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Uphill fight for Hagel, Brennan nomination
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin said he was asking the Senate Armed Services Committee to consider the nomination of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary in a Tuesday session.
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., says the United States should be cautious in its response to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's efforts to seize judicial power.
Defense industries face $100B less orders
U.S. and international defense industries face reduced sales as Congress considers further deficit cuts that may mean $100 billion shaved off defense spending in the United States over the next 10 years.
Woman charged with throwing pie at senator
A young Michigan woman has been charged with assaulting a member of Congress for throwing an apple pie at U.S. Sen. Carl Levin.
Protester hits Levin in face with pie
The campaign trail can be a rough road -- just ask U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., who got a pie in the face during a campaign stop in Big Rapids, Mich.
Afghan troops will lead an attack on a Taliban stronghold in the coming weeks, a sign that the country's security forces have strengthened, U.S. officials said.
The U.S. mission in Afghanistan should be to build up national security forces so Afghans can take responsibility for their safety, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin said.
The U.S. mission in Afghanistan requires a viable and effective strategy that is adequately resourced with U.S. and Afghan troops, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin said.
The military strategy in Afghanistan should focus on increasing the capability of domestic forces before committing more U.S. troops, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin said.
It's still too soon to say if the United States will need to send more troops to Afghanistan to fight Taliban insurgents, a senior Democratic lawmaker says.
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Greek national flags fly over Tiananmen Square during Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras state visit to Beijing on May 16, 2013. Samaras is in China seeking investment and trade deals to help revive his country's recession-battered economy. UPI/Stephen Shaver