by Patrick Svitek | Feb 29, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday told lawmakers he is willing to go only so far in trimming the Pentagon budget to avoid putting the nation at serious risk. Testifying before the House Budget Committee, Panetta reiterated what he said to the...
by Ariel Rothfield | Feb 28, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Hilary Clinton defended the State Department’s tight 2013 budget Tuesday, saying the agency had to make “difficult trade-offs and painful cuts.” “The request represents an increase of less than the rate of inflation and just over 1...
by Jaclyn Skurie | Jan 18, 2012 | Environment, Politics
House Republicans expressed their disapproval of President Barack Obama’s decision to reject the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. (Mattias Gugel/Medill)Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, said, “The president is selling out American jobs for...
by Ariel Rothfield | Jan 18, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Three international security experts Wednesday told staffers from the Department of State, the National Intelligence Council, the Department of Defense and others what to worry about this year – brewing conflicts in several countries between Sunnis and...
by Patrick Svitek | Jan 17, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Tuesday assured the recent breach of more than 24 million Zappos online accounts would not be treated lightly by her department. “Don’t worry,” Napolitano said in between chuckles. “We have intel.” The...
