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<em>Politico</em> OpEd: President Obama has the team to modernize national security

Politico OpEd: President Obama has the team to modernize national security

"This all-star team is in the right place at the right time, because U.S. national security strategy is at a critical crossroads. With one war over, another one winding down and a budget crisis forcing the Pentagon to reshape itself, the time is ripe to bring our defense policy in line with fiscal and strategic realities," write Lt. General Robert Gard & Terry Lierman for Politico.

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<em>Defense News</em> Story on East Coast Missile Defense Quotes John Isaacs

Defense News Story on East Coast Missile Defense Quotes John Isaacs

“Developing a workable missile defense system for a new East Coast site is a long way off and would cost billions before one shovel breaks ground in New York,” Isaacs said.

Bringing the Troops Home, but Not Soon Enough say John Isaacs & Usha Sahay in an OpEd for The Hill.

We are paying a painfully high cost to keep more troops in Afghanistan for longer – with few, if any, benefits. The president’s announcement is a step in the right direction, but he needs to do much more to fulfill his promise to end a war that’s gone on for far too long," write John Issacs & Usha Sahay in The Hill.

Priscilla McMillan Quoted in The Republican on Council's Endorsement of Rep. Ed Markey

“As a Bay Stater, I’m proud to have voted to endorse Rep. Markey’s candidacy for the Senate,” said Priscilla McMillan, of Cambridge, who is described as an expert on U.S.-Russia relations and one of the group's board members. “Markey's courage and far-sightedness in nearly four decades of public service leading the effort for greater control of nuclear weapons and better protection of the environment make him the perfect successor to Senator Kerry."

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May 7, 2013