MILITARY PAINTS DIRE PICTURE FROM BUDGET CUTS
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pauses during a news conference at the Pentagon, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Hagel warned that the Pentagon may have to mothball up…
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OBAMA REASSURES DEMS ON HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION
By JOSH LEDERMAN and JIM ABRAMS President Barack Obama waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, to meet with the House Democratic Caucus. There’s…
PENTAGON TO BEAR BRUNT OF UPCOMING BUDGET CUTS
By ANDREW TAYLOR and DONNA CASSATA FILE – In this July 17, 2013, file photo. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks with Air Force personnel at Joint Base Charleston near Charleston,…
STUDENT LOAN COMPROMISE HEADS TOWARD FINAL VOTE
By PHILIP ELLIOTT FILE – In this July 17, 2013 file photo, House Education Committee Chairman Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., left, followed by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif.,…
WIS. AIR SHOW LEADS FIGHT AGAINST FEDERAL FEES
By M.L. JOHNSON FILE – In this July 27, 2011, file photo, people stand in line for a tour of the cockpit aboard “Fifi,” a Boeing B-29 aircraft, at the Experimental…
OBAMA AND MCCAIN: WASHINGTON’S NEWEST ODD COUPLE
By JULIE PACE FILE – In this June 25, 2009 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. watches as President Barack Obama meets with members of Congress to discuss immigration, in the…
ARMY SAYS NO TO MORE TANKS, BUT CONGRESS INSISTS
By RICHARD LARDNER In this photo taken April 23, 2013, Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Army’s hulking Abrams tank, built to…
IN ALA., GOP DICTATES NEW LANDSCAPE FOR EDUCATION
By BILL BARROW FILE – In this April 11, 2013 file photo, Alabama Education Association Executive Director Dr. Henry Mabry addresses members of the Alabama Education Retirees Association at a…