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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

or presiding over the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting -- arguably a bi er draw for global leaders each September than the opening of the . General Assembly across town. Although there was some love lost between Clinton and Obama during the tense 2008 primary, Secretary Clinton's husband has been an act

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h the world's highest official number of deaths and infections from the coronavirus, focused his speech on attacking China." The President told the General Assembly "that China must be held accountable for having 'unleashed' COVID-19 on the world." Along similar lines, the AP (9/22, Riechmann) reports, "Under f

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h the world's highest official number of deaths and infections from the coronavirus, focused his speech on attacking China." The President told the General Assembly "that China must be held accountable for having `unleashed' C0VID-19 on the world." Along similar lines, the AP (9/22, Riechmann) reports, "Under f

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

uld undermine Fatah, possibly pushing Fatah to align with Hamas. Having the U.N. vote take place while Gaza is at war, a vote possibly accompanied by General Assembly condemnation of Israel, could redefine the region. Last week's attack on the Eilat road should be understood in this context. Some are hypothesizing