James Rosen

President Obama took the historic step Friday of naming an openly gay man to head the Army. If confirmed, it would be a nation first.

By: James Rosen ,; McClatchyDC

September 22, 2015

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Pentagon Can’t Account for $1 Billion in Afghanistan Emergency Reconstruction Aid

The amount is 60 percent of all such spending under an emergency program.

By: James Rosen ,; McClatchy

April 24, 2015

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In Kabul, Hagel Says Clock is Ticking on US Exit Deal

While downplaying possible tensions, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel made it clear that time is running short for Karzai to sign the bilateral security agreement that many Afghan people …

By: James Rosen ,; McClatchyNewspapers

December 8, 2013

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US Troops Capture Wanted al Qaeda Leader in Libya

US special forces in Libya on Saturday captured a senior al Qaida leader who had been sought since 1998 for involvement in the coordinated bombings of two US embassies …

By: James Rosen ,; McClatchyNewspapers

October 6, 2013

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Turning Tide? Lawmakers Look to Pentagon for Budget Cuts

With the national deficit looming over the country, Obama might look to make cuts to defense spending to balance the budget.

By: James Rosen ,; McClatchyNewspapers

January 29, 2013

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South Carolina Voter ID Law Takes Hits in Court

In a case that, under the Voting Rights Act, hinges partly on whether the voter ID law was motivated by discriminatory intent, the lawu2019s chief architect, state Rep. Alan …

By: James Rosen ,; McClatchyNewspapers

September 1, 2012

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Obama Asks Congress for Limited Extension of Bush Tax Cuts

President Barack Obama Monday urged Congress to extend for one year Bush-era tax cuts for anyone earning less than $250,000—a plan that reinforces already sharply-drawn battle lines between and …

By: James Rosen &; David Lightman ,; McClatchyNewspapers

July 9, 2012

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South Carolina Republicans Step in Line Behind Romney

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, April 27, 2012. (Photo: Ty William Wright / The New …

By: James Rosen ,; McClatchyNewspapers

April 29, 2012

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F-35 Story Shows Why It’s So Hard to Cut a Federal Program

Washington - For all its high-tech stealth and record price tag, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter embodies the droll military motto, "Hurry up and wait." Conceived in …

By: Rob Hotakainen &; James Rosen ,; McClatchyNewspapers

February 1, 2012

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NLRB Documents Shed Light on Boeing Fight in South Carolina

Washington - Lawyers for the federal labor agency fighting Boeing’s new factory in North Charleston, N.C., repeatedly joked among themselves about the dispute and exchanged a political cartoon portraying …

By: James Rosen ,; McClatchyNewspapers

November 10, 2011

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