http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ike_SkeltonFind stories, videos, and photos about Ike Skelton from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:03:32 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/09/17/us.afghanistan/tztop.kerry.lugar.panel.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ike_Skelton14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Ike Skelton from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/17/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/17/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn integrated U.S. approach to Afghanistan is needed before President Obama decides whether to send more troops there, lawmakers and others said Thursday at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/01/gop.targeted.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/01/gop.targeted.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Republicans will target freshman Rep. Tom Perriello in a new television commercial that criticizes the Virginia Democrat for his recent vote in favor of controversial energy reform legislation.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/03/congress.earmarks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/03/congress.earmarks/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite President Obama's vow to reign in earmarks -- pet projects lawmakers use to divert money to their home districts -- it looks like it may be business as usual in Washington.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/05/house.piracy.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/05/house.piracy.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTextPiracy off the East African coast will not be fully controlled until stability is restored to the troubled nation of Somalia, participants in a key U.S. House committee's hearing concluded Thursday.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/09/iraq.hearings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/09/iraq.hearings/index.html#cnnSTCTextA leading Democratic congressman Wednesday challenged the top U.S. general in Iraq to explain why the United States should keep large numbers of troops in that country.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/02/iraq.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/02/iraq.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday directing the Bush administration to give Congress plans detailing how it would redeploy U.S. troops from Iraq.Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/10/iraq.petraeus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/10/iraq.petraeus/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe 30,000 additional troops deployed to Iraq in January could come home by next July, but further American withdrawals would be "premature," the U.S. commander there told a fractious congressional hearing Monday.Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/japan.china.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/japan.china.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextClaims that China's military development is a threat are "totally groundless," Beijing's defense chief said in Tokyo on Thursday while assuring his Japanese hosts that China is becoming more open about its defense spending.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1648397,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1648397,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNever mind the hearings on detainee rights. The Supreme Court has already stepped in where Congress failed to actTue, 31 Jul 2007 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/01/iraq.surge/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/01/iraq.surge/index.htmlA report from the Congressional Budget Office says President Bush's plan for a troop increase in Iraq could cost up to $27 billion for a 12-month deployment.Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/20/rangel.draft/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/20/rangel.draft/index.htmlIncoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday the House Democratic Party leadership would not support a call by Rep. Charles Rangel to reinstate the draft.Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/29/democrats.radio/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/29/democrats.radio/index.htmlDemocrats praised Iraq's nationwide elections as "a great day for many."Sat, 29 Jan 2005 15:38:00 EST