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Financial Oversight
Senate to Take Up Insider-Trading Bill
Peter Schroeder, The Hill
The Incredibly Shrinking Bill for TARP
Suzy Khimm, The Washington Post
How Allen Stanford Kept the SEC at Bay
Murray Waas, Reuters
Charlie Rose Talks to the SEC's Robert Khuzami
Charlie Rose, Businessweek
National Security
Panetta's Pentagon Shift Favors Subs, Bombers, Tankers
Tony Capaccio, Businessweek
Defense Spending Panel Says Sequestration Wouldn't Be Disastrous
Andrew Lapin, Government Executive
Defense Budget Plan Doesn't Cut as Deeply as Pentagon Says
Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy
N.E. Lawmakers Voe to Flight Base Closing
Bryan Bender, Boston Globe
Nuclear Security
Loophole in Senate Bill May Create Nuclear Risks
Aaron Mehta, iWatch News
Contract Oversight
Security Contractors See Opportunities, and Limits, in Mexico
Nick Miroff and William Booth, The Washington Post
Public Health
FDA: Par Free Speech Lawsuit Is a Red Herring
Ed Silverman, Pharmalot
Government Accountability
Arlington Cemetery Disputes Reports, Says $12 Million Isn't Missing
Chrisitan Davenport, The Washington Post
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