An immigration bill being written in the U.S. Senate aims to clamp down on illegal crossings along the southwestern border with Mexico while maintaining a 13-year timetable for existing illegal residents to win citizenship. The …
Medal of Honor: Chaplain Kapaun’s Heroism Feted Today
When President Obama posthumously awards Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun the Congressional Medal of Honor on Thursday April 11, the Army and the Chaplain Corps will mark this moment with great pride and celebration.
First, there …
How ‘Made in the USA’ is Making a Comeback
Manufacturing is back — but where are the jobs?
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Napalm: A True American Tale
Napalm is one of those American inventions that you wish weren’t, sort of like Agent Orange, killer drones, or nuclear weapons. Sure, their invention might have had to happen eventually, but why should the U.S. have to shoulder …
Why Congress May Finally Do a Budget Deal
Congress will turn from do-nothing to no-dither
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Assessing Tribal Islam
Bulldozer? Check. Road Grader? Check. Heavily-Armed U.S. Soldiers? Check.
U.S. soldiers provide security during a road construction project March 28 in Kandahar province.
The Jihadist Campaign for Hearts and Minds
RAQQA, Syria — The dusty, battered navy blue Subaru sedan with a blown-out rear window rolled up to the street corner in Raqqa City.
The bespectacled Jabhat al-Nusra fighter behind the wheel was five minutes early for our 9 …
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The Pentagon’s 2014 Budget: The Joint Chiefs of Chaff
The Pentagon unveiled its proposed budget for the 2014 fiscal year, beginning Oct. 1, and elected to seek $52 billion – about 10% — more than it is going to be allowed to spend under current law.
The decision to seek the …
Kim Jong Un: The Boy Whose Country Has Cried `Wolf’ Once Too Often
SEOUL, South Korea — Nobody does bluster better than Pyongyang.
In the last few weeks the country’s hard-working propagandists declared a “state of war” with South Korea, announced plans to re-start a …
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Pentagon Budget Day: A Procurement Petri Dish
The commander-in-chief is the top guy in the U.S. military. The Pentagon is at his beck and call, and salutes smartly when summoned to do his (for now) bidding.
That’s why the Pentagon’s re-do on the President’s personal …
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— The size of the North Korean economy compared to South Korea's.
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Pentagon Budgeting: Calendar Daze
Wednesday is the day the Pentagon rolls out its budget proposal for the coming 2014 fiscal year, which will begin Oct. 1.
At least the start of the new fiscal year is one date you can count on.
The Obama Administration is …