Senator Carl Levin of Michigan

Democratic Senator Carl Levin of Michigan. Senator Levin's current term expires in 2009.

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Protesters urge 'Mike,' 'Hillary' to drop Afghan surge

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Protesters opposed to President Barack Obama's planned troop surge for Afghanistan on Wednesday urged top aides Hillary Clinton and Michael Mullen to reconsider making an epic "mistake." As the US secretary of state and the top US uniformed military officer, joined by Defense Secretary of State Robert Gates, came before lawmakers, demonstrators from the "Code Pink" anti-war group peacefully challenged them. "Hillary! You know better!" member Medea Benjamin, who wore a fuchsia sash emblazoned with "Surge: Big Mistake" on the front and "No Afghan War" on the back," called as Clinton entered the Senate Armed Services Committee room. Demonstrators held up signs showing a ... Read Full Story

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Lax laws allow US companies to be used for crimes

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Lax state laws allow arms traffickers, drug kingpins and money launderers to use U.S. companies to hide their illicit activities from investigators, government officials said Thursday. An example is the case of Viktor Bout, a Russian businessman accused of supplying dictators and warlords with weapons used in civil wars in South America, the Middle East and Africa. Bout used a network of shell companies around the world, including a dozen U.S. corporations, to carry out his activities, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. One Delaware-based holding company linked to Bout was used in the late ... Read Full Story

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Tax Increase Campaign Item 3: Wars Cost Money And Rich Must Pay, MI Senator Levin Tells Bloomberg

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At this point, there should be little doubt that there is a concerted attempt underway to use the war in Afghanistan as a justification for punitively taxing high earners. Last weekend (noted at NewsBusters ; at BizzyBlog ), the New York Times discovered that wars cost money. It cited Wisconsin Democratic Congressman David Obey's concern that funding the Afghanistan effort at the level requested months ago by General Stanley A. McChrystal would "devour virtually any other priorities that the president or anyone in Congress had." Thursday, as reported by AFP (noted last night at NewsBusters ; at BizzyBlog ), House Democratic heavy-hitters Barney Frank, ... Read Full Story

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Key senator says Afghanistan mission in jeopardy

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Saying the U.S. mission in Afghanistan is in "serious jeopardy" and more troops are needed to combat an increasingly potent Taliban, the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee stands at odds against an influential Democratic colleague on military matters. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's views are more closely aligned with those of key Republicans than members of her own party. Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee, urged a more methodical approach that begins with crafting a new, comprehensive strategy for Afghanistan. "I'm saying at this time, don't send more combat troops," said Levin, D-Mich., who wants the emphasis to be on strengthening Afghanistan's ... Read Full Story

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Senate Hearings on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Postponed Indefinitely

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U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearings on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" have been postponed : "A planned November hearing by the US Senate Armed Services Committee to consider ending a ban on gays serving openly in the US military will be postponed, a spokeswoman indicated Friday. 'We do not have a date' for the hearing, said the aide, Tara Andringa. Committee staff have been working on Afghanistan issues ahead of President Barack Obama's decision on whether to send more troops, and more recently on the aftermath of the shock rampage at the sprawling Fort Hood military base. The panel's chairman, Democratic Senator Carl Levin, ... Read Full Story

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Levin On Obama's Afghan Strategy

President Obama this week ordered another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan as part of his strategy for the country. Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, discusses his view of the Obama administration's Afghanistan plan.

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