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    Feb 20, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. McManus: A team of rivals on Syria

    Last August, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and then-CIA Director David H. Petraeus proposed that the United States change its policy and send weapons and other aid to the rebels fighting the Syrian government. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, signed on too, an unusual step for the normally cautious Pentagon.
    Last August, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and then-CIA Director David H. Petraeus proposed that the United States change its policy and send weapons and other aid to the rebels fighting the Syrian government. Defense Secretary Leon E....

    Tags: Government, Leon Panetta, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, National Government

    2. Feb 11, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  2. The ghosts of Benghazi

    WASHINGTON -- We may never know exactly what happened in Benghazi the night Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed, but it's becoming increasingly clear that our response was short of optimum.
    WASHINGTON -- We may never know exactly what happened in Benghazi the night Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed, but it's becoming increasingly clear that our response was short of optimum. Even today, there are far more...

    Tags: Leon Panetta, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Politics, Ron Johnson

    3. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Obama the decider

    A rare phenomenon occurred on Capitol Hill the other day when two ranking officials of the Obama administration testified that they had differed with the president they still served over providing arms to the rebels in Syria seeking to oust dictator...

    Tags: Leon Panetta, George W. Bush, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Iraq

    4. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  4. Senator vows to delay Obama's nominees over Libya

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading Republican senator said Sunday he would hold up Senate confirmation of President Barack Obama's nominees to head the Pentagon and the CIA until the White House provided more answers about the Sept. 11 attack against a U.S. installation in Benghazi, Libya.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading Republican senator said Sunday he would hold up Senate confirmation of President Barack Obama's nominees to head the Pentagon and the CIA until the White House provided more answers about the Sept. 11 attack against a U....

    Tags: Leon Panetta, U.S. Cabinet, Barack Obama, John O. Brennan, Bob Graham

    5. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. US starts using Pakistan route for Afghan pullout

    ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. has started using the land route through Pakistan to pull American military equipment out of Afghanistan as it draws down its troops in the country, U.S. and Pakistani officials said Monday.
    ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. has started using the land route through Pakistan to pull American military equipment out of Afghanistan as it draws down its troops in the country, U.S. and Pakistani officials said Monday. The U.S. moved 50 shipping...

    Tags: Islamabad (Pakistan), U.S. Military, Pakistan, Afghanistan, NATO

    6. Feb 6, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  6. Combat women and Congress' wimps

    WASHINGTON -- Polling that shows Americans favor women in combat by 2-to-1 is evidence only of the power of misinformation.
    WASHINGTON -- Polling that shows Americans favor women in combat by 2-to-1 is evidence only of the power of misinformation. And, yes, indoctrination. Arguments favoring women in direct combat are perhaps well-intentioned, focusing on fairness,...

    Tags: Politics, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Charles B. Rangel, U.S. Congress, Demi Moore

    7. Feb 1, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  7. Roger Goodell on ‘Face the Nation’; Bob Costas on ‘Meet the Press’; Hines Ward on ‘State of the Union’

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during a news conference Friday in New Orleans. Photo credit: Robert Deutsch/USA Today Sports THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: Bob Schieffer will broadcast CBS' “Face the Nation” from New Orleans, where the Super Bowl...
    8. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Weekend TV Talk Shows: Leon Panetta; Wayne LaPierre; Bob Costas

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    Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 3 - 9, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC The Chris Matthews Show Michael Duffy; Katty Kay; Howard Fineman; Annie...

    Tags: Evan Bayh, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Politics, Shannon Sharpe, Immigration

    9. Jan 28, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  9. The sirens of the Pentagon

    WASHINGTON -- It must be true what they say about women -- that they are smarter, stronger, wiser and wilier than your average Joe.
    WASHINGTON -- It must be true what they say about women -- that they are smarter, stronger, wiser and wilier than your average Joe. How else could one explain the magical thinking that apparently has prompted Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Gen....

    Tags: Leon Panetta, Iraq, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Department of Defense, Justice System

    10. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Women in combat — 'It's going to level the playing field'

    When Maryland National Guard Capt. Cara Kupcho first enlisted in the military 18 years ago, she wanted to drive a Bradley Fighting Vehicle, a 30-ton, armor-busting tank.
    When Maryland National Guard Capt. Cara Kupcho first enlisted in the military 18 years ago, she wanted to drive a Bradley Fighting Vehicle, a 30-ton, armor-busting tank. "I like things that go boom," she explained Thursday. "I like tanks." But as a...

    Tags: Leon Panetta, Barack Obama, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions

    11. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  11. Women in combat: Good to go if they meet standards

    Women in the military must have the same opportunities as men to take on grueling and dangerous combat jobs, whether loading 50-pound artillery shells or joining commando raids to take out terrorists, defense leaders declared Thursday as they ordered a quarter-million positions open to service members regardless of gender.
    Women in the military must have the same opportunities as men to take on grueling and dangerous combat jobs, whether loading 50-pound artillery shells or joining commando raids to take out terrorists, defense leaders declared Thursday as they ordered a...

    Tags: Leon Panetta, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, U.S. Army, Wars and Interventions

    12. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  12. A good decision

    As of last year, more than 800 women had been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, and more 130 had died. This is despite the military's ban on women in combat. A 1994 Pentagon rule restricted women from artillery, armor, infantry and other combat roles....

    Tags: Leon Panetta, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Feminism

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