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      <title>Discussion on the Future of Special Operations</title>
      <description>Participants talked about a recent report and assessment of special operations forces, focusing on organizational and operational changes since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. They also talked about future missions and challenges facing military special operations, and ways in which the Defense Department will prepare for future operations. They responded to questions from the audience.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 13:32:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Newsmakers with Representative Mac Thornberry</title>
      <description>Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX) talked about Defense Department issues. Topics included the previous week's Defense Department report on sexual assaults in the military, defense spending and the fiscal year 2014 budget, U.S. options regarding Syria, the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Guantanamo Bay prison, Afghanistan, and more.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 14:00:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>House Session</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:00:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>House Session</title>
      <description>The House passed H.R. 933, a continuing resolution to fund the government through the remainder of fiscal year 2013, by a 267-151 margin.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:00:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>House Republicans on Defense Budget Cuts</title>
      <description>Republican leaders of the House Armed Services Committee talked about the effect of sequestration budget cuts on defense programs.
"Sequestration," a legal procedure in which every federal agency has the same percentage of its budget taken back in order to cut deficit spending, was agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011 and scheduled to happen on March 1, 2013.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:31:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Communicators with Representative Mac Thornberry</title>
      <description>Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX), chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence, talked about President Obama's February 14, 2013, cyber security executive order. He was interviewed remotely from Capitol Hill. Video clips of White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniels talking about the order on February 22, 2013, were played.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:33:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Defense Department Sequestration Budget Cuts</title>
      <description>Republican members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees spoke to reporters about their proposal for averting sequestration defense cuts. In their remarks they dismissed President Obama's plan to avoid the cuts.
Sequestration," a legal procedure in which automatic budget cuts are triggered, was agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011, and were scheduled to occur starting on March 1, 2013.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:35:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>House Pro Forma Session</title>
      <description>The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a pro forma session.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:00:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>House Session, Part 1</title>
      <description>At about 12:30 p.m., the House began debate on the rule for the defense authorization conference report.
At about 1:30 p.m, the House began debate on the rule for the two Plan B-related measures.
At about 2:30 p.m. the House took its first series of roll call votes on the two rules.
At about 3:30 p.m. the House debated the defense authorization conference report.
At about 4:40 p.m. the House debated HR 6684, the sequester/spending reduction bill.
At about 6:30 p.m., the House took its second series of roll call votes of the day: final adoption of the defense authorization conference report, and possible motion to recommit, and final passage of HR 6684, the sequester/spending reduction bill.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Homeland Security and the State of al-Qaida</title>
      <description>Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX) talked about the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, homeland security and the status of al-Qaida. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. 
The program moved briefly to the White House, as President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama observed a moment of silence for the victims of the attacks.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:34:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Possible Defense Spending Cuts</title>
      <description>Jeffrey Zients and Ashton Carter testified on the effects of automatic budget cuts on Defense Department and other government programs. The cuts, also known as sequestration, were part of the 2011 debt ceiling agreement and were scheduled for January 2013 unless Congress passed $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction. Among the programs discussed were base support services for military families and veterans, funding for civilian investments, training for troops in Afghanistan, the Federal Aviation Administration, food and workplace safety inspections, and the National Weather Service.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:04:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Veteran Health Care Assistance</title>
      <description>Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Secretary of Veteran Affairs Eric Shinseki discussed ways to more effectively reintroduce those in the armed forces back into civilian life. The joint committee hearing was called to elaborate on the highest level of suicide from members of the armed forces in more than a decade, on average one per day. Topics included improvement of psychological tests, veteran unemployment, increased interaction with veterans, and better communication between the Departments of Defense and Veteran Affairs.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:01:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>House Session</title>
      <description>Legislative business: Amendments to Defense Authorization</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:00:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Legislative Business
	One Minute Speeches (15 per side)
H.R. 4970 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 (Closed Rule, One Hour of Debate
H.R. 5740 - To extend the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes (Suspension, 40 minutes of debate) 
Begin Consideration of H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(General Debate Rule, One Hour of Debate) 
Postponed Votes on Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:
1) H.R. 4119 - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012 
2) H.R. 2621 - Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act 
3) H.R. 2745 - To amend the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada, as amended 
4) H.Res. 568 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability, as amended</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Programs and Policies, Part 4</title>
      <description>The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill would authorize $554 billion for the Defense Department and national security programs, and $88 billion for overseas contingency operations. Among the topics they addressed were the detainee situation at GuantÃ¡namo Bay, U.S. relations with Pakistan and Iran, funding for missile defense, the impact of automatic defense cuts, and the acquisition of weapons. 
