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U.S. needs integrated approach to Afghanistan, Senate panel told

An 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.

House GOP targets freshman Democrat in new ad

House 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.

They're back: Representatives reveal their earmarks

Despite 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.

House panel: Somali stability is crucial to fighting piracy

Piracy 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.

General challenged to justify Iraq deployment

A 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.

House passes bill demanding Iraq redeployment numbers

The 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.

Petraeus: Troop withdrawals by year's end

The 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.

China military threat 'groundless'

Claims 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.

Time.com: Congress on Gitmo: Too Little, Too Late

Never mind the hearings on detainee rights. The Supreme Court has already stepped in where Congress failed to act

Cost balloons when 'surge' support troops are counted

A 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.

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