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Vets' Message: Foreign Oil Dependence Threatens U.S. Security
By Annie Snider - Politics DailyA photo of a smiling Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad peeked out from behind the clutch of Iraq war veterans that gathered on Capitol Hill recently to press Congress to pass climate change legislation. "I found myself not taking out the terrorists, not securing Iraq, but protecting oil," said retired Marine Corps sniper Matt Victoriano, who served two tours of duty in Iraq in 2003 and 2004. He came to Washington with Operation Free, a project that takes veterans around the country to talk about the connection between national security, energy and climate change. They point to the billions ...
Pew Study Salutes Pentagon for Eco-Friendly Thinking
By Tamara Lytle - AOL News(April 20) -- An organization that buys jet fuel by the billions of gallons and gets around in gas-guzzling tanks seems an unlikely leader in the effort to go green. But according to a report released today by the Pew Project on National Security, Energy and Climate, the U.S. military is making great strides in curbing its appetite for fossil fuels. "This whole [Defense Department] is mobilized and thinking green," said John Warner, the former Navy secretary and Virginia senator, who worked with the Pew Project on its study. For instance, he said, troops in Afghanistan are using ...
Colin Powell Portrait Unveiled to Tears and Cheers
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyGen. Colin Powell returned to the State Department Monday for an emotional unveiling of his official Secretary of State portrait. Powell and current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presided over the unveiling of the portrait, which will hang with those of the other former secretaries of State in the secretary's suite of offices. When Powell was introduced to speak in the Ben Franklin room on the top floor at the department, the crowd cheered and applauded loudly. Powell was surrounded his immediate family -- wife Alma Powell, daughter Linda Powell, son Michael Powell, daughter-in-law ...
John Warner Q&A: The Former Senator on Climate Change and National Security
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyVirginia Republican John Warner, a former Navy secretary, former senator and former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is trying to build grass-roots support for congressional action to limit global warming. Ethics laws do not permit him to lobby his former colleagues in the Senate. But he is traveling the country to discuss military research that shows climate change is a threat to U.S. national security, and this fall he'll testify to Congress on the issue for the fourth time. Politics Daily's Jill Lawrence spoke with Warner last week. PD: How did you get involved in this ...
National Security Concerns Could Power Energy Bill to Senate Passage
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyIf Congress performs the miraculous feat of passing President Obama's two top priorities by the end of the year, we may have a crew of veterans and military experts to thank. Even as health care battles rage on, they're laying the groundwork for the next Senate struggle -- this one over energy and climate policy. Environmentalists, liberals and clean-energy entrepreneurs already support more investment in conservation and clean renewable energy, and an overall cap on the carbon emissions that contribute to global warming. The new twist this fall is a concerted appeal to independents, ...
Mark Warner Sworn In to the Senate!
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyToday, January 6, 2009, is a day for the history books. In an event that will be retold countless times to children and grandchildren alike, the Senate swore in a white man from Virginia named Warner. The seat, which hasn't been held by such a demographic since 2008, is just one of nine that are changing hands to start the 111th Congress.In less historic Senate news, today is the first day in the Minnesota race that will pit humorist Al Franken (D-Manhattan) against incumbent Norm Coleman (R-Brooklyn). Now some people out there, including Franken, were under the mistaken impression that the ...
VA-Sen: Moving Firmly Into the D Column
By Matt Singer - Politics DailyMore bad news for Senate Republicans, as last best hope Tom Davis prepares to announce that he is not running for John Warner's U.S. Senate seat. The move comes after Davis, a moderate Republican who was their best chance to defeat popular former Governor Mark Warner, eyed a landscape unfavorable to his politics. Local Republicans decided to lick their wounds from two unsuccessful Governor campaigns and the loss of a U.S. Senate seat by holding their nomination for Warner's replacement through a convention rather than a primary.The closed convention, likely to be dominated by hard-right party ...
Pete Domenici's Retirement Adds to Republican Woes
By Jonathan Berr - Politics DailySen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) is expected to announce plans to retire in 2008 opening up yet another seat that could go to the Democrats, according to the Washington Post's The Fix blog. This isn't surprising because as the Post notes, Domenici has had health problems and has been dogged by controversy over his role in firing U.S. Attorney David Inglesias which caused his approval ratings to plunge.The New Mexico Republican is joining Chuck Hagel, John Warner and Wayne Allard in heading for the exists. Democrats have a good chance in picking up all of the seats. ...
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