Obama, Obama's Cabinet, Secretary of Defense, Foreign Policy, Obama Cabinet, Obama Secretary of State, Hagel Secretary of State, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

The Republicans overall now are hideous in matters of defense and foreign policy. Encouraging their perceived supremacy in those topics is a very bad idea for the country.

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The President and the Planet, On a Budget

DotEarth | Andrew C. Revkin | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Population, Politics, Global, Poverty, President Obama, Military, Defense, Equity, Economics, Climate, Disease, Sustainability, Presidency, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Climate Change, Green News

President-elect Barack Obama on Jan. 20 will become the most important leader of a species that has exploded in just six generations from a total popu...

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US Spy Agencies Spent $47.5 Billion Last Year

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mike McConnell, Intelligence, Defense, National Intelligence Director, Government Spending, Spying, Intel, Politics News

WASHINGTON — U.S. spy agencies spent $47.5 billion in fiscal year 2008, $4 billion more than in the previous budget year, according to National ...

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Hey Fellow Jews: Take This One On The Great Schlep

Michael Seitzman | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Florida, Defense, Barack Obama, Israel, 2008 Election, John McCain, Great Schlep, Jewish Voters, Sarah Silverman, Politics News
Michael Seitzman

A friend sent this to me and I had to repost it. For all of you who are taking Sarah Silverman up on her offer to make The Great Schlep down to Flori...

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NRA Lies About Obama's Positions on Handguns, Ammo and Defense

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ammo, Obama on Guns, National Rifle Association, Flyers, Defense, Right to Bear Arms, Handguns, Campaign Ads, Nra Attacks, Campaign 2008, Nra Distortions, Campaign Ads 2008, Barack Obama, Nra, Politics News
Stephen C. Rose

By Stephen C. Rose In an extensive analysis, FactCheck has flagged false claims by the National Rifle Association (NRA) in mailers and TV ads. Speci...

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Friday Talking Points [45] -- Lessons Democrats Should Learn From Obama's Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gets It, Ninety Percent, Speech, Experience, Judgment, Cheney, Football Stadium, Maverick, Campaign, Denver, Give 'Em Heck Harry, Bush, Personal Responsibility, Out of Touch, Nation of Whiners, Change, Defense, Doesn't Get It, 2008, Details, Midotw, I Love This Country, Old, Drilling, Phil Gramm, Katrina, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Country First, Pre-Existing Condition, Celebrity, We All Put Our Country First, Health Care, Mental Recession, Eight Is Enough, Uninsurable, Democratic Convention, John McCain, Democratic National Convention, Hope, Optimism, Backbone, 2008 Elections, 08, Acceptance Speech, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Stadium, Acceptance, Stand Up, Elections, Patriotism, Access, 08 Campaign, Mddotw, Convention, 2008 Presidential Race, Oil, Harry Reid, Incompetence, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I know that just about the entire blogosphere is talking about John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin (who?) for his running mate, but I, for one, refuse t...

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Eat Your Heart Out Gandhi

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: India, Cluster Bombs, Defense, Israel, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

In refusing to sign a treaty to ban cluster bombs, our focus and that of the other munitions' manufacturers was not on how deleterious cluster bombs are, but on their monetary value.

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Do You Know Where You IRS Check Goes?

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business

Read More: April 15, White House, Social Security, Tax Deadline, Irs, Fiscal Responsibility, Tax Day, Medicare, Medicaid, Defense, Tax, Deficit, Business News
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson

Not where most Americans think, based on everything we've seen in polls and focus groups. Americans' distorted ideas about where the government spends...

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Ben and Jerry's Co-Founder Serves Up Call to Political Action

Bryan Bissell | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Defense, Ben and Jerry's, Defense Budget, 2008 Election, Budget, Ben Cohen, Offthebus, Home News
Bryan Bissell

A group of 125 college students listened to Ben Cohen, of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, talk about changing the priorities of the budget.

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