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Two Cheers for Robert Reich
behindbluelines.com - 4/11/2009
Two Cheers for Robert Reich
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It’s a strange day indeed when I find myself agreeing - even in part - with Robert Reich, the diminutive former Labor Secretary. In a Politico opinion piece entitled, ‘Why We’re Not at the Beginning of the End, and Probably Not Even At the End of the Beginning [or] Are we at ...
ricks.foreignpolicy.com - 4/4/2009
Gates in trouble with GOP?
— ricks.foreignpolicy.com — Until now, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has been Washington's bipartisan heartthrob. But as he settles in with... the new administration, suspicion is growing among his old Republican buddies. There is growing belief on the right that President Obama ... (more) Gates in trouble with GOP?

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 4/8/2009
House Member: The Pentagon Says This Is A Budget Cut
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Are senior officials at the Pentagon construing Defense Secretary Robert Gates' budget as a proposed defense spending... cut? Earlier today, I noted that the ranking member on that committee, John McHugh, had told Reuters that the Gates proposal ... (more) House Member: The Pentagon Says This Is A Budget Cut

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google.com - 4/6/2009
The Associated Press: Gates to cut several major weapons programs
— google.com — 21 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) Defense Secretary Robert Gates is proposing deep cuts to some big weapons... programs such as the F-22 fighter jet as the Pentagon takes a hard look at how it spends money. Gates announced a broad range of cuts Monday to ... (more) The Associated Press: Gates to cut several major weapons ...

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