F-22 Whistleblower Pilots Get a Chance for Vindication

The two Air Force pilots who put their careers on the line to blow the whistle on the military's F-22 fleet on 60 Minutes will have their chance at vindication. 

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Defense Secretary Actually Wants Defense Cuts

It's not every day you hear the head of the Pentagon asking for more cuts to his department, but that's exactly what Defense Secretary Leon Panetta did on Thursday. 

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Highlights From the White House Correspondents' Dinner

The party was last night, and the hangover has set in. These are the some of the best jokes and weirdest pictures from the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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An Invasion in Syria Is Off the Table

If you were worried about the U.S. invading another Muslim country, you can breathe easy for now.

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The Pentagon Takes Its Time Disciplining Soldiers

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has apologized for grisly new photos showing American soldiers posing with the body parts of Taliban suicide bombers and promised that “anyone found responsible for this inhuman conduct will be held accountable.” If similar recent events are any indication, those punishments will be a long time coming.

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Leon Panetta's Weekend Commutes Cost As Much As That GSA Party

That Leon Panetta has spent an incredible $860,000 to fly between his day job in Washington and his home in Northern California since taking office may not exactly be his fault, but even the thrifty secretary of defense himself this week can't help but notice the irony of that flight bill.

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Rick Perry's Gridiron Redemption; January Jones Is Pro-Placenta

Also: Prince Harry and his ex-girlfriend are speaking.

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The End of the Afghan War and a Battle of Semantics

For war-weary Americans who mostly want to know when the Afghan war is over, the answer apparently depends on what the definition of “is” is.

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Driver Rams Fence, Speeds Onto Runway as Panetta Lands in Afghanistan

Just as U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta landed in Afghanistan, someone drove a stolen pickup truck onto the runway before crashing into a ditch in what's starting to look like an attempted attack on Panetta, who wasn't hurt.

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Calm Down and Draw Down: The New Goals in Afghanistan

You can sum up the White House's diplomatic surge following the massacre of 16 Afghan civilians in two phrases: Keep calm and draw down.

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Syria Would Put Up a Much Tougher Fight Than Libya

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday that military action was an option in dealing with Syria, but he and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey sounded really reluctant about it in their testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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Joe Biden Says Obama Ordered the Bin Laden Raid Against His Advice

In a candid admission that is both revealing of the inner circle of the White House — and designed to make the president look good — Joe Biden says that he, along with most of Barack Obama's senior advisers, told the president not to undertake the mission to kill Osama bin Laden. 

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Pentagon Budget Cuts Will Impact Everyone

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Leon Panetta: We Will Have to Develop a Smaller, Leaner Force

President Barack Obama spoke about the defense cuts announced Thursday, reiterated "strengthening our presence in the Asia Pacific while Defense Secretary Panetta spoke about our smaller, leaner force. 

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What a Defense Drawdown Looks Like

Defense cutbacks became less of a theory and more of a reality Wednesday, as Boeing announced the planned closure of one of its oldest airplane plants in Kansas and a separate report indicated a coming reduction of the Air Force's fleet. 

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U.S. Can't Fight Two Wars at the Same Time Anymore

This week, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is poised to deliver a humbling assessment of America's military capabilities in a budget plan to the White House, reports The New York Times. 

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The Iraq War Is Over But No One's Kissing in the Streets

"In vain" is a phrase a lot of politicians have used since we invaded Iraq in 2003, always to reassure us that soldiers had not died that way.

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Obama Officials Discuss Israel at Their Peril

It's a tough world out there for Obama administration officials seeking to speak candidly about Israel.

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More Texts from Last Night from Rushdie; Romney's Favorite 'Smoky Singer'

Plus: Alex Rodriguez has a fancy new house, Leon Panetta finally meets J.R. Martinez, and Muhammad Ali's health is reportedly "not in a good way."

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You're Paying for Leon Panetta's $30,000 Weekly Commute

Each weekend when Leon Panetta flies roundtrip from Washington D.C. to Monterey, California, it costs around $30,000--you're paying for it, and he's only reimbursing you for the price of a coach seat.  

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