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    Jun 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. F-22 program produces few planes, soaring costs

    When the U.S. sought to assure Asian allies that it would defend them against potential aggression by North Korea this spring, the Pentagon deployed its top-of-the-line jet fighter, the F-22 Raptor.
    When the U.S. sought to assure Asian allies that it would defend them against potential aggression by North Korea this spring, the Pentagon deployed its top-of-the-line jet fighter, the F-22 Raptor. But only two of the jets were sent screaming through...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Military Aircraft, Science and Technology, Military Equipment

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Sexual assaults in military: 'Little monsters' now in charge

    Paula Coughlin was grocery shopping in Jacksonville, Fla., when I caught up with her on the phone this week. If anyone has an interesting perspective on the U.S. military’s absurd inability to deal with sexual assault, it’s Coughlin. She is the former Navy lieutenant who blew the lid off the tawdry goings on at the 1991 gathering of Naval aviators known as the Tailhook Assn. Symposium.
    Paula Coughlin was grocery shopping in Jacksonville, Fla., when I caught up with her on the phone this week. If anyone has an interesting perspective on the U.S. military’s absurd inability to deal with sexual assault, it’s Coughlin. She is...

    Tags: Abusive Behavior, U.S. Congress, Sex Crimes, U.S. Military, Sexual Assault

    3. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Obama renews call to close Guantanamo prison

    WASHINGTON — Confronted with a mass hunger strike and the use of forced feedings to keep inmates from starving, President Obama broke a long silence on the military prison for suspected foreign terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, declaring it "not sustainable" and making a strongly worded plea Tuesday for its closure.
    WASHINGTON — Confronted with a mass hunger strike and the use of forced feedings to keep inmates from starving, President Obama broke a long silence on the military prison for suspected foreign terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, declaring it "not...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Wars and Interventions, Prisons, Cuba, Trials

    4. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. North Korea may have nuclear warhead capability, U.S. agency says

    WASHINGTON -- A U.S. intelligence agency has concluded that North Korea has the capability to develop nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a ballistic missile, a congressman disclosed Thursday.
    WASHINGTON -- A U.S. intelligence agency has concluded that North Korea has the capability to develop nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a ballistic missile, a congressman disclosed Thursday. Although U.S. experts believe that North Korea cannot...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Doug Lamborn, South Korea, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Espionage and Intelligence

    5. Mar 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Letters: Worked up over defense claims

    Re “Obama's dangerous experiment,” Opinion, Feb. 28 Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Santa Clarita), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, fails to mention that he himself voted for the “sequester” in...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Wars and Interventions, Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    6. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. 'Buck' McKeon's readers see another side to the 'sequester'

    On the eve of the sequester cuts this week, Rep. Howard P. &ldquo;Buck&rdquo; McKeon &nbsp;scolded President Obama in a Times Op-Ed <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mckeon-sequester-20130228,0,7535665.story">article</a>. The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee wrote: &ldquo;The president is forcing America to indulge him in this dangerous experiment with national security.&rdquo;&nbsp;
    On the eve of the sequester cuts this week, Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon  scolded President Obama in a Times Op-Ed article. The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee wrote: “The president is forcing America to indulge him in...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. Military

    7. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Obama's dangerous defense experiment

    Mindful of the repeated rounds of cuts the military has already endured, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, recently delivered a grim warning: "If you want [the military] to be doing what it's doing today, then we can't give you another dollar."
    Mindful of the repeated rounds of cuts the military has already endured, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, recently delivered a grim warning: "If you want [the military] to be doing what it's doing today, then we can't give you another...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Martin Dempsey, Barack Obama, Defense

    8. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. The Democrats' sequester proposals: You can't be serious

    Members of Congress left Washington on Friday for their annual Presidents Day state (or district) work period, planning to resume toward the end of the month. The break means Congress can't do anything about the looming sequester -- roughly $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts -- until days before it's scheduled to begin taking effect on March 1.
    Members of Congress left Washington on Friday for their annual Presidents Day state (or district) work period, planning to resume toward the end of the month. The break means Congress can't do anything about the looming sequester -- roughly $85 billion in...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Public Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Christopher Van Hollen Jr.

    9. Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. General admits failure in Lackland sex scandal; 32 alleged culprits

    HOUSTON -- A top Air Force general testifying at a congressional hearing Wednesday about the growing sexual scandal at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas said officials "clearly failed" to establish order and discipline among instructors at the base.
    HOUSTON -- A top Air Force general testifying at a congressional hearing Wednesday about the growing sexual scandal at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas said officials "clearly failed" to establish order and discipline among instructors at the...

    Tags: Sex Crimes, Courts-Martial, Criminals, Sexual Assault, Criminal Laws

    10. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Ben Affleck testifies in Congress about war-torn Congo

    He&rsquo;s best known as an actor and a filmmaker, but Ben Affleck has a special interest in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and on Wednesday the &ldquo;Argo&rdquo; director testified before the House Armed Services Committee about what Affleck termed &ldquo;the deadliest conflict since World War II.&rdquo;
    He’s best known as an actor and a filmmaker, but Ben Affleck has a special interest in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and on Wednesday the “Argo” director testified before the House Armed Services Committee about what Affleck termed...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Congo, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ben Affleck, United Nations

    11. Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Pentagon ends ban on women in combat

    WASHINGTON &ndash; Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is ending the ban on women serving in combat in the U.S. military, potentially opening up more than 200,000 positions on the front lines and possibly also jobs with elite commando units.
    WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is ending the ban on women serving in combat in the U.S. military, potentially opening up more than 200,000 positions on the front lines and possibly also jobs with elite commando units. Pentagon...

    Tags: Leon Panetta, Unrest, Conflicts and War, The Pentagon, U.S. Military, Barack Obama

    12. Dec 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Ben Affleck on running for Senate: He didn't say 'no'

    He didn't say "no."
    This post has been corrected, as detailed below.
    He didn't say "no." Ben Affleck didn't say much, but he didn't say "no" when pressed by Bob Schieffer to chat about the possibility that he might run for a Senate seat in Massachusetts should Sen. John Kerry be tapped as secretary of State. "I’m...

    Tags: Congo, Social Media, Jennifer Garner, Bob Schieffer, Kristen Stewart

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Ben Affleck testifying Wednesday before the House Armed...
(December 19, 2012)
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