Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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CongressAmos: Marines Lack Ships To Fulfill Shift To Asia-Pacific
The Marine Corps’ top officer said yesterday his service does not have all the ships it needs to in the Asia-Pacific region and, because of scant shipbuilding dollars, may be […]
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Congress
GOP Slams Obama Sequestration Report With Scant Details
The White House unveiled a report on potential “sequestration” budget cuts last Friday that says Pentagon accounts would be slashed by 9.4 percent but offers no details on how specific […]
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Congress
Temporary Budget Generous To DoD
The Pentagon is poised to run under a temporary six-month budget that boosts its funding above levels proposed by the House, Senate, and White House. The House passed a continuing […]
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Congress
Congress Addressing Temporary Budget, Sequestration
Congress is back at work, weighing a temporary federal budget as well as alternatives to so-called sequestration budget cuts yesterday, when Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney also warned against cutting […]
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Business/FinancialSequestration Report Delayed, Expected Late This Week
The White House missed a deadline for sending Congress a report on so-called sequestration budget cuts last week, but said it will deliver the document in the coming days. Republicans […]
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Congress
Obama Accepts Nomination Amid Defense Talk
President Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president at his party’s convention last night, when Democrats touted his national-security credentials. The Democratic National Convention (DNC) included more public talk […]
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Business/Financial
Imminent Sequestration Report May Not Provide Minute Detail On DoD Cuts
The White House is poised to send Congress a report on how so-called sequestration budget cuts would be implemented, a document the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer implied yesterday will not […]
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Congress
Romney Accepts Nomination, Barely Cites Defense Matters
Mitt Romney formally accepted the Republican nomination for president during a speech last night that touched only briefly on military matters. Defense-minded observers have been frustrated that the former Massachusetts […]
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Congress
Romney Pledges To Stop $1 Trillion In Defense Cuts
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said yesterday if elected he intends to shield the Pentagon from planned spending cuts. Romney, addressing the American Legion in Indianapolis, took aim at reductions […]
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Congress
Survey of Voters Highlights Politics of Sequestration
A key group of voters want lawmakers to prevent across-the-board Pentagon spending reductions soon, according to a new poll released yesterday, when the Republican party approved a new plan resisting […]