Read more Armed Services Committee stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3143/armed-services-committee.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:47:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/25341/cia-to-brief-congress-on-syria-north-korea-nuke-pact.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDetails of a suspected secret pact between North Korea and Syria to supply Damascus with nuclear weapons technology will be revealed in closed-door CIA briefings of lawmakers, Reuters reports. The pact is apparently linked to an Israeli air raid on a suspected nuclear site in Syria last year. The briefing...http://www.newser.com/story/25341/cia-to-brief-congress-on-syria-north-korea-nuke-pact.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Apr 2008 7:05:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23893/petraeus-foils-senators-seeking-exit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDavid Petraeus and Ryan Crocker head back to Capitol Hill this morning after a grueling day of testimony that was short on substance and clear goals, writes the Washington Post . Pressed repeatedly yesterday to describe what "conditions" they would like to see before recommending a troop withdrawal, the general and...http://www.newser.com/story/23893/petraeus-foils-senators-seeking-exit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Apr 2008 7:09:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20057/clinton-and-obama-a-tale-of-two-senators.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Senate isn’t a powerful presidential launching pad, but Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama arrived there amidst whispers of executive ambitions, and each charted a very different course, the LA Times reports. Clinton swiftly established herself as an inside operator, forging alliances and focusing on her state, while Obama traded...http://www.newser.com/story/20057/clinton-and-obama-a-tale-of-two-senators.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Feb 2008 11:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/7028/dems-willing-to-deal-on-troop-pullout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSenate Democrats are signaling they are willing to compromise with Republicans on a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq. The Democrats, who pushed before the summer recess for a pullout deadline next spring, have been undercut by some progress in Iraq and the success of the White House in maintaining...http://www.newser.com/story/7028/dems-willing-to-deal-on-troop-pullout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Sep 2007 3:20:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6348/gop-senator-start-bringing-troops-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a significant break from his previous support for the White House's Iraq policy, John Warner said today wants to see some US troops home by Christmas. The influential ex-chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee has opposed Democratic attempts to force withdrawal, CNN reports, but now says a partial...http://www.newser.com/story/6348/gop-senator-start-bringing-troops-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Aug 2007 17:12:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3208/corporate-donors-snub-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain is lagging far behind his GOP primary rivals in fundraising, in part because he's alienated so many big corporate donors in his Senate career. All that straight talk about minimizing the influence of money on politics has taken its toll, the New York Times notes. One defense industry...http://www.newser.com/story/3208/corporate-donors-snub-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 Jun 2007 5:49:29 CDT