military budget
Gates announces Pentagon cuts, but not really
August 11, 2010When Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Pentagon spending cuts on Monday, he indicated it was an effort to squelch growing calls for cutting the bloated military budget.
Read moreWar funding passes but unease grows
July 28, 2010A record 102 Democrats, more than a third of the 255 Democrats in the House, voted against the bill, compared to 32 who opposed a similar bill last year.
Read moreTeacher funding passes and war opposition grows
July 2, 2010The votes in the House Thursday indicate growing end-the-war sentiment among congressional Democrats.
Read moreTeacher funding added to war spending bill
July 1, 2010Lawmakers who want to prevent thousands of teacher layoffs but oppose spending more money on the war in Afghanistan face a dilemma in Congress this week.
Read moreLawmakers urge Afghanistan review
June 25, 2010Members of Congress are urging reexamination of U.S. policy in Afghanistan, after President Obama fired Gen. Stanley McChrystal as commander of military forces there.
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