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since 2007, Carl Levin leads Senate oversight of the Pentagon and is at the forefront of the raging debate over the defense budget. Levin and Sen. John McCain, the committee's ranking member, agree that the $600 billion in military cuts set to take effect next year unless a new budget passes would be, in

passes would be, in Levin's words, "a train wreck." (Defense Secretary Panetta has preferred the more apocalyptic "doomsday mechanism.") But while McCain has proposed protecting the defense budget by reducing federal spending elsewhere, Levin has argued, "We should do something intelligent, which mea

ices around the world, and has counted the likes of George H.W. Bush and James Baker as advisors. Rubenstein is also vice chairman of the board at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he has endowed a chair in energy and the environment. Having signed Bill Gates' "giving pledge" -- promising to donate the majority of his w

heir electoral appeal among Hispanic voters. Hopefully this is true, as it is about time. This is immigration reform's time. It was poignant to hear McCain state plainly and eloquently what he has always felt. "We have been too content for too long," he said, "to allow individuals to mow our lawn, serve

ot affording them any of the benefits that make our country so great " Thanks to an election, those words are no longer politically incorrect inside John McCain's party. Rather than emphasize border security first, the President's plan would let undocumented immigrants get on a path to citizenship if they fir

ed,' as General [Douglas] MacArthur so delicately put it " And on Tuesday night, former secretary of state George P. Shultz, in an appearance before the Council on Foreign Relations here in Washington, put it this way: "Iraq and Afghanistan cannot be the template for how we go about" dealing with threats of terrorism. As such t

convince his Egyptian counterpart to refrain from kwidating protest camps of Morsi supporters in August. The subsequent diplomatic efforts of Sens. John McCain and Lindsay Graham were equally futile. For Egypt's current leaders, Washington is no longer a prime guarantor of security and stability. The US-Eg

The subsequent diplomatic efforts of Sens. John McCain and Lindsay Graham were equally futile. For Egyp

in the Arab world," said Richard N. Haass, who served in the EFTA00694510 State Department during the Bush administration and is now president of the Council on Foreign Relations. "But here, the administration is largely silent and seems uncertain as to what to do." The White House did not declare the Egyptian military's ous

the phone with him. He's certainly not in hiding. He just moved to L.A." For some folks, living on the Left Coast is as good as being dead. IS Sen. John McCain going to quit the Republican Party and become the running mate of Sen. John Kerry in the 2004 presidential race? McCain's chief political adviser, J

as being dead. IS Sen. John McCain going to quit the Republican Party and become the running mate of Sen. John Kerry in the 2004 presidential race? McCain's chief political adviser, John Weaver, has become a Democrat and is now working for Dick Gephardt. McCain's new legislative director, Christine Dod

ly made headlines, come to be accepted by the Establishment. He's a member of various commissions and councils: he is on the Trilateral Commission, the Council on Foreign Relations, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the In- stitute of International Education. His current fan club extends to Cayne, Henry Rosovsky, the former

an, Muhammadiyah Movement, Indonesia H. Harrison McCain, Chairman of the Board, McCain Foods Limited, To

ng advanced yoga with his personal instructor, who travels with him wherever he goes. He is an enthusiastic member of the Trilateral Commission and the Council on Foreign Relations. He dresses casually -- jeans, open-necked shirts, and sneakers -- and is rarely seen in a tie. Indeed, those close to him say the reason he quit h

ger than advertised, but it has apparently done the job, quickly and with far smaller loss of life (including zero U.S. deaths) than if we'd followed John McCain and Lindsey Graham's advice and gone in with ground troops. One of the best things an American administration can do when big changes are afoot somew

ding zero U.S. deaths) than if we'd followed John McCain and Lindsey Graham's advice and gone in with grou

ithin. Sadly, in the short term and in a highly volatile region, at present Mr Assad remains the least worst option. The writer is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and author of The Islamist HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031927 --- PAGE BREAK --- 16 Article 4. The Christian Science Monitor Libya endgame: Lessons for Syria'