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Despite a rocky few weeks during the fiscal cliff fight, John Boehner won re-election as speaker of the House of Representatives on Thursday and will again lead Republicans as they take on the White House over federal spending. HT Image Boehner defeated House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi 220-192 in a vote on the o stanley cup pening day of the 113th Congress and vowed to use his second term to shrink the national d stanley cup ebt of $16 trillion to prevent it from draining free enterprise. The Ohio congressman narrowly avoided the embarrassment of having to go to a second-round of voting, as a small group of conservatives held back their support for him. But without a challenger from inside his party, Boehner s re-election was never in doubt even though he has struggled to control an unruly group of fiscal conservatives in his caucus. True to form, the often emotional Boehner shed a tear or two as took the gavel and spelled out the challenges ahead. Our government has built up too much debt. Our economy is not producing enough jobs. These are not separate problems, Boehner said. At $16 trillion and rising, our national debt is draining free enterprise and weakening the ship of state. Questi stanley cup ons were asked about Boehner s speakership when conservative Tea Party-backed lawmakers delivered him a stinging defeat in December by rejecting a proposal of his during talks with President Barack Obama to raise taxes on millionaires. Boehner also came under fire for voting on Tuesday for a Jqld Zika is now here : Mosquitoes now spreading virus in US, 4 new cases detected
The US has said there are indications t stanley cup hat elements of ISI are either actually supporting al-Qaeda and Taliban or are sympathetic to them and asked Pakistans intelligence agency to change this strategic approach . HT Image There are certainly indications that thats the case. And fundamentally thats air force 1 one of the things that has to change, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, told CNN when asked about reports in US media regarding elements air max in ISI actually supporting or being sympathetic to the Taliban and al-Qaeda militants. The agency youre really talking about ... is their Pakistans intelligence agency, the ISI. I believe for a significant period of time now, fundamentally, the strategic approach with the ISI must change, the top US military officer said. Their ISI support for militants, their support for militants actually on both borders, has to fundamentally shift..., Mullen said. He said that Pakistans tribal belt remains the safe haven for the Taliban and al-Qaeda. The safe haven here gives them an opportunity to train, gives them an opportunity to rest and actually gives them an opportunity, particularly the Taliban, to move back in... And thats the safe haven weve got to eliminate, he said. Read breaking news, latest... See more Read breaking news, latest updates from US, UK, Pakistan and other countries across the world on topics related to US Election Live, politics,crime, and national affairs. News / World News |
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