Instead, the deal focused mainly on cuts to discretionary spending, including defense.
But we made some cuts in areas -- including defense spending, by the way -- where we had just gotten kind of carried away.
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Like other top officials, including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, McRaven also has been highly critical of recent leaks about clandestine operations.
Top U.S. defense officials, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates, also will be in Israel in the coming week, to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and security counterparts.
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Obama said he formulated the plan after reviewing several options presented by key military and civilian advisers, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm.
The new panel would have to act before the Thanksgiving congressional recess in late November or government programs including Defense and Medicare would face automatic, across-the-board cuts, the person said.
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While addressing part of the fiscal cliff, the Boehner plan B would leave intact government spending cuts, including defense, that are required under a budget deal reached last year to raise the federal debt ceiling.
We believe that long-term, serious, deep deficit reduction and debt reduction has to come with a balanced approach that includes looking at tax expenditures as well as entitlements, as well as discretionary spending, including defense spending.
Additive manufacturing, often referred to as 3D printing, is a new way of making products and components from a digital model, and will have implications in a wide range of industries including defense, aerospace, automotive, and metals manufacturing.
Jim Grigsby, an electrical engineer who joined Gore 13 years ago after working for more traditional companies, including defense contractors, says his sponsor urged him to spend a few days simply meeting people, even giving him a list of names.
Mr. Boehner says he has significant Republican support, including GOP defense hawks, on his side for letting the sequester do its work.
President Obama has simply refused to uphold federal laws with which he disagrees, including the Defense of Marriage Act and immigration statutes.
Over 1, 000 government programs, including the defense budget and Medicare, are in line for deep, automatic cuts that begin to bite in January.
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We discussed a range of strategic issues, including missile defense, and resolved to continue to work through some of the difficult problems involved there.
Twelve of the mitigating factors were unanimously rejected by the jurors, including the defense assertion that Moussaoui suffers from a psychotic disorder such as schizophrenia.
For now, a senior Justice Department official said, "Everybody is talking to everybody from several agencies, including the Defense Department" as they determine the best course.
The extraordinarily close race "ought to cause mutual respect, " said Christopher, who in recent days has expressed his regard for some members of the other camp--including former Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, Bush's running mate.
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They also discussed strategic issues, including missile defense.
Several other agreements are expected to be signed during the two-day summit in South Africa's coastal resort city of Durban, including in defense, education, energy, science and technology, agriculture and transport, according to South African President Jacob Zuma.
The United States is looking at a range of ways, including in our defense budget.
We also spoke about Iran nuclear program, and discussed a number of other issues, including European missile defense.
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When Rosen saw the reaction, he wrote another article defending his first piece, including the following defense of his use of sources.
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He also went through a slump so severe that he missed the cut in four out of five tournaments, including his title defense in the U.S. Open.
He received several awards including the National Defense Service Medal.
He also received several decorations, including the National Defense Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Medal and Navy Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon.
For the last four years, as my Advisor for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, John developed and has overseen our comprehensive counterterrorism strategy -- a collaborative effort across the government, including intelligence and defense and homeland security, and law enforcement agencies.
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military advisor to me and my national security team, including the Secretary of Defense.
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The State Department is the primary institution responsible for the execution of diplomacy, although numerous other players, including the Department of Defense, play critical roles.
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