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Djou Faces Hawaiian Electorate That’s More Pro-Democrat Than Pro-Incumbent

By | 05.26.10 | 12:58 pm

Even before Rep. Charles Djou (R-Hawaii) was sworn in Tuesday, less than a week after his special election victory against a pair of feuding Democrats, pundits were already debating whether he would be able to win a full term in November. One thing some More…

Lead Senate Appropriator Backs McChrystal’s COIN Strategy

By | 10.14.09 | 9:41 am

Both Greg Grant and Josh Rogin report that Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has endorsed Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s counterinsurgency strategy for Afghanistan and troop requests. Well, sort of.

Obama Wants Senate Panel to Restore $900 Million for Afghan Forces

By | 09.25.09 | 10:13 am

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has put out a statement mostly in support of the version of a fiscal 2010 Defense appropriations bill making its way through the Senate Appropriations Committee. “Mostly” because the White House is taking issue with a few funding priorities in the bill. More…

Byrd Steps Down as Appropriations Chairman

By | 11.07.08 | 3:07 pm

Sen. Robert Byrd, the 90-year-old West Virginia Democrat and the Senate’s in-house constitutional scholar, is stepping down as head of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Politico reported today. Byrd said:

I have been privileged to be a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee for 50 years and to have chaired

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