This was the fourth of four parts of the day-long hearing.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 04:06:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Programs and Policies, Part 2</title>
      <description>The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill would authorize $554 billion for the Defense Department and national security programs, and $88 billion for overseas contingency operations. Among the topics they addressed were the detainee situation at GuantÃ¡namo Bay, U.S. relations with Pakistan and Iran, funding for missile defense, the impact of automatic defense cuts, and the acquisition of weapons. 
This was the second of four parts of the day-long hearing.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:52:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Programs and Policies, Part 1</title>
      <description>The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill would authorize $554 billion for the Defense Department and national security programs, and $88 billion for overseas contingency operations. Among the topics they addressed were the detainee situation at GuantÃ¡namo Bay, U.S. relations with Pakistan and Iran, funding for missile defense, the impact of automatic defense cuts, and the acquisition of weapons. 
This was the first of four parts of the day-long hearing.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:03:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Programs and Policies, Part 3</title>
      <description>The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill would authorize $554 billion for the Defense Department and national security programs, and $88 billion for overseas contingency operations. Among the topics they addressed were the detainee situation at GuantÃ¡namo Bay, U.S. relations with Pakistan and Iran, funding for missile defense, the impact of automatic defense cuts, and the acquisition of weapons. 
This was the third of four parts of the day-long hearing.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 23:33:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>House Session</title>
      <description>cybersecurity bill, college loan interest rate bill</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>House Session</title>
      <description>One Minute Speeches (15 per side)
Begin Consideration of H.R. 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, Rules Committee Print (Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers (MI) / Permanent Select Intelligence Committee)
The rule provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order the following amendments: (10 minutes of debate each)
Reps. Langevin / Daniel Lungren Amendment 
Rep. Conyers Amendment 
Rep. Pompeo Amendment #36 
Reps. Rogers (MI)/Ruppersberger/Issa/Langevin Amendment 
Rep. Jackson Lee Amendment
Reps. Quayle / Eshoo / Thompson (CA) Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Reps. Amash / Labrador / Paul / Nadler / Polis Amendment (
Reps. Mulvaney/Dicks Amendment
Rep. Flake Amendment
Rep. Richardson Amendment 
Rep. Pompeo Amendment #37
Rep. Robert Woodall Amendment 
Rep. Goodlatte Amendment
Rep. Michael Turner Amendment
Rep. Mulvaney Amendment
Rep. Paulsen Amendment
H.R. 4257 - Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012 (Suspension, 40 minutes of debate)</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>House Session</title>
      <description>1) Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3606 - Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act 
2) Legislation Related to H.R. 4239 - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012
Begin Consideration of H.R. 3309 - Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012 (Structured Rule) 
The rule provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order the following amendments:
Rep. Crowley Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Stearns Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Waters Amendment #5 (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Waters Amendment #6 (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Eshoo Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Diaz-Balart Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Owens Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Green Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Jackie Speier Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Rep. Yvette Clarke Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
Postponed Vote on H.R. 3298 - Homes For Heroes Act of 2011 (Suspension) (Sponsored by Rep. Al Green / Financial Services Committee)</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:00:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Afghanistan War, Part 1</title>
      <description>General John Allen and Undersecretary James Miller testified on operations in Afghanistan. Among the topics they addressed were the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country by 2014, as well as the killing of Afghan civilians by an American soldier. General Allen said the mission in Afghanistan was on-track, and expressed confidence in the 2014 withdrawal deadline, saying he had seen no indication from the Obama administration of a push to speed up the withdrawal. He downplayed Afghan President Hamid Karzai's recent call for foreign troops to withdraw to their bases.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:00:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Defense Department Fiscal Year 2013 Budget</title>
      <description>Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey testified on the 2013 military budget.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:01:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Representative Mac Thornberry on the 2013 Defense Budget</title>
      <description>House Armed Services Committee Vice Chair Mac Thornberry talked about the fiscal year 2013 Defense Department budget, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included planned cuts, the impact on the armed forces, and how budget reductions would affect not only Afghanistan but potential future conflicts. He also discussed the possibility that the U.S. taking military action against Syria, where violent clashes between President Assad's government and opposition groups had been ongoing for 11 months.
C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:48:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Threats to U.S. National Security</title>
      <description>Intelligence leaders testified at an annual hearing about security threats facing the U.S. at home and abroad. Among the topics addressed were Afghanistan, the continued troubles with the Taliban, Iran's nuclear weapons aspirations, drugs in Mexico and charges of the CIA working with the New York Police Department in an inappropriate manner.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:02:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>House Session, Part 1</title>
      <description>Conference Report on H.R. 1540 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Conference Report Rule, One Hour of Debate) 
Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:
1) H.R. 2719 
2) H.R. 443
3) H.R. 1466 
4) S. 278 
2) H.R. 1264 
3) H.R. 3421 - Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act
4) H.R. 886 - United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act 
5) H.R. 1905 - Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2011 
6) H.R. 2105 - Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Reform and Modernization Act of 2011</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:00:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Consequences of Defense Sequestration</title>
      <description>The Joint Chiefs of Staff representing the four major military services appeared before the House Armed Services Committee to speak against additional defense cuts or sequestration. They said such action would hurt national security and could cost lives.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:32:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>National Security Priorities and Defense Spending</title>
      <description>Witnesses testified on lessons learned by the Department of Defense over the preceding decade, and gave a comprehensive assessment of how those lessons might be applied in the future in light of anticipated reductions in defense spending. This was General Dempsey's first appearance as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>House Republicans on Deficit Reduction</title>
      <description>House Armed Services Committee Republicans released their recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. They also answered questions from reporters.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:07:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Communicators with Representatives Mac Thornberry and Jim Langevin</title>
      <description>Representative Mac Thornberry, chair of the House Republican Cybersecurity Task Force, and Democratic Representative Jim Langevin, co-founder of the House Cybersecurity Caucus, talked about the role of Congress in cyber security issues.
This is second in a multi-part series on cybersecurity.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:00:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Afghanistan Troop Reduction Plan</title>
      <description>Michelle Flournoy and Admiral Mike Mullen testified about President Obama's Afghanistan troop reduction plan. Admiral Mullen said he supported the president's plan to reduce U.S. troops in Afghanistan, but that the "president's decisions are more aggressive and incur more risk than I was originally prepared to accept." He later added "if the strategy if it's not working in a year or two, it needs to be reassessed" and that "we're now paying the price for walking away in 1989" from Pakistan and Afghanistan. The president's plan called for 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan to return home by the end of the year and a total of 33,000 troops by the end of the next summer.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:46:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Food Prices</title>
      <description>Marilyn Geewax talked about rising food prices in the U.S. and globally, and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Among the factors that are causing the increases are rising oil and corn prices, recent bad weather in the U.S., and a population growth without a proportionate hike in crop production.</description>
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      <description>Patrick Conroy opened the session with his first prayer as House chaplain.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 14:00:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The House Armed Services Committee met to consider a measure authorizing Defense Department programs and policies for fiscal year 2012. Among the issues debated were the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, continued funding for a second engine for the new Joint Strike Fighter, and modernization of the nation's nuclear weapons systems.
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There are approximately 40 seconds of overlap between Part 2 and 3.</description>
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      <description>The House Armed Services Committee met to consider a measure authorizing Defense Department programs and policies for fiscal year 2012. Among the issues debated were the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, continued funding for a second engine for the new Joint Strike Fighter, and modernization of the nation's nuclear weapons systems.
Part 1 of 4 parts.</description>
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      <description>Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen spoke about the scope and extent of U.S. involvement in military action against the forces of Moammar Qadhafi in Libya. Secretary Gates in his testimony stated that the U.S. would put "no boots on the ground" in Libya. Other topics included the War Powers Act, the arming of rebels, costs to the conflict, and Obama administration consultations with Congress ahead of the mission.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:25:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:00:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:05:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 02:15:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The commanders of U.S. Central Command and Special Operations testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the proposed fiscal year 2012 budget for military operation of the Department of Defense. In their testimony they also touched on issues such as unrest across North Africa and the Middle East, Pakistan-U.S. relations, Afghan security forces, and an airlift operation for refugees fleeing Libya.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:49:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Representative Mac Thornberry talked about his views on defense spending, military and intelligence threats, and U.S. vulnerabilities. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.</description>
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      <description>Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen testified on the Defense Department's fiscal year 2012 budget proposal. Secretary Gates cautioned against making deeper spending cuts than already proposed. Other topics included aid to Egypt, troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq, and a sexual assault lawsuit filed against the Pentagon by 17 female veterans.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:45:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The House began consideration of H.R. 1, the Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:59:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>House Session, Part 1</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:00:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:06:36 GMT</pubDate>
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