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FARA Issues
F.B.I. Says Pakistan Military Led Long Plot to Tilt U.S. Policy
Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt, The New York Times
National Security
Lockheed, Pratt to Pay $238 Million in F-35 Cost Overruns
Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg
Pentagon Could Scrap New Ballistic-Missile Submarine
Jennifer McDrmott, The Day
48% Think Major Cuts in Defense Spending Won't Put America At Risk
Rasmussen Reports
The Defense Death Spiral
Chuck Spinney, Time
Italy Joins Germany in Fight for Lockheed Missile System
Roxana Tiron, Bloomberg
News of the World Scandal
News Corp. Hires FCPA Expert
Vanessa O'Connell, The Wall Street Journal
Rupert Murdoch's American Lawbreaking: How He Could Be Prosecuted
Michael Tomasky, The Daily Beast
Financial Oversight
Regulators Strain to Shoulder Load
Jean Eaglesham, The Wall Street Journal
U.S. Chamber Takes Swipe at Finra
Mark Schoeff Jr., Investment News
Energy Oversight
US to Regulate Offshore Drilling Contractors in 'Select' Cases
Tennille Tracy, Fox Business
Inspector General Issues
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
The White House
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