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Congress

Romney Accepts Nomination, Barely Cites Defense Matters

Julie Samuel

Friday, August 31st, 2012

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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 governor’s campaign recently has shared only broad outlines on his potential policy on everything from the war in Afghanistan to the makeup of weapons programs he favors. Romney took aim last night at President Barack Obama’s handling of Pentagon during his address at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. “His…

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Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

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Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

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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

A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates the cost of the Iran war through Aug. 1 as $38 billion and says that the U.S. has likely depleted between one-half and […]