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GOP challenges military march in gay parade

Congressional Republicans challenged Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday to explain why the Defense Department allowed active-duty troops to wear their uniforms while marching in San Diego's gay pride parade last weekend.

Tags: DoD , Leon Panetta , gay rights , Congress , Jim Inhofe , Armed Services Committee ,

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Proposed Pentagon cuts make strange bedfellows

Five days after proposing controversial cuts in Pentagon spending, much of official Washington still is reeling. Defense Secretary Gates called for $100 billion in spending reductions over the next five years. Some of the proposals to achieve those savings are finding mixed reaction among officials on Capitol Hill and in industry.

Tags: management , DoD , Robert Gates , Roscoe Bartlett , Bob McDonnell , Gerry Connolly , Jeff Sorenson , Army , Al Mink , SRA , budget cuts , INPUT , Max Cacas

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