Kelly Ayotte

Kelly Ayotte

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  Top US commander: Iran sanctions not working

  The Obama administration program of sanctions and diplomatic efforts to stop Iran from gaining nuclear capabilities is not working, the top U.S. 

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  Spending cuts seem here to stay

  The spending cuts are here to stay if you believe the public posturing Sunday. The Senate's Republican leader Mitch McConnell called them modest. 

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  All condemn pending budget cuts, spread blame

  The White House and Republicans kept up the unrelenting mudslinging Sunday over who's to blame for roundly condemned budget cuts set to take effect ... 

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  Hagel delay gives opposition time to hone attack

  The weeklong Senate recess gives outside interest groups opposed to Chuck Hagel's nomination to become defense secretary more time to sharpen their ... 

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  Hagel stalled, but confirmation still expected

  By delaying a confirmation vote on Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary, Senate Republicans have forced Leon Panetta to remain on the job he is eager ... 

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  Afghan troop cuts invite comparison to Iraq

  As the U.S. looks to reduce American and Afghan forces in Afghanistan after 2014, Congress members are making comparisons to Iraq and predicting a ... 

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  Hagel nomination heading to vote on Senate floor

  A moderate Republican senator once thought to be a possible backer of Chuck Hagel's nomination to be secretary of defense said she'll oppose his ... 

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  Senate panel approves Hagel for Pentagon chief

  A bitterly divided Senate panel on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the nation's defense secretary in a ... 

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  Top officers issue urgent warning over budget cuts

  Pending automatic spending cuts have put the U.S. armed forces on a path to being so unprepared for combat that it would be "immoral" to use them, the ... 

• 3 GOP senators press Obama for answers on Libya

  Three Republican senators are asking President Barack Obama whether he spoke to any Libyan government official during the deadly assault on the U.S. 

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  Military looks to place quick forces after Libya

  The U.S. military is determined to position small, quick reaction forces closer to global crises after the rapid assault on the U.S. 

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  Dissident end of 'leadership of thieves' in China

  Blind dissident Chen Guangcheng on Tuesday urged China's people to end the communist-governed nation's "leadership of thieves" and for Washington not ... 

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  Senate chair: Count up Hagel vote after hearing

  Top Senate Republicans said Tuesday they would reserve judgment on Chuck Hagel's nomination until after his confirmation hearing next week, a positive ... 

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  Hagel pick test of Senate on presidential choices

  In the middle of a bitter fight over a Republican president's nominee for defense secretary, a former White House occupant pleaded with senators to ... 

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  US condemns comments from Egypt's Morsi

  The Obama administration on Tuesday gave a blistering review of remarks that Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi made almost three years ago about Jews ...