Carl Levin

Politico Carl Levin bucks White House on detainee provisions Politico An unlikely thorn has been stuck in President Barack Obama's side all week: Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin. The liberal Michigan Democrat — who voted against the Iraq War in 2002 and typically votes with his party nine out of 10 times … Senate Declines to Clarify Rights of American Qaeda Suspects Arrested in US New York Times Senate challenges Obama on Iran Los Angeles Times Senate Approves $662 Billion Defense...Read Full Story

Today’s hearing on the nominations of Keith Alexander to head CYBERCOM (and Admiral Winnfield to head NORAD and NORTHCOM) were the first time that  operational responsibilities of CYBERCOM have been discussed in a public forum… https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3850-Carl-Levin-Poses-Several-Cyber-Scenarios-.html We are pleased to announce that Infosec Island™ has acquired www.information-security-resources.com, one of the leading online news portals addressing security issues. Please...Read Full Story

Nice grandstanding, better is calling a vote every day so the Repugs go on record daily as supporting banks.Read Full Story

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Michigan' Senator Levin is on the Senate committee that will work to retroactively reinstate a federal tax on multimillion-dollar estates that expired Dec. 31. The Federal legislation, most likely, will seek an extension of a 2009 law, which applied a 45 percent tax rate on the value of estates that exceeded $3.5 million per individual. "The sooner we do it, the better," Levin said in the Business Week article, which you can read at Levin Says House to Begin Extension of Bush Tax Cuts...Read Full Story