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The House Democrats’ package that passed Thursday cuts President Barack Obama’s signature education program, Race to the Top, and other administration reform efforts by $800 million, using the savings to help offset the cost of more Pell Grants and a new $10 billion fund to save teacher jobs.

For nearly a decade the Air Force has been trying to replace its Eisenhower-era fleet of refueling tanker aircraft. It has failed twice in rather spectacular fashion. And the double failures were due, in part, to the malign influence of Sen. John McCain (R?-AZ), who has been to the Air Force what malware is to your laptop.

CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan – Marine Corps aviation assets in Afghanistan bring a huge advantage for Afghan national security forces and NATO troops who are constantly ambushed by an enemy that rarely sticks around to fight.

From Tikrit, Iraq these US soldiers of have a message for us this Independence Day.

Gen. David Petraeus boldly declared “we are in this to win” Sunday as he took command of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan at a time of skepticism over a counterinsurgency strategy he himself pioneered and confusion over goals in an increasingly violent war.

Stuart Varney on Fox News reported that the war funding bill will include language that a budget is ‘deemed passed’ so they can claim they passed a budget even though there isn’t one. This is the great transparency Obama promised, the ‘most ethical’ congress that Pelosi claimed? What a farce! How can Americans keep returning these people to office?

In typical Obama fashion, the war in Afghanistan is being used as a political tool. Is this why McChrystal was upset with the administration? Never mind the advice of military commanders, the effect on troop causalities or the benefits to the enemy just make the decision based on politics.

The attack came a day after US Gen David Petraeus warned of an “industrial strength insurgency” in the country.

As many as 150 insurgent fighters have been killed since Sunday in a major offensive involving about 700 U.S. and Afghan troops along eastern Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan, a senior military official confirmed to Fox News early Tuesday.

Americans like strong leadership that appears to have things under control. Anybody seen that recently?