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Who Is Curt Weldon and Why Is He Meeting Gadhafi Again Today?

Former U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon has met with Moammar Gadhafi several times before, and he'll meet face-to-face with the Libyan leader again. Weldon, a Republican from Pennsylvania, met today with Gadhafi's chief of staff in Tripoli and is scheduled to talk to the leader himself later today, New York's WPIX-TV reported from...

Defense Secretary: Libyans -- Not US Military -- Must Remove Gadhafi

It will be up to Libyan opposition forces, not the U.S. military, to remove Moammar Gadhafi from power, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the House Armed Services Committee today. "Deposing the Gadhafi regime, as welcome as that eventuality would be, is not part of the military mission," Gates said. "In my view, the...

Opinion: The GOP Won't Cut Spending, and That's a Good Thing

(Nov. 15) -- Throughout the 2010 campaign, there was perhaps one issue that united all Republicans -- and even many Democrats: the need to cut federal spending to trim the country's growing budget deficit. But anyone who thinks a new Republican majority in the House of Representatives is going to really cut spending and...

Opinion: What Happens to Guantanamo, KSM Now?

(Nov. 9) -- If President Barack Obama thought emptying Guantanamo and trying terrorists in civilian courts was tough before, he hasn't seen anything yet. In one of the first acts of his new administration, President Barack Obama signed an executive order calling for closing the much ballyhooed detention center at...

Should Army Surrender Arlington Cemetery to VA?

WASHINGTON (June 30) -- The secretary of the Army vowed today to clean up the management mess at Arlington National Cemetery, but a spokesman for the nation's largest organization of combat veterans said it may be time to consider transferring the hallowed ground to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Veterans of...

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Occupy DC vs. Stop The Machine: Protests Not Yet Officially Merging

It's been confusing at times to have the Stop the Machine protests going on in Freedom Plaza, while Occupy DC has been camped out in McPherson Square six blocks away.

House Armed Services Committee News From the Web

01/27/11 House Armed Services Committee Hearing Source: TMCnet Good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee.
12/17/10 House Armed Services Committee reorganizes Source: NavyTimes Changes are coming to the House Armed Services Committee, with Democrats choosing an eight-term congressman to lead their depleted ranks and Republicans naming 11 new members to the panel, including several military veterans.
09/27/10 House Armed Services Committee Hearing Source: TMCnet "Good Afternoon. I would like to welcome you all and thank you for joining us here today. The recent announcement that the Department of Defense (DOD) suffered a major compromise of classified military computer networks has renewed discussions about what more DOD and the government should do to operate in the digital domain. The establishment of U.S. Cyber Command and the announcement of a new cybersecurity strategy by Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn are important milestones, but more needs to be done.

Background on House Armed Services Committee

The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.

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