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Three Years and Counting
5 hours ago ago from Budget Insight
Robert Gates celebrated his third anniversary last week as Secretary of Defense. Gates, the first Secretary of Defense to be carried over from a president of a different party, has made significant headway in charting a new course for the DOD, though there is still room for improvement. - User Friendly Management- Unlike Donald Rumsfeld’s brusque management style and abrasive, in-your-face approach , Secretary Gates’ low profile and ...
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20 hours ago ago from Barack Obama Videos
Defense Secretary Robert Gates told senior officials in Afghanistan that the United States is committed to winning the war against the Taliban and partnering with the Afghans. See more DoD videos at dodvclips.mil
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12 hours ago ago from Sarah Palin
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan on Tuesday, a week after President Obama announced he was sending 30,000 additional U.S. troops.
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23 hours ago ago from Think Tank West
By Benjamin H. Friedman InsideDefense reports ($) that the White House s Office of Management and Budget will give the Pentagon a spending increase two percent real budget growth annually from fiscal years 2011 to 2015. The boost amounts to $60 billion over the period. The proposed FY 2011 non-war military budget will therefore be $556.4 billion rather than $541.8. That s a win for Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Previous plans had ...
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20 hours ago ago from United Way of King County Blog
Governor Christine Gregoire is scheduled to release her budget December 9 at 9:00 a.m. You can view the press conference at http://www.tvw.org/index.cfm?bhcp=1 . With the state facing a projected $2.6 billion shortfall in the coming fiscal year (beginning July 1, 2010), it will be a cuts only budget requiring elimination of entire programs and services unless new revenue sources are identified. Details of the Governor’s budget will be ...
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Wash. gov: Tax hikes needed to save programs
4 hours ago ago from Good News Now
OLYMPIA, Wash. -Making her case for tax increases, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday presented a bleak plan to balance the state budget by wiping out spending for health care, welfare, and education programs that reach every corner of Washington. As required by law, Gregoire presented a plan for balancing the state's $2.6 billion budget deficit using only the state's existing tax streams. But in an open letter to Washingtonians, the ...
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