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D.C. is an issue in Oscar campaigns
Hollywood director David O. Russell took a meeting this week to talk about a movie. But the man in the room with him wasn't a studio executive or an actor hoping for a role — he was Vice President Joe Biden. Russell met Biden and spoke on the...
Tags: Slavery, Central Intelligence Agency, Entertainment Events, David O. Russell, Vice (movie)
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New Pentagon policy on same-sex benefits 'encouraging,' Hoyer says; more change needed
Rep. Steny Hoyer called plans to extend some benefits to same-sex partners of military personnel “an important step in the right direction” – but said more change is needed. Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday that...Tags: Social Issues, U.S. Department of Defense, Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice
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Schiff lauds move to extend military benefits for same-sex couples
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Monday lauded a Department of Defense decision to extend some benefits to same-sex couples serving in the military. Schiff was one of 40 other members of the House who signed onto a letter last week urging Leon E....Tags: Social Issues, U.S. Department of Defense, Gays and Lesbians, Google+, Wars and Interventions
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Some military benefits extended to same-sex partners
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday that the Pentagon would extend some military benefits to same-sex spouses. Panetta called the move "an appropriate next step under current law" to equalize military benfits. The benefits include hospital...Tags: Social Issues, U.S. Department of Defense, Gays and Lesbians, Crime, Law and Justice
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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....
Tags: John Brennan, Elections, John O. Brennan, Central Intelligence Agency, Politics
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Why does Obama keep his cabinet all-stars on the bench?
As his second term begins, President Barack Obama is in his comfort zone, surrounded by loyal lieutenants. What a contrast to the captivating candidate of 2008, who told Time Magazine's Joe Klein that as president he would be surrounded "by people who...Tags: Defense, Hillary Clinton, Tom Vilsack, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Elections
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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. Even today, there are far more...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Elections, Georgetown, Politics, Kelly Ayotte
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Where the buck still stops
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- 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...Tags: John Brennan, Hillary Clinton, Anwar al-Awlaki, Central Intelligence Agency, George W. Bush
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Senators use hearing to air CIA controversies
WASHINGTON - The confirmation hearing Thursday of John Brennan to be CIA director reopened scrutiny of a wide range of controversies that have dogged the country for more than a decade, ranging from the Obama administration's embrace of targeted...Tags: Anwar al-Awlaki, Laws, John Brennan, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Amnesty International
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Big names tout kudos pics: Obama, Clinton, Carter and more endorse pics this Oscar season
VarietyPoliticians scramble to earn celebrity endorsements, but the situation is reversed this Oscar season, as Hollywood seeks the nod from the political elite. If they weren't blatantly saying "go see this film," they have helped elevate the profile of...Tags: Entertainment Events, David O. Russell, White House, Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg
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Torture helped get bin Laden?
"Zero Dark Thirty," the film about the hunt for and killing of Osama bin Laden, got a fresh infusion of buzz over the weekend when outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta confirmed again that enhanced interrogation techniques aided the effort to find...
Tags: Reviews, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Central Intelligence Agency, Kathryn Bigelow
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U.S. scales back goal on veterans' health records with an eye on costs
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is ditching ambitious plans to create a single computer system for troops and military veterans to track their health records, opting instead for a more modest, less costly plan that officials said will deliver...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Pharmaceuticals, Armed Forces, Barack Obama
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