Adam Smith

Adam Smith

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  Review chairman: Clinton didn't make Benghazi call

  The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but ... 

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  Hagel: Job not to cut heart out of Pentagon

  Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel rejected the suggestion that President Barack Obama tapped him to "cut the heart out of the Pentagon," pointedly ... 

• General: Gitmo buildings in need of major repair

  As much as $170 million is needed to improve facilities for the troops stationed at the Guantanamo Bay detention center that President Barack Obama ... 

• House Democrat to offer bill ending automatic cuts

  A senior House Democrat is proposing to eliminate the pending automatic spending cuts while also trimming the government's budget by more than $300 ... 

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  McKeon says many to blame for DOD's fiscal dilemma

  There is plenty of blame to go around for the pending automatic budget cuts that have put the U.S. military on the brink of a readiness crisis, the ... 

• Military benefits extended to same-sex partners

  The Defense Department is not extending some housing benefits to same-sex partners of service members even though it legally could because the complex ... 

• AP sources: Pentagon extending benefits for gays

  The military is poised to extend some benefits to the same-sex partners of service members, U.S. officials said Tuesday, about 16 months after the ... 

• House, Senate reach agreement on defense bill

  House and Senate negotiators reached agreement Tuesday on a $633 billion defense bill that would tighten sanctions on Iran, increase security at ... 

• Proponents seek end to ban on abortion coverage

  Proponents of ending the ban on women in the military using their health insurance to pay for abortions in cases of rape and incest stepped up the ...