This is the art, in Washington, of cutting an agency that doesn’t exist: In all the warnings of the consequences of looming budget cuts, the White House budget office has noted one program targeted for cuts — an office that...
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Law enforcement capture marijuana being smuggled into the United States from Mexico in Tucson, Arizona, in this file photo.
White House Budget-Cutting Lesson: Try Cutting 8.2 Percent from Zero
Marine Gen. John R. Allen in May 2012. Photograph by Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP Photo
Washington’s Homecoming Scandal
Updated at 2:10 pm EST Two four-star generals were set to go up to Capitol Hill this week. One, retired Army Gen. David Petraeus, now former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, was supposed to address the Intelligence committees returning...
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Locals walk past a Pakistani policeman guarding an entrance to the compound where Osama Bin Laden was killed in an operation by U.S. Navy Seals in Abottabad, Pakistan.
Ex-Military Group Challenges Obama for Leaks, ‘Politicizing’ Bin Laden
An ex-military force with Republican ties is advancing into the presidential election campaign — with plans for ground and air assaults on President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund yesterday unveiled a Web site and a 22-minute film...
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