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Where are the great Senate leaders?

...with his mere presence. There is no longer a revered figure - a Byrd, a Dole, a Moynihan, a Chafee, a Nunn, a John Warner - whose authority could transcend party and the usual arithmetic of vote counting. Some have died. Some have retired...

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''I'd have turned the lights out the first night. I'd have dropped the bridges across the Danube. I'd hit five or six political and military headquarters in downtown Belgrade. Milosevic and his cronies would have waked up the next morning asking what the hell was going on?'' Lt. Gen. Michael C. Short Air Force NATO critic

...But Short's testimony was the most riveting and critical. He issued the indictment of NATO oversight after Chairman John Warner, R-Va., asked whether he would have acted differently if he were calling the shots. Short, who is retiring from...

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Foreign policy battles looming

...Republicans in the Senate are divided between those like Lugar, Hagel and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner, R-Va., who generally favor more international engagement; and more conservative members, including Foreign Relations...

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Energy boss sees chance for more oil

...asked for an update on the world oil situation as he began testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Sen. John Warner, R-Va., the chairman, said he is concerned about a forecast of gasoline prices soaring to $2 a gallon by summer...

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Gas tax rollback one of many tax issues before Congress this week

...projects, they said. ''Yes, there's anger at the pump. But there's also anger behind the wheel,'' said Sen. John Warner, R-Va. ''We cannot have instability in the highway modernization program.'' The legislation also serves a political...

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Cohen warns against Kosovo deadline

...have labeled an emergency. In addition, the bill has language by Byrd and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner, R-Va., requiring that the next president begin withdrawing U.S. troops from the breakaway Yugoslav region by...

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Senate votes today on future of Kosovo peacekeeping mission after House has say

...Y; Minge, Y; Oberstar, N; Peterson, Y; Sabo, N; Vento, N. The withdrawal provision, authored by Sens. John Warner, R-Va., and Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., also would cut extra funds for the Kosovo operation unless the president...

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Pentagon rejects Russia's idea of cutting nuclear arms

...having conducted a recent comprehensive review of our strategic nuclear ... requirements?'' Committee Chairman Sen. John Warner asked as he opened Tuesday's hearing. ''I respect the constitutional duties of our president to conduct foreign...

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Missing secrets at Los Alamos prompts probe, political fallout

...to be a prime target. ''This incident occurred on his watch. He'll have to be made accountable,'' said Sen. John Warner, R-Va., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Richardson announced that two highly respected elder...

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Cohen orders probe of system on military absentee ballots

...it easier," said Kenneth H. Bacon, the chief Pentagon spokesman. Several members of Congress, including Sen. John Warner, R-Va., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Steve Buyer, R-Ind., chairman of the House...

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