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openleft.com - 2/2/2009
Defense Spending To Increase by 8% in 2010
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White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel recently raised hopes of potentially deep defense spending cuts . However, according to new budget estimates released today, those hopes appear to be dashed , at least for now.  For fiscal year 2010, the Obama administration is matching the 8% ...
swamppolitics.com - 2/2/2009
Rahm Emanuel back to Congress?
— swamppolitics.com — by John McCormick and Dan Mihalopoulos White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is interested in potentially... returning to Chicago someday to reclaim the congressional seat he held until a month ago, a candidate running to replace him said Sunday. ... (more) Rahm Emanuel back to Congress?

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/4/2009
Right-Wing Talking Point Watch: Will Obama "Cut" Defense Spending?
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — The short answer is no. But conservative columnist Tony Blankley still does his part today to flog... an already tired line of faux-skepticism about the Obama administration's alleged plans to "cut" defense spending in the upcoming budget. Blankley ... (more) Right-Wing Talking Point Watch: Will Obama "Cut" Defense ...

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Think Progress:  $40 billion increase in proposed Pentagon budget spun as ‘defense cuts’ by right wing.

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$40 billion increase in proposed Pentagon budget spun as ‘defense cuts’ by right wing.
Think Progress — ... Chris Bowers notes, “While it is disappointing that the Obama administration is not looking to cut the defense budget during its first year in office, generally speaking this does not seem like a year when spending of any sort is being cut.” ...

Democratic Senator Ben Nelson May Oppose Stimulus Package Because Of Pell Grant Funding
The Hollywood Liberal — ... “The Joint Chiefs did that to lay down a marker for the incoming administration that was unrealistic. It’s more of a wish list than anything else.” Defense budget experts have said the draft by the Joint Chiefs, which was never publicly released, was designed to pressure the Obama administration to drastically increase defense spending or be forced to defend a reluctance to do so. Chris Bowers notes, “While it is disappointing that the Obama administration is not looking to cut the defense budget during its first year in office, generally speaking this does not seem like a ...

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Obama Wants Pentagon Budget Cut 10%
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Obama Calls For Defense Spending Cuts — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
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Obama Calls For Defense Spending Cuts — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
The Obama administration has asked the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff to cut the Pentagon's budget request for the fiscal year 2010 by more than 10 percent -- about $55 billion -- a senior U.S. defense official tells FOX News.
Obama Wants Pentagon Budget Cut 10% — Pirate's Cove
This should make America’s enemies happy, including the American Left: Defense Official: Obama Calling for Defense Budget Cuts The Obama administration has asked the military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff to cut the Pentagon’s budget request for the fiscal year 2010 by more than ...
Did Obama Campaign on a 10% Defense Cut? — GayPatriot
Well, we’ve found one area of the federal budget President Obama doesn’t want to increase. “ The Obama administration has asked the military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff to cut the Pentagon’s budget request for the fiscal year 2010 by more than 10 percent — about ...