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General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Law of the Sea Convention, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 23, 2012.
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The Obama campaign is ready to deploy Kerry as a top surrogate on foreign policy and national security this year, a natural task for the 68-year-old Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, whom many party strategists see as a nearly perfect foil for presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney.
Senators may not see service on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as desirable.
In the era of the imperial presidency, the role of the Senate (and Congress in general) in foreign policymaking has been marginalized. As a result, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has witnessed a slow erosion of its influence since the high times of the early Cold WarMore quotes »
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Editorial: High time for Law of the Sea
that have joined, including Russia, can use it to stake claims to the oceans' vast mineral resources.The Senate Foreign Relations Committee opens a hearing on it Wednesday. Witnesses include Defense Secretary Leon Panetta , Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Read more »
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Kerry: Time isn't right for US move against Syria
-- Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry said Thursday the violent crackdown by Bashar Assad's regime in Syria shouldn't be tolerated, but the world must respond "in a responsible way."Kerry said there are stark differences between the situation Read more »
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Libyan leader thanks lawmakers for support
overthrow Moammar Gadhafi (MOO'-ah-mar gah-DAH'-fee).The prime minister, Abdurrahim el-Keib, told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Thursday the Libyan people appreciate the support. Libyan rebels overthrew the Gadhafi regime last year. They Read more »
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US Defense Secretary, SBY in Singapore for 'Shangri-la Dialogue'
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta testifies before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Law of the Sea Convention, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 23, 2012. Panetta arrived in Singapore on Friday to attend a top-lev 7:09 AM from The Jakarta Globe Read more »
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Conn Carroll: Obama’s Lame Duck Plan to Pass Cap and Trade
President Obama’s plans to pass economy killing cap and trade regulations may have died in the Senate in 2010. But, if Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., gets his way, they will be resurrected after the presidential election. At a Senate Foreign Relations Committ from Junk Science Read more »
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Panetta to explain U.S. strategic shift to Asian allies
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (R) appears with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington May 23, 2012. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will brief allies on the U.S. from Reuters Mobile Read more »
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Treaty on the seas is in rough Senate waters
“Everyone is entitled to his opinion, but not to his own facts,” goes the maxim popularized by Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.). Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, used it last week in introducing the l from The Washington Post Read more »
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China Uneasy With Hillary’s Remarks On Sea Dispute
MANILA, Philippines --- Beijing has expressed concern over the recent remarks made by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that China’s claims in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) exceed what is permitted by the United Nations Convention on from Manila Bulletin Read more »
