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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 4/13/2009
Gates on the Defense Budget
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I’ve just gotten off a conference call with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in which he talked about the budget. Probably the most notable thing he said was the stern words he offered for members of the military who may not be happy with some of the decisions he’s made. At first ...
online.wsj.com - 4/8/2009
Donnelly and Schmitt Say Budget Cuts by Barack Obama and Robert Gates Will Gut the Military
— online.wsj.com — THOMAS DONNELLY and GARY SCHMITT On Monday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced a significant reordering of U.S.... defense programs. His recommendations should not go unchallenged. In the 1990s, defense cuts helped pay for increased domestic ... (more) Donnelly and Schmitt Say Budget Cuts by Barack Obama and ...

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washingtonindependent.com - 4/8/2009
Neocons vs. Bob Gates, With Special Guest Appearance by KKK Founder
— washingtonindependent.com — Tom Donnelly and Gary Schmitt of the American Enterprise Institute, members in good standing of the neoconservative... cabal to eat your babies and conquer the world and then eat more babies, have an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal arguing against ... (more) Neocons vs. Bob Gates, With Special Guest Appearance by ...

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 4/8/2009
The 'Defense Spending Cuts' Meme Grows
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — The soft-on-defense spending cuts meme is spreading today, both in the media and among Congressional Republicans--and now... even a Blue Dog Democrat is picking it up. Politico, again, reports that "Defense Secretary Robert Gates is steeling himself ... (more) The 'Defense Spending Cuts' Meme Grows

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Think Progress — ... ” for the 8,000-ton ship to arrive at the scene. Indeed, as Matthew Yglesias noted, Gates himself mocked the idea that such ships could defend against pirates: ...

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