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GOP, administration lawyer joust on Libya

by Michelle M. Stein | Jun 29, 2011 | National Security

WASHINGTON — Republican senators on a key committee sparred with the Obama administration’s point man on the War Powers Resolution, Harold Koh, at a hearing Tuesday ahead of a crucial afternoon vote on what to do about U.S. military efforts in Libya. The Senate...

Mullen links fragile states to national security and the War on Terror

by Michelle M. Stein | Jun 29, 2011 | National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON—Fragile or failing states are a threat that will require more than military assistance, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen said Wednesday, and cited Yemen as “the potential next place for al-Qaida central.” “I think we’re all focused on...

War Powers Resolution creates internal, external political pressure for Obama

by Michelle M. Stein | Jun 27, 2011 | National Security

WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday is scheduled to debate the War Powers Resolution and whether or not President Barack Obama has gone beyond the intent of the law, after the House voted last Friday to rebuke the president for failing to...
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