Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Duncan Hunter [R, CA-52]

Isolationism and China

2012-06-02T17:23:48Z

They go so far as to compare China to the old Soviet Union, as if our only option is a nuclear showdown, or, in the case of William Hawkins, adviser to Rep. Duncan Hunter of California, Hitler's Germany, as if the only option is world war. Every uptick in

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They earned it: 10 troops denied the Medal of Honor

2012-06-01T14:11:43Z

When Peralta was ultimately awarded the Navy Cross, his family refused to accept it. Critics cried foul. Rep. Duncan Hunter, a California Republican, combat veteran and Marine Reserve officer, continues to urge the Pentagon to reconsider the case.

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They earned it: 10 troops denied the Medal of Honor

2012-06-01T14:11:43Z

Hunter's home is in old district, and new

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...covered in dry brush and scrub oak trees and pocked with granite boulders. Four homes are located along the driveway. Rep. Duncan D. Hunter, R-Alpine, lives in one of them. Hunter, 35, represents California’s 52nd Congressional District. He has lived

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What was Thad McCotter thinking?

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...and won. He challenged her two years later and lost in a landslide. Today, he mainly haunts Fox News. In 2006, GOP Representative Duncan Hunter of California, then the chairman of the powerful Armed Services Committee, announced he would retire from Con

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What was Thad McCotter thinking?

2012-05-31T20:17:59Z

He challenged her two years later and lost in a landslide. Today, he mainly haunts Fox News. In 2006, GOP Representative Duncan Hunter of California, then the chairman of the powerful Armed Services Committee, announced he would retire from Congress to ...

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Run for President, Kill Your Career

2012-05-31T19:27:52Z

Jailed Former Congressman Wants Guns to Fend off Rabid Cougars

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

..."Duke" Cunningham (R-San Diego) (C) speaks as he is flanked by Congressman Darrell Issa (R-San Diego) (L) and Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-San Diego) during the welcoming ceremony of the U.S. Navy's fastest large ship, the Sea Fighter, in San Diego, Cal

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Romney Resurrects Bush's "Hollow Military" Myth

2012-05-27T17:02:17Z

... McCain), in "bad" shape (Representative Curt Weldon), and "could not fight and win against Iraq today" (Representative Duncan Hunter). Bush advisers routinely describe the American military as a "hollow force." (As James Fallows documented ...

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A solemn salute to the men and women of the U.S. military

2012-05-26T19:55:16Z

He died on Wildcat Canyon Road, a treacherous back road to his El Cajon, Calif. office. Mac was a military liaison officer for Rep. Duncan Hunter. Mac was one of those take-charge guys. He rose to every challenge and there was never a doubt as ...

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CONGRESS: Candidates