In addition, the President is directing the Department of Defense -- which buys about 95 million pounds of beef, 65 million pounds of pork, and 500, 000 pounds of lamb each year -- to explore ways to encourage its vendors to accelerate purchases of beef, pork, and lamb in order to buy more now and freeze it for later.

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John Henry Browne, the Seattle attorney directing the soldier's defense, said his client would plead guilty at a June 5 hearing to all charges, including premeditated murder.

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He said he is also directing the assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense, Paul Stockton, to look at how the military can communicate more clearly internal threats in order to improve the security of military personnel.

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"It's a tough time these days to get legislation through, " says Wetstone, a former Hill staffer who, prior to joining American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), spent 10 directing advocacy efforts for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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