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GATES: MCCHRYSTAL IS `THE VERY BEST' OFFICER TO COMMAND IN AFGHANISTAN
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Regulatory Intelligence Data
09-27-2009
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today gave
his unequivocal vote of confidence to the senior U.S. military officer
in Afghanistan. Appearing on CNN's State of the Union news show, Gates
told host John King that Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal is "the very best
commanding officer we could possibly have" as commander of U.S. and NATO
forces in Afghanistan. Gates said he believes President Barack Obama shares
his strong confidence in McChrystal's abilities. In June, McChrystal took
over as the top U.S. commander in ...
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Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...to discuss public safetyand law enforcement in tribal communities. In addition, the Justice Departmentrecently convened its annual tribal consultation on violence against women,as required by the Violence Against Women Act. The experiences that triballeaders...
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ARMY AND MARINE CORPS RESET REQUIREMENTS:PETER W. CHIARELLI
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. Thankyou for the opportunity to discuss Army Reset in view of the Fiscal Year(FY) 2010 annual budget and Overseas Contingency Operations supplementalrequests. On behalf of the Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Pete...
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EXPORTS AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY:HOWARD ROSEN
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...GDP. The US net debtor position hasdeteriorated since 2000, rising at a rate of 23 percent per year,more than 4 times the annual growth of the US economy. There areseveral ways the United States can reduce its debt burden, butmost of them will require...
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Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...underwrite production facilities. A report titled RisingTigers, Sleeping Giant, credited China with 1,800 megawatts of annual productioncapacity in 2008, with the U.S. at a mere 375 of megawatts produced. Estimatesfor U.S. demand in 2010 have...
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EXPORTS AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY:ALEXANDRE MAS
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...The United States has not had a tradesurplus since 1975 on an annual basis. The trade deficit rose in the 1980`sand then fell...percentannual rate. Exports also rose quickly at a 17 percent annual rate. Aswe have seen during the recession, a major obstacle...
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION OVERSIGHT:A. SPRIGHTLEY RYAN
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...implemented a number of our recommendationsin that area and, notably, the number of comments and significant deficienciesin the annual financial statement audits has declined over the last threeyears. Nonetheless, there remain significant challenges to strong...
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR INDIAN LANDS BACKLOGS:CARL J. ARTMAN
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
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Panel: Get Mammograms At 50, Not 40
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