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GAO: Eliminating Overlap in Federal Programs Would Save Billions of Dollars
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyTwenty federal offices devoted to the problem of homelessness? Forty-four for job training programs? Fifty-six programs dealing with financial literacy? And more than 100 addressing surface transportation issues? Yes, all true. The Government Accountability Office said this week the federal government, in its quest to reduce the deficit, could save tens of billions of dollars by simply merging hundreds of overlapping and duplicative agencies and programs. Some of them could just be eliminated, the GAO said in its new report, "Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government ...
Rolling Stone: General Deployed Psy-Ops Against US Senators
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsThe U.S. Army ordered a "psychological operations" team to manipulate visiting U.S. senators into pushing for more funding and troops for the war in Afghanistan, according to a report in Rolling Stone magazine. Three-star U.S. general Lt. Gen. William Caldwell is accused of deploying propaganda techniques, which the Army says are intended to "alter the behavior of foreign populations," against visiting U.S. dignitaries to Afghanistan in a potentially illegal, months-long operation to lobby Congress. Caldwell is responsible for the training of Afghan security forces. Gen. David Petraeus, the ...
William Caldwell: 5 Facts on the General at the Center of Rolling Stone's Psy-Ops Story
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsMichael Hastings, the reporter whose "Runaway General" profile of Stanley McChrystal forced him to resign his command in Afghanistan, has another blockbuster in the pages of Rolling Stone. According to a report published Wednesday night, the U.S. military ordered its "psychological operations" unit in Kabul to manipulate visiting political figures into approving additional troops and funding for the war in Afghanistan. The much talked about story lists political figures such as Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Al Franken, D-Minn., and Carl Levin, ...
Democrat Joe Courtney Won't Run for Sen. Joe Lieberman's Seat
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyRep. Joe Courtney has been named as a possible candidate with a good shot at winning Sen. Joe Lieberman's seat, but the prominent Connecticut Democrat says he has no intention of running for the Senate. In a written statement released Monday morning, Courtney said he was grateful for the "tremendous encouragement and enthusiastic support" he has received from those who'd hoped he would run. "I look forward to working with all of those who reached out to create a strong future for our state," Courtney said in the statement obtained by the Hartford Courant and WTNH-TV. "After careful ...
New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman's Decision Not to Run is Setback for Democrats
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyNew Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman has decided against running for a sixth term in 2012, handing Democrats another challenge in their effort to hold the majority in the U.S. Senate. Bingaman, a 67-year-old lawyer, has represented the southwestern swing state for nearly three decades. The low profile senator is chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. "The end of this Congress is the right time for me to step aside and allow someone else to serve," he said on Friday. Bingaman is the third Democratic senator to take a pass on reelection, following Sens. Jim Webb of Virginia ...
Jon Kyl to Retire From Senate, Is Open to Being Vice Presidential Candidate
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailySenate Minority Whip Jon Kyl announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection to the Senate for a fourth term in 2012. At a press conference in Phoenix, the stalwart Republican offered no explanation for the decision "other than the fact than I think it's time." He did, however, add: "I wouldn't close my mind to being a vice presidential candidate. Having said that, I expect the chances of that are zero." Politico's Mike Allen was among the first to post the news, saying on Twitter Thursday morning that the three-term Republican "will announce his plans to retire at a press conference in ...
Opinion: Could an Egypt-Style Internet Shutdown Happen Here?
By not in system - AOL NewsShortly after thousands of Egyptians flocked to the streets in late January to protest corruption, inflation and the lack of free speech in the country, President Hosni Mubarak responded by shutting down the Internet. In an instant, Egypt's Internet kill switch virtually cut off Egyptians from communicating with the outside world. According to Egypt's largest mobile network provider, Vodafone Egypt, "under Egyptian legislation the authorities have the right to issue such an order and we are obliged to comply with it." Mubarak has since turned the Internet back on, but the question remains: ...
Nidal Hasan a 'Ticking Time Bomb': 4 Key Conclusions from the Senate Inquiry
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsMaj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of going on a shooting spree at Fort Hood in 2009, was known as a "ticking time bomb" who could have been stopped by the military or the FBI. That's the conclusion of a Senate inquiry led by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. In an 89-page report released today, Lieberman and Collins criticized the Army, the FBI and the Department of Defense for failing to act on worrisome information about Hasan. Thirty-two people were wounded and 13 were killed during the Fort Hood massacre. Although previous investigations have ...
Internet Kill Switch: Should the United States Emulate Egypt?
By David Knowles - AOL NewsTurn it off, quick! As was witnessed Thursday in Egypt, the embattled government acted to shut down the Internet as demonstrations fueled by social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter threatened to overwhelm the ruling party. While pulling the plug on the World Wide Web might seem like a measure relegated to the governments of Iran, Egypt and China, it turns out that just such a proposal is being considered in the United States Congress. Championed by Sen. Joe Lieberman, the bill would give President Barack Obama (and those who succeed him) control to snuff out the Internet in one ...
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson to Seek Reelection, Boosting Democrats in Key State
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyWith word this week that two of their stalwarts are leaving the U.S. Senate, Democrats finally got some good news as Sen. Bill Nelson said he would seek a third term next year in Florida, a critical swing state in the 2012 presidential election. "My brand of politics is where Florida is," the 68-year-old moderate said at the Associated Press' annual legislative meeting in Tallahassee. "I run my own races, and we'll see how it develops." Related Stories Democrat Susan Bysiewicz to Run for Joe Lieberman's Senate Seat Nelson said he is confident President Obama ...
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