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  June 24, 2011, 9:17 am

Reps. Paul, Kucinich split on Libya measures

By Pete Kasperowicz

The House is debating two resolutions on Libya: one that would authorize the mission, and another that would cut funding.

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  June 23, 2011, 12:57 pm

House to consider Rooney bill to defund Libya war

By Pete Kasperowicz

The House on Friday is expected to consider legislation from Rep. Tom Rooney (R-Fla.) that would prohibit the use of any Department of Defense funds from being used to fund military operations in Libya.

The bill, H.R. 2278, would only allow funds to be used in Libya if specifically authorized by law, except for search and rescue, intelligence, aerial refueling and operational planning.

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  June 23, 2011, 10:01 am

Libya legislative proposals pouring out of Congress

By Pete Kasperowicz

Members of Congress in the last few days have introduced several bills related to Libya and the War Powers Resolution, as the House is expected to vote Friday on resolutions to authorize and defund the Libya operation.

Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), John McCain (R-Ariz.) and several others introduced their authorization resolution Wednesday, and the House on Friday is expected to vote on an identical measure. However, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) predicted on Wednesday that the House would not support that language.

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  June 23, 2011, 9:10 am

Rep. King implies Congress not qualified to judge Afghan withdrawal

By Pete Kasperowicz

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on Thursday morning said he is not qualified to assess whether it makes tactical sense to start withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, and implied that others in Congress are equally unqualified due to the lack of information from the Obama administration.

"I don't yet know what's going on tactically on the ground," King said in a C-SPAN interview Thursday morning.

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  June 22, 2011, 9:09 am

House Libya resolution would authorize use of force for one year

By Pete Kasperowicz

House Republicans have released two Libya resolutions that could be considered in the coming days

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  June 21, 2011, 7:01 pm

House to consider two Libya resolutions

By Pete Kasperowicz

House Republicans will meet Wednesday to discuss two resolutions, one to authorize force in Libya, and another requiring a U.S. withdrawal

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  June 20, 2011, 5:34 pm

Menendez says counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan not winnable

By Pete Kasperowicz

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) on Monday called on the Obama administration to end its counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan by criticizing it as not winnable and arguing that the U.S. should instead focus on counterterrorism efforts.

Menendez spoke just days before the Obama administration is expected to reveal just how many U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan in July. Up until now, the administration has hinted at a withdrawal of 5,000 troops, a number many who oppose current efforts there say is not enough.

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  June 17, 2011, 1:22 pm

Kucinich to push for Libya defunding measure on DOD spending bill

By Pete Kasperowicz

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) said Friday he would push an amendment to the Department of Defense spending bill that would cut off all funds for military operations in Libya. The House is expected to begin consideration of the DOD bill next week.

Kucinich said his amendment would be the "first test" of whether Congress wants to defend its constitutional right to declare war.

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  June 17, 2011, 11:05 am

House to consider increased DOD funding next week

By Pete Kasperowicz

The House next week is expected to begin work on a Department of Defense spending bill that would increase spending in several key areas, despite the broad Republican call to cut spending.

The bill, H.R. 2219, would set a base DOD budget of $530 billion, $17 billion more than fiscal 2011 but still about $9 billion less than the Obama administration requested.

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  June 15, 2011, 6:03 pm

White House: War Powers Resolution authorization does not apply to Libya

By Pete Kasperowicz

The Obama administration on Wednesday released its much-anticipated report describing the scope of U.S. military operations in Libya and in it said the administration does not believe congressional authorization is needed under the War Powers Resolution to continue operations there.

"The President is of the view that the current U.S. military operations in Libya are consistent with the War Powers Resolution and do not under that law require further congressional authorization, because U.S. military operations are distinct from the kind of 'hostilities' contemplated by the Resolution's 60 day termination provision," the report said.

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