Panetta Warns Against Minuscule Defense Cuts

In a bold statement of bureaucratic overreach, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta seemed to supersede his authority on Thursday, telling lawmakers he would not accept large military cuts under a debt deal. He compared the possibility of increasing the expected defense...

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Maliki’s Push to Gut Election Watchdog Fails

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's long-running assault on democracy took an amusing new twist last week when a coordinated attempt to oust the members of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) backfired on him.   During a gathering last Thursday,...

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