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As a Navy spouse of 10 years and counting, my life offers an up-close view of our countrys priorities when it comes to infrastructure and government spending.Recently, my husband, a naval officer currently serving with the Department of Energy, spent a week with colleagues touring a former nuclear ...

A Plan To Reform U.S. Security Assistance Getty/Pete Kiehart A Ukrainian soldier shakes hands with one of his instructors after taking part in a "Combat Lifesaver Course" at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center near Yavoriv, Ukraine, on April 22, 2015. Sam Hananel Introduction and summary U.S. security assistance is broken and in need of an overhaul. Over the past two decades, the bureaucratic system developed to deliver billions of dollars of military aid to partner nations ha...

This fractured world will not organize itself. Washington has the opportunity to lead again, but if the United States chooses otherwise, Washington must not delude itself about the possible consequences.

By J.P. LAWRENCE | STARS AND STRIPES Published: February 5, 2021 KABUL, Afghanistan — Lawmakers want the military to end a multibillion-dollar program meant to win over the people of Afghanistan and Iraq through cash and work projects. The Commander’s Emergency Response Program, which gave $3.71 billion to commanders in the field to disperse through small grants, is to be phased out this year, lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee have said. “The Committee believes that afte...

many untrue things as fast as you can to get them all into one or two quick statements. so i thought it was kind of wild. >> heres a snapshot of romneys tax details. for 2010, he and his wife reported income topping $21 million, mostly from investments on which they paid less than 14% in federal tax. the gingriches and the obamas earned far less and paid, percentage wise, far more. tax rates are sure to come up in president obamas third state of the union speech. heres one tip-off. wer...