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Levin: There Would Be No Afghan Dilemma If Bush Had Caught Bin Laden

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:01:27 +0000

Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Carl Levin (D-Mich.) insisted on Sunday that, had it not been for the Bush administration's failure to catch Osama bin Laden in 2001, there likely would be no debate about sending more troops to Afghanistan. Addressing a new Senate Foreign Relations ...

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Sunday Bobbleheads

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:04:00 +0000

Face the Nation has Carl Levin and 3 Republicans who don't hold elective office. This Week has Lindsey Graham and Bernie Sanders. Meet the Press has Bill and Melinda Gates and Archbishop Rick Warren. No I don't know why.

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13-year old Israeli girl wins chess championship, Turks refuse to play anthem

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:00:02 +0000

Jihad Watch reports that when 13-year old Israeli Marcel Efroimski won the World Youth Chess Championship in Turkey, the Turks refused to play the Israeli National Anthem, as is customary on such occasions. But Marcel is no dhimmi. She stood defiantly holding her trophy in the air.The Turks ...

Yourish.com found this 3 days ago on israelmatzav.blogspot.com

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High-Income Tax May Be Needed for Afghan War Cost, Levin Says

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:23:33 +0000

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Carl Levin , chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee , said higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for additional troops sent to Afghanistan and that NATO should provide half of the new soldiers. An “additional income tax to the upper brackets, folks ...

LewRockwell.com Blog found this 9 days ago on bloomberg.com

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Upper-Bracket Tax May Be Needed for Afghan War Cost, Levin Says

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:12:36 +0000

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for more troops sent to Afghanistan and NATO should provide half of the new soldiers, said Carl Levin , chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee . An “additional income tax to the upper brackets, folks earning more ...

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Carl Levin Calls Calls For Tax on Upper-Income Earners to Pay for War

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:12:52 +0000

Senator Carl Levin of Michigan has suggested a tax on upper-income earners to pay for more troops for the war in Afghanistan. I suspect he did not note how the Democrats lost many independent voters in this year’s elections. Certainly there are many reasons why the elections are not ...

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The Associated Press: Levin: May be more troubling e-mails from Hasan

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:01:24 +0000

6 hours ago WASHINGTON There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday. The U.S. government intercepted at least 18 ...

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Rep. Obey Seeks War Surtax for Afghanistan

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:16:04 +0000

Rep. David Obey (D-WI 7) The big story over in Afghanistan is that US special forces have begun to fund Afghan militia in a similar fashion to the Anbar Awakening, offering local resistance to the Taliban. The last time this country funded a local fighting force in Afghanistan they created ...

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