U.S. Orders Biggest Defense Cuts Since Before 9/11

U.S. Orders Biggest Defense Cuts Since Before 9/11
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Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:10 PM PST

The White House has ordered the Pentagon to squeeze almost all growth from its spending over the next five years, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.

The Caucus: An Open House or Not? Boehner Explains

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:28 PM PST

The new speaker says his promise of 'a more open process' comes with a few qualifications.

The Caucus: Geithner Urges Congress to Increase Debt Limit

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:05 PM PST

The formal request to raise the debt ceiling puts into motion a game of fiscal brinkmanship that could play out for months.

Stop 'scapegoating' bosses - LMA

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:54 PM PST

The head of the body that represents football managers in England warns that clubs should not be "treated as the playthings of the super rich".

Packages Detonate in Two Maryland State Buildings

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:29 PM PST

Two packages detonated in the mailrooms of two Maryland state government buildings, but no one was seriously injured, officials said.

The Lede: Bloggers Question Tear Gas in Israel

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:14 PM PST

After a death on the West Bank, some Israeli critics of Israel's military argue that the use of tear gas against protesters is excessive.

Books of The Times: New! Improved! Shape Up Your Life!

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:40 PM PST

Timothy Ferriss's crazy, breathless self-help book has advice on weight loss, sexual bliss, enhanced fitness and life extension.

Former CIA officer charged in leak probe

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:46 PM PST

A former CIA officer involved in clandestine spying efforts against Iran was arrested Thursday on charges of leaking classified information to a reporter, continuing the Obama administration's unprecedented crackdown on the flow of government secrets to the press.

Hungary may reconsider media law

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:32 PM PST

Prime minister defends nation's controversial media law, but says he will amend it if asked to by all members of the EU.

Sudan still not agreed to bigger UN force: official

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:25 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan still has not agreed to a U.N. plan to increase its peacekeeping force there by 20 percent, as the African nation heads into a referendum that could split it in two, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said on Thursday.

Business Background Defines Chief of Staff

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:15 PM PST

The recruitment of William M. Daley from the corporate board room is seen as savvy by some in Washington, but it is causing alarm in the president's liberal base.

United States Protests Assault of Diplomat in Vietnam

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:29 AM PST

Michael W. Michalak, the United States ambassador to Vietnam, described the attack on the diplomat, Christian Marchant, as "an incident of grave concern."

Steep rise in Indian food costs sparks fears of global effects

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:49 AM PST

MUMBAI - Indian food prices have hit their highest level in more than a year, rising at an annual rate of 18 percent in a development economists see as a worrying sign that the impact of surging commodity prices is affecting the broader economy.

Pentagon to cut spending by $78 billion, reduce troop strength

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:38 PM PST

The Pentagon will have to cut spending by $78 billion over the next five years, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Thursday, forcing the Army and Marine Corps to shrink the number of troops on active duty and eventually imposing the first freeze on military spending since the Sept. 11, 2001,...

Sudan vote comes together after rocky Obama effort to prevent violence

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:28 AM PST

On a steamy day in September, President Obama summoned senior officials to the Situation Room. A U.S.-mediated peace accord in Sudan was in danger of collapse, and the president was worried.