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US Senators Warn of Stalemate in Libya [VIDEO]

McCain: Increase Military Support to Libyan Rebels

BENGHAZI, Libya -- U.S. Sen. John McCain called for increased military support for Libya's rebels Friday, including weapons, training and stepped-up airstrikes, in a full-throated endorsement of the opposition in its fight to oust Moammar Gadhafi. In the Libyan capital, meanwhile, a senior official said government troops...

As US Eases Off in Libya, Gadhafi Holds On

WASHINGTON - Two weeks after a dark-of-night barrage of mostly U.S. missiles and bombs opened the international air assault on Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, the American combat role is ending, the rag-tag rebels are reeling and the Pentagon is betting its European allies can finish the job. Gadhafi is still standing, with a...

US Pulling Tomahawk Missiles Out of Libya Combat

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon will soon stop firing Tomahawk cruise missiles against Libya, in addition to pulling its attack planes out of the international air campaign, two U.S. defense officials said Friday. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Thursday...

Gates: Other Nations Should Arm Libyan Rebels

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. should avoid developing a closer relationship with Libyan opposition forces, defense leaders said Thursday, telling an often hostile Congress that foreign nations must now take over airstrike responsibilities and any effort to train and equip the rebels. With the U.S. role in Libya at a turning...

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John McCain On Syria: U.S. Inability To Help 'Embarrassing'

The United States must show stronger international leadership to halt the violence in Syria, which could become a significant issue in this year's presidential campaign, two U.S. senators said Thursday.

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Republican Foreign Policy Leaders Slow To Embrace Mitt Romney

Henry A. Kissinger gave his endorsement to John McCain more than a year and a half before the last presidential election, explaining in April 2007 that Mr. McCain's "record, character, and belief that America's best days lie ahead" made him the "the right leader for these times."

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06/01/12 Alumni in politics debate causes of polarization Source: Daily Princetonian - Princeton NJ Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden Bruce Reed '82 and five other alumni active in politics argued about the causes of political polarization in Washington D.C. in an alumni-faculty forum Friday morning.
06/01/12 U.S. Companies -- Not China -- Pose The Real... Source: AOL Defense The Senate Armed Services Committee turned its spotlight last November on the problem of sup-par and counterfeit Chinese-made parts used in U.S. weapons programs, including Boeing's new P-8A aircraft, the Marine Corps' V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, and the Navy's Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine.
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06/01/12 Letter: Village needs undeveloped space Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ One would be hard-pressed to find a poet, a painter, a soldier, a statesman who doesn't seek untouched woods to find inspiration, tranquility and solace.
05/31/12 Politics Today: Obama, Rubio birthers should read the... Source: Kingsburg Recorder - Hanford CA Birtherism â the belief that Barack Obama was born in Kenya, not in the United States â pretty much died last year when the White House released a copy of the president's long-form birth certificate showing he was born in Honolulu on Aug. 4, 1961.

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John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican presidential nominee in the 2008 United States election.

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