Articles in Category: 'Buck McKeon'

By: George Will | Posted: February 14, 2011 3:55 AM

WASHINGTON -- Tall, affable Buck McKeon sits, gavel in hand, at the turbulent intersection of two conflicting Republican tendencies. The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee embodies the party's support for a "strong" defense, which is sometimes measured simply by the size of the Pentagon's budget.

TAGS: Adm. Gary Roughead, Buck McKeon, Lt. Gen. George Flynn, News, Randy Forbes, Sen. Tom Coburn, Strait of Hormuz, Columns

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Florida Republicans Back Military Trials for Terrorists

By: Kevin Derby | Posted: January 27, 2011 3:55 AM

More than nine years after the 9/11 attacks, two Florida Republicans in Congress, both of whom are receiving some attention as possible candidates to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, introduced measures on how the United States tries captured terrorists.

TAGS: Adam Hasner, Bill Nelson, Buck McKeon, Connie Mack, Dan Webster, George LeMieux, Lamar Smith, Mike Haridopolos, Mike McCalister, Mike Rogers, News, Nick Loeb, Terrorists, Tom Rooney, Vern Buchanan, War on Terror, Government

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Florida's New Republicans in Congress Get Committee Assignments

By: Kevin Derby | Posted: December 20, 2010 4:05 AM

With a new Congress convening in January, committee assignments are starting to come in for the six new Republican members of the Florida delegation. The freshmen from the Sunshine State will be sitting on a number of important committees as the Republicans take control from the Democrats.

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