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Business/Financial

House Resolution Affirms Israeli Right Of Self-Defense Against Hamas Attack

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Monday, January 12th, 2009

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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Strongly Backs Measure A powerful House committee chairman strongly endorsed a pending House resolution that recognizes the right of Israel to defend itself against rocket and missile attacks that Hamas terrorists are launching from the Gaza Strip. Hamas broke a cease-fire and began lobbing missiles into southern Israel, and after a few hundred of them struck buildings and caused Israeli civilian casualties, Israel responded by sending armored cavalry troops into the Gaza Strip to hunt…

Budget

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Congress

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Congress

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Congress

CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year

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