Topic: Carl Levin
The cost of building the F-35 fighter jet, set to replace a large part of the US warplane fleet, is "unaffordable" in its current version and must be reviewed, the Pentagon's top acquisition official said Thursday."Over the lifetime of this program, the ...
The United States stood Sunday on the cusp of letting gays serve openly in its military for the first time, as the US Congress sent President Barack Obama a bill to bring about the historic shift.Senators voted 65-31 Saturday to approve House-passed ...
Michigan Senator Carl Levin is considering stripping repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' from the military's annual budget billMichigan Senator Carl Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is considering stripping repeal of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” from the military's ...
But no longer.Republican opposition to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has stiffened since their victory in mid-term elections last week, dimming prospects for action in Congress, even Democrats acknowledge.The White House is pushing for repeal this year in a lame duck session ...
While a candidate for the highest office in the land, and what has arguably been called the most powerful position in the free world, then Senator/Presidential hopeful, Barack Obama, cried for a troop withdrawl in Iraq. Instead his National Security Advisor, Jim ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday blocked a measure that would let homosexuals serve openly in the military, in a setback for one of President Barack Obama's policy goals.Sixty votes were needed for debate to begin on the bill authorizing defense ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new government report boosts the case for completion of General Electric Co's alternate engine for the multinational F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet, the head of the Senate Armed Services Committee said.The issue has become a political hot potato ...
Michigan Senator Carl Levin said Tuesday he backs a Pentagon survey on “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” but then added several caveatsMichigan Senator Carl Levin said Tuesday he backs a Pentagon survey on “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” but then added several caveats, the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives, defying the Pentagon for a fourth straight year and a presidential veto threat, voted to preserve a second engine program for the multinational F-35 fighter jet.The House vote on Thursday contrasted with the Senate Armed ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Armed Services Committee added no funds to preserve a controversial second engine program for the F-35 fighter jet in its version of the 2011 defense spending bill, a panel member said.The alternate engine is being built by ...
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