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Politco

The Pentagon’s Secret Foreign Aid Budget

The U.S. sends billions to foreign militaries each year. What do we have to show for it?

March 14th, 2016
Politco
March 14th, 2016
By Politco
President Barack Obama hosts meeting of his National Security Council (NSC) at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Last month, the Obama administration released its 2017 budget proposal, including thousands of pages on the nearly $600 billion request for the Pentagon. That money is earmarked for a wide array of projects—$1.8 billion in procurement of equipment for the Special Operations Command, for instance, and $1.2 billion for the chemical and biological

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GOP Official: I Used Ashley Madison For ‘Opposition Research’

Jason Doré acknowledged that his name is on the list released by hackers this week, according to The Times-Picayune. But he said he used the account strictly for “opposition research.”

August 21st, 2015
Politco
August 21st, 2015
By Politco

The executive director of the Louisiana GOP spent $176 on Ashley Madison, a website for people seeking affairs, but he says he wasn’t using it to cheat. Jason Doré acknowledged that his name is on the list released by hackers this week, according to The Times-Picayune. But he said he used the account strictly for “opposition research.” “As

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Ted Cruz Says States Should Ignore Gay-Marriage Ruling

“Those who are not parties to the suit are not bound by it.”

June 30th, 2015
Politco
June 30th, 2015
By Politco

Ted Cruz has some unsolicited advice for the states not specifically named in last week’s Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage: Ignore it. “Those who are not parties to the suit are not bound by it,” the Texas Republican told NPR News’ Steve Inskeep in an interview published on Monday. Since only suits against the states of Ohio, Tennessee,

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