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    Sequestration Transparency Act Signed into Law

    August 7, 2012

    House Armed Services Committee

    WASHINGTON- Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon made the following statement on news that President Obama has signed the Sequestration Transparency Act into law.

    “Within 30 Days, the Commander-In-Chief will have to do what this Committee, the Secretary of Defense, and our commanders around the [...]

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    VIDEO: The Bloggers Briefing With John Fund, Hans von Spakovsky

    August 7, 2012

    Rob Bluey

    The Heritage Foundation

     

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    Voter ID laws have emerged as a major dispute in the months before the 2012 election, pitting the Obama administration against a growing number of states [...]

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    OH: Feds tell contractors not to warn employees of layoffs

    August 3, 2012

    Jon Cassidy

    Ohio Watchdog

    Thousands of Ohioans could be getting layoff notices just days before the election, a prospect that has politicians from both parties running for cover, while the Obama administration is telling employers to disregard federal law.

    The Center for Security Policy tallied 1,377 military personnel and 6,250 civilian Defense [...]

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    Tax Cuts for the Rich

    July 30, 2012

    Peter Huessy

    Many are making the argument that raising tax rates on the “rich”–by $84.9 billion a year–would bring in enough revenue to offset the $1 trillion in cuts required by sequestration to domestic defense and non-defense spending. So Senator Murray and Minority Leader Pelosi are claiming let’s make a [...]

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    HASC Fact Sheet: President Placed Defense “Squarely on the table”

    July 27, 2012

    House Armed Services Committee: The Defense Drumbeat Blog

     

    Despite recent attempts by the media to recast the President’s role in the current debate on sequester, in the months leading up to the debt ceiling negotiations, President Obama and his administration repeatedly offered to put draconian cuts to our military [...]

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    The Big Fail: Obama’s Sequestration State-By-State

    July 24, 2012
    Obama Is Ignoring The Threat Of Sequestration As States Brace For Devastating Cuts UNDER OBAMA, THE DEFENSE BUDGET FACES $1 TRILLION IN CUTS Sequestration Would Slash An Additional $500 Billion From The Defense Budget Over The Next Ten Years, On Top Of Obama’s $487 Billion In Defense Cuts

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    Defense spending in middle of ‘sequestration’

    July 22, 2012

    Bill Virgin

    The News Tribune

    For a $5 word, “sequestration” is putting in a lot of overtime to earn its pay these days. In the energy field it refers to schemes to pump carbon emissions from burning coal into the ground instead of the atmosphere.

    In the world of federal [...]

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    Fix Defense Sequestration—Without Tax Increases

    July 19, 2012

    Steven Bucci, Ph.D. and Alison Acosta Fraser

    The Heritage Foundation

    The U.S. political leadership is facing a big moment. Two issues confront them in particular: looming cuts from sequestration and the looming tax hikes from Taxmageddon. Both are poised to take effect on New Year’s Day 2013. If Congress and [...]

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    Travis Korson on sequestration, economic consequences, defense breakdown reports

    July 18, 2012

    Recently, Coalition member Travis Korson spoke with Conservative Commandos about the impact of sequestration on the economy.

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    Senators look for way around automatic military cuts

    July 18, 2012

    Ken Newton

    St. Joseph News-Press

    July 18–True, Congress authorized the cuts just last year. But members of the nation’s legislative body have now grown concerned over the impact defense spending reductions will have on the American military and economy come January.

    The word “sequestration” hangs like a civic unpleasantness over [...]

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