by Edwin Rios | Jan 5, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON – With cuts to the national defense budget looming, experts say Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta may be overly optimistic about how increased reliance on military technology will enhance defense strategy. In a briefing at the Pentagon Thursday, Panetta...
by Roshan Nebhrajani | Mar 15, 2011 | Politics
The Congressional Progressive Caucus Task Force on Peace and Security held a briefing on Afghanistan, Tuesday. The hearing was co-chaired by Rep. Lynn Woosley, D-Calif., Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass., and Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y. “The war in Afghanistan after 9 and...
by Elisa Santana | Mar 15, 2011 | Politics
WASHINGTON — More than a month after the administration released a report asking Congress to approve legislation to eventually dissolve mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is still addressing the issue at hearings....
