Hagel: Budget Cuts Won't Hurt National Security
Finally somebody notices
It's never wise to rely on Uncle Sugar
Both sides are guilty of using fear in the sequestration debate.
And, of course, the Buffett Rule
Would be able to analyze face, eyes, voice and thumbpring
But aren't as keen on his policies relating to guns and the economy
Eases rules in order to allow production as part of troubled program
Would help predict future behavior
Says eliminating tax subsidies for oil companies would help
Maybe have to absorb $700 million as they go over budget on contract
In lawsuit, says he was trying to stop company from billing U.S. for work it didn't do
A realist foreign-policy vision that is neither imperialistic nor isolationist.
If the military can't absorb a $55 billion hit, it's not worth what we've been spending on it.
Don't know when they'll degrade or how long they remain a threat
Americans among the hostages held
Despite sequestration being ditched and no interest for cuts by the Washington establishment
Cheap missiles may come from Iran and China, increasing market for defenses
Spending put on hold pending fiscal cliff outcomes
The prospective defense secretary will be more influential by speaking out against war and empire.
Technology showdown in the air of the South Pacific
Nearly everyone knows someone who gets paid by the Pentagon. That's why it's so hard to cut.
Want the traditional sacred cow considered in fiscal cliff negotiations
If ever there were an argument for Washington gridlock
Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel on short list to run Pentagon
Sooner than expected, along with his pick for next Secretary of State
So we're facing a "fiscal cliff," Ben Bernanke's term for the following things scheduled to take place on January 1, 2013.
Hardly a surprise, considering the vast sums flowing through the military
Getting rid of things like mortgage and charitable deductions wouldn't make a dent
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