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US general says military ready despite budget cuts

US general says military ready despite budget cuts

Richard Lardner · March 5, 2013 4:18 pm

General says Syria too complex to give lethal aid

General says Syria too complex to give lethal aid

Richard Lardner · March 5, 2013 4:07 pm

Pentagon says cuts may hurt intelligence-gathering

Pentagon says cuts may hurt intelligence-gathering

Richard Lardner · February 27, 2013 10:09 pm

House Democrat to offer bill ending automatic cuts

House Democrat to offer bill ending automatic cuts

Richard Lardner · February 27, 2013 8:04 am

Military leaders say Congress must stop sequester

Military leaders say Congress must stop sequester

Richard Lardner · February 26, 2013 6:23 pm

Senate to vote Thursday on advancing Hagel

Senate to vote Thursday on advancing Hagel

Richard Lardner · February 14, 2013 8:28 pm

White House says Obama called day after attack

White House says Obama called day after attack

Richard Lardner · February 14, 2013 6:33 pm

Senate leader sets stage for vote on Hagel

Senate leader sets stage for vote on Hagel

Richard Lardner · February 13, 2013 10:14 pm

Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., left, and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, right, confer at the start of a meeting on the new Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, COPPA, which regulates Internet websites that collect information from children under the age of thirteen, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Changes in law aim to protect kids’ online data

Richard Lardner · December 19, 2012 11:16 pm

Government says it is investigating data brokers

Government says it is investigating data brokers

Richard Lardner · December 19, 2012 12:34 am

Dan Russell-Pinson is shown in his office at his home in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. Russell-Pinson, like many apps developers, is concerned that soon-to-be-issued federal rules intended to strengthen online privacy protection for children will cost him money and curb innovation in an industry that thrives on it. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Software industry braces for new phone apps rules

Richard Lardner · December 18, 2012 9:13 pm

ADDS THAT THE LEGISLATION WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE - FILE - In this May 10, 2011, file photo, Senate Privacy, Technology and the Law subcommittee Chairman Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. presides over the subcommittee's hearing on "Protecting Mobile Privacy: Your Smartphones, Tablets, Cell Phones and Your Privacy," on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate Judiciary Committee approve legislation on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, that would close a legal loophole that allows so-called cyberstalking apps to operate secretly on a cell phone and transmit the userâs location information without a personâs knowledge. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senate takes step toward banning stalking software

Richard Lardner · December 14, 2012 12:52 am