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Defense contractors, federal employees join to oppose cuts
A Defense Department funding bill has made bedfellows of two groups more likely to be found in opposite corners: federal labor and federal contractors. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the Professional Services Council (PSC)...Tags: John McCain, The Pentagon, General Contracting, U.S. Senate, Government
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Senate Passes 1-Year Delay in Eielson F-16 Squadron Move
Channel 2 NewsThe Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act Tuesday with a number of amendments affecting Alaska, including a one-year delay in the planned transfer of an F-16 fighter squadron from Eielson Air Force in Fairbanks to Anchorage. Sen. Lisa...Tags: Sean Parnell, Defense, Mark Begich, Lisa Murkowski, Armed Forces
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Defense bill includes provision for space contractors
A little-noticed provision in a massive, $633 billion military spending bill approved by Congress last week will end a decade-old battle over whether to ease export restrictions on U.S. satellite technology. If signed by President Barack Obama, the...
Tags: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, The Pentagon, U.S. Senate, Defense, China
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House Passes Defense Funding Bill with Alaska Amendments
Channel 2 NewsThe U.S. House passed a conference version Thursday of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013, containing a number of amendments affecting Alaska’s military forces made by the state’s congressional delegation. Rep. Don...Tags: Mark Begich, Defense, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Lisa Murkowski
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Defense Funding Bill Passes Senate, Heads to Obama
Channel 2 NewsThe U.S. Senate has passed a defense funding bill one day after the House did so, sending several provisions that affect Alaska’s military forces to President Obama’s desk to be signed into law. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich’s...Tags: Craigslist, Inc., Don Young, U.S. Senate, Mark Begich, Defense
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Military biofuel programs poised to drive major economic, job growth
WASHINGTON - The military's plans to expand its use of biofuel in planes, ships and other vehicles would generate at least about $10 billion in economic activity and create more than 14,000 jobs by 2020, according to a report commissioned by Environmental...Tags: U.S. Navy, Agriculture, Defense, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy
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An alternative in the 1st
What if Congress was bought and sold by corporate interests? What if tax loopholes and regulatory exemptions were bought and sold in the halls of Congress? What if both major political parties have become ineffective at addressing the issues of the day?...Tags: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, Libertarian Party, Politics, Elections
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Md. U.S. Senate Candidates Q&A
Editor’s note: The Herald-Mail asked the candidates running for U.S. Senate in the Nov. 6 general election to respond to seven questions. Their responses follow. The candidates were asked to limit each response to 100 words. Their responses are...
Tags: Government Health Care, U.S. Senate, Nuclear Weapons, Government, Customs and Tradition
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Taxes and religion
Judge Sam decided it was time to retire; his age a dictating factor. Sam appointed his sons to succeed him. Sam's sons were not comparable to Sam, like politicians and lawmakers of today corruption set in; Sam's sons accepted bribes and judged perverted....Tags: Politics, Elections
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Super PAC forms to fight defense cuts
SAN DIEGO -- A political action committee was started Tuesday in San Diego to fight proposed defense budget cuts. Organizers of the Fight 4 America super PAC unveiled three television commercials that focus on what they believe is deficient defense...
Tags: Dmitry Medvedev, Defense, International Military Interventions, Barack Obama, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services
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Small Wonders: Off topic and out of order
The Internet offers so many things: convenient shopping, social media, up-to-the-minute news, entertainment — both silly and salacious. But it has also become an increasingly useful tool in the preservation and expansion of democracy. Look no...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Hosni Mubarak, Defense, YouTube, Facebook
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Adam Schiff to face six contenders in primary election
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) is facing six opponents to represent the redrawn 28th Congressional District, but they will have to overcome incredible odds and funding disadvantages to mount a serious challenge to the long-time congressman. Schiff raised...
Tags: Interior Policy, Head Start, Same-Sex Marriage, Primaries, U.S. Congress
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