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Why did Republicans deny funding for embassy protection?
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In the 2011 continuing resolution, Congress slashed the president’s request for embassy security and construction and forced another cut in fiscal year 2012. Altogether Congress has eliminated $296 million from embassy security and construction in the ...
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The Pentagon will request $9.16 billion for missile defense programs for the 2014 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, about $550 million less than this year’s $9.71 billion, according to internal budget figures obtained by Blo...0 opinions2013/04/08 19:36:25
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama chided Republicans on Saturday for approving a plan to ease air-traffic delays caused by federal spending cuts while leaving budget cuts that affect children a...6 opinions2013/04/27 20:34:55
A rogue state with nuclear weapons has repeatedly threatened war against the US and its regional allies via missile attack. North Korea even moved its missiles to the coast, and may be accelerating another nuclear-weapons ...8 opinions2013/04/08 19:38:47
From THE HILL.. No furloughs for ObamaCare officials By Sam Baker - 04/24/13 01:35 PM ET The office implementing most of President Obama's healthcare law is not furloughing its workers as a result of sequestration, its di...87 opinions2013/04/27 00:03:21
PAUL RYAN’S PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS A List of Republican Budget Cuts Notice S.S. and the military are NOT on this list . These are all the programs that the new Republican House has proposed cutting. ...14 opinions2013/03/23 15:38:44
The Deficit Is Rapidly Shrinking, But Only 6 Percent Of America Knows It In reality, President Obama’s policies have grown government spending at a lower rate than any president since Dwight Eisenhower. In Republican reali...3 votes2013/04/13 18:13:47
All a part of our "fundamental transformation"? Aren't the Marxists with the (D) behind their name always accusing their opponents for cutting funding to Medicare? Yes. But they never say a word when it's actually DO...516 opinions2013/04/05 10:04:17
While Republicans continue to waste America's time with manufactured "scandals", they are hoping and praying that the American people won't notice the devastating attacks they are waging against those Americans who aren't ...53 opinions2 days ago
As the Obama administration begins to implement $85 billion in cuts to federal spending this year, no part of the budget other than defense will take a bigger hit than healthcare.1,548 votes2013/03/04 16:00:00
Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and John Mica (R-Fla.) have sent a letter to the administrator of the Transportation and Security Administration John Pistole, demanding answers regarding the $50-million uniform contract the ...3 opinions2013/03/29 16:34:23
Obama’s sequester deal-changer By Bob Woodward, Published: February 22 Bob Woodward (woodwardb@washpost.com) is an associate editor of The Post. His latest book is “The Price of Politics.” Evelyn M. Duffy contri...6 votes2013/02/23 07:08:30
This is ridiculous. The sequester didn’t cut anything, just slowed the growth. It’s amazing how Obama has kept this as a story. Check it out: At least one branch of the U.S. military is scrimping and saving every bullet ...3 opinions2013/03/26 23:14:08
Sometimes, tragic military training accidents take the lives of America’s finest. However, only during budget cuts do lawmakers try to shamelessly blame the deaths on conservative fiscal policies. Seven Marines from t...1 opinion2013/03/20 13:38:09
Washington is laying on the malaise pretty thick lately over automatic budget cuts set to take effect in March, with admonitions and partisan attacks galore. Of course, those of us who are educated in the finer points ...0 opinions2013/03/19 23:53:11
Bracing for the possibility of budget sequestration next month, the Homeland Security Department is making plans to furlough as many as 1,000 Secret Service agents, officers and others employees, officials say. Homeland S...3 opinions2013/02/12 04:38:37
THEHILL.COM reports: A meat industry already imperiled by federal budget cuts is lashing back at the Obama administration following the release of new proposed labeling regulations seen as costly and unnecessarily onerou...24 votes2013/03/13 14:13:30
(CNSNews.com) – The “Arab spring” has benefited Islamists rather than democracy advocates, while political transitions and unrest in the region have provided opportunities for terrorists to mount attacks against U.S. inter...1 opinion2013/03/13 15:30:54