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Quoted: The Senate Finance Committee is postponing confirmation hearings for Treasury secretary nominee Geithner until Jan. 21, prompted by Republican objections.

Quoted: While news reports from the frontlines remain preliminary and incomplete, the scale and speed of Russia’s military operations in Georgia between August 8 and 12 do shed some light on Russian military capabilities and operational readiness and raise new questions regarding the events leading to the conflict.

Government Accountability at its highest!!

Quoted: The Pentagon cannot account for nearly 15 billion dollars in payments for goods and services in Iraq, according to an internal audit which members of Congress blasted Friday as a "shocking" accountability failure.

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Quoted: The Secretary of Defense Bob Gates is now pushing for all armed security contractors in Iraq, including Blackwater, to come under a single authority, the Pentagon. The Defense Department first

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Quoted: A security convoy opened fire on a sedan in central Baghdad today, witnesses and police officials said.

Quoted: Keith Olbermann offers his take on Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's scare tactics: "We are risking all of our rights and protections and risking the anger and hatred of the rest of the world for the sake of Michael Chertoff's gut."