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U.S. Needs to rearrange its priorities

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/23/us-needs-to-rearrange-its-priorities/

Feb. 23, 2011 - TO THE EDITORS:

The Slow Road to September – Congress, Continuing Resolutions and The FY 2011 Budget

Blog - /blog/2011/02/22/slow-road-september-congress-continuing-resolutions-and-fy-2011-budget/

Feb. 22, 2011 - ...use of Representatives passed the Republican majority's version of the Fiscal Year 2011 spending bill, which contains funding for the entire federal government through the end of September. 162 amendm...

Obama Accelerates The Great American War Machine

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/21/obama-accelerates-the-great-american-war-machine/

Feb. 21, 2011 - ...ust rolls on and on. "As it is, we're pumping...money into sustaining a fighting force that's orders of magnitude larger than anything retained by any other country," observes Ezra Klein of The Washin...

National Values by the Numbers

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/19/national-values-by-the-numbers/

Feb. 19, 2011 - ...used on: expenditures, revenue and deficits, the impact of federal spending on the states and a detailed FY2012 budget overview with a selection of actual and projected revenue and spending charts.

Federal Aid to States (Selected Programs)

Analysis - /analysis/2011/presidents-budget-fy2012/federal-aid/

Feb. 18, 2011 - ...using View by state or program Compares FY2010 actual spending and FY2012 proposed spending Click on the program to find out more about what it funds

The President's Budget Unveiled

Analysis - /analysis/2011/presidents-budget-fy2012/presidents-budget-unveiled/

Feb. 18, 2011 - ...Spending Charts – a selection of actual and projected revenue and spending information in easy-to-understand chart formats

$1 Trillion Contest Winners Visit Capitol Hill

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/18/1-trillion-contest-winners-visit-capitol-hill/

Feb. 18, 2011 - ...spending began in Washington, young winners of the "If I Had A Trillion" video contest descended on Capitol Hill, challenging lawmakers to address the bloated defense spending that imperils their scho...

President Obama's FY 2012 Budget Request Summary

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/16/president-obamas-fy-2012-budget-request-summary/

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Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2012 Pentagon Spending Request

Analysis - /analysis/2011/analysis-fiscal-year-2012-pentagon-spending-request/

Feb. 15, 2011 - ...Defense, not including funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan or the nuclear weapons related activities of the Department of Energy.

Lockheed Global Training fends off rivals, wins big C-130 training contract

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/15/lockheed-global-training-fends-off-rivals-wins-big/

Feb. 15, 2011 - Lockheed Martin Corp.'s high-tech training division in Orlando has landed a $270 million Air Force contract to provide the pilot- and aircrew-training systems for the C-130 transport, the company said...

President Obama's 2012 Budget

Blog - /blog/2011/02/14/Presidents-FY2012-Budget/

Feb. 14, 2011 - ...use released the Obama Administration's budget request for Fiscal Year 2012, which begins on October 1, 2011. As expected, the estimated $3.7 trillion FY2012 request contains a number of critical poli...

Budget

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/14/budget/

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Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2012 Pentagon Spending Request

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/14/analysis-of-the-fiscal-year-2012-pentagon-spending/

Feb. 14, 2011 - BACKGROUND

Northampton city democratic committee votes to bring the troops and war taxes home

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/14/northampton-city-democratic-committee-votes-to-bri/

Feb. 14, 2011 - ...usly to adopt the Resolution to Bring the Troops and War Taxes Home, furthering the grassroots effort to stop the war and increase domestic spending on human needs.

Valentine's Day: Budget Priorities Debate Begins

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/13/valentines-day-budget-priorities-debate-begins/

Feb. 13, 2011 - ...Defense cuts, they really only consist of internal Defense Department restructuring and a modest reduction in the rate of spending increase for some reductions in later years. In contrast, many of the...

Obama, The Moderate Republican

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/09/obama-the-moderate-republican/

Feb. 9, 2011 - ...used to be called "moderate Republicanism." The occasion was Obama's second State of the Union address, in which he assured millions of Americans watching on television that what's "at stake right now...

Sprialling Defense Spending: Public Sayas Cut Pentagon, Obama says increase it

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/02/sprialling-defense-spending-public-sayas-cut-penta/

Feb. 2, 2011 - ...spending cut? Did you know that President Barack Obama wants to increase it for his third year in a row? Actually I already know that most of you didn't know either of these things.

Analysis: U.S. Military says keeps up with China; Isit enought?

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/01/analysis-us-military-says-keeps-up-with-china-isit/

Feb. 1, 2011 - (Reuters) - U.S. military commanders are expressing confidence that they can hold their own in the face of faster-than-expected advances by China's military, but looming cost cuts are adding to doubts...

The President Speaks

Blog - /blog/2011/01/26/president-speaks/

Jan. 26, 2011 - ...US Constitution requires the President to “from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration ...

The Numbers Behind President Obama's “State of the Union” Address

Analysis - /analysis/2011/numbers-behind-president-obamas-state-union-address/

Jan. 26, 2011 - Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution requires the President to “from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such ...