Romney’s Fuzziness May Weigh on General Election: Albert R. Hunt By Albert R. Hunt – Oct 16, 2011 There is a possible scenario under which Mitt Romney could lose the Republican presidential nomination. Rick Perry, Herman Cain or Michele Bachmann galvanize social-issue conservatives and might win the Iowa caucuses in early January. A week later,
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OCTOBER 14, 2011 The U.S. military is the principal guardian of our global economy’s avenues of commerce. We protect the skies, cyberspace and the world’s oceans. By BUCK MCKEON Mr. McKeon, a California Republican, is chairman of the House Armed Services Committee What principles should guide the congressional super committee as it prepares to cut
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‘Contagion’ all too real Film exposes true biodefense vulnerabilities that need solutions By Tevi Troy Tevi Troy, a former deputy secretary of health and human services, is a fellow at the Hudson Institute and at the Homeland Security Policy Institute. – The Washington Times Thursday, September 15, 2011 Jude Law’s character, Alan Krumwiede,
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The Law of the Sea The U.S. Navy trumps a U.N. treaty. Michael Goldfarb and Steven Groves October 10, 2011, Vol. 17, No. 04 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Ratifying the Law of the Sea Treaty would force the United States to submit to U.N.-administered international tribunals that are as
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) No More Cuts Gary Schmitt and Thomas Donnelly October 10, 2011, Vol. 17, No. 04 Among the many shortcomings of the Budget Control Act and its spawn, the “Super Committee,” is that the threat of a sequestration “nuclear option”—in which some $600 billion would be cut automatically from national
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Romney Defends Defense Daniel Halper October 10, 2011 12:04 PM Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made clear, in a foreign policy speech on Friday, that he believes “American strength rises from a strong economy, a strong defense, and the enduring strength of our values.” Romney then pledged to “reverse
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 If the Senate ratifies it, China will have its best weapon yet to limit U.S. action in Asia. By JOHN BOLTON And DAN BLUMENTHAL The Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST)—signed by the U.S. in 1994 but never ratified by the Senate—is showing some signs of life on Capitol Hill, even as
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 The country’s generals behave with impunity because they believe the United States will always blink first. By SADANAND DHUME Can Pakistan be weaned off its addiction to exporting violence? Unusually blunt comments to the Senate last week by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen have spurred the latest
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 In 2007, only 11% of enlisted military recruits came from the poorest U.S. neighborhoods. By ANN MARLOWE It should no more be necessary to write this article than to prove that there were Jews killed in the World Trade Center on 9/11. And yet the mythology refuses to die. Just last week,
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September 27, 2011 EMP: The Greatest Threat to America, and What We Can Do about It By JanSuzanne Krasner It’s bewildering. Pathetic. Frightening. And it seems that the mainstream media avoids talking about it for fear that Americans will panic. Well, Americans ought to be panicking — anything to get them to bang on Congress’s
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