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U.S. Considering Arming Syrian Rebels

Hagel said that he is in favor of “exploring options and seeing what is the best.”

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Petraeus Takes Second Academic Post

Petraeus announced last month that he would also be assuming the role of visiting professor at City University of New York’s Macaulay Honors College.

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Hagel Holds Meeting With Arms Executives To Discuss Budget Cuts

The DoD is currently faced with cutting $41 billion from its current budget.

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Hagel: US Now Believes Chemical Weapons Used In Syria

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President Obama has repeatedly said that the use of chemical weapons would be a “game changer” for the United States.

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Drone Shot Down Over Israel

Hezbollah has denied responsibility for the incursion into Israeli airspace.

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Hagel Arrives In Egypt After Two-Day Talks In Israel

Hagel has already visited Jordan and will follow with stops in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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Reid: Ricin May Have Been Discovered At Air Force Base

The Senate Majority Leader says another potential ricin-laced letter has been discovered at an Air Force base in Washington, D.C.

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U.S. Soldiers To Jordan-Syria Border

The Army personnel will consist of largely planners, replacing a similar number of United States forces that have been in Jordan for several months.

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Hagel To Visit Israel, Four Other Mid-East Countries

Hagel will travel to Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

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Pentagon Requests $220 Million For Israel’s Iron Dome

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel promised his Israeli counterpart, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, in March that the DoD will continue to support the defense missile system.

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Supreme Court to Hear Legislative Prayer Case

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On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Greece, NY v. Galloway (12-696), a case that challenges offering a prayer [...]

Washington Breaks The Spending Limits Again

By Labor Day the gimmicks run out. Congress and the President will harangue each other and play blame games. We’ll even hear some claim our colossal debt doesn’t matter anymore.

Report: Feds Tracked Fox News Correspondent

Federal investigators seized private emails, phone records and data on Rosen’s visits to the State Department obtained through his security pass.

Poll: Obama Unscathed In Wake Of Scandals

Obama’s approval rating has not taken a dip.

Left’s Lessons On Community Organizing

The lessons on how to get people behind you and your cause from the 1960s and 1970s are still valuable.

TRNS News Notes- Monday, May 20th

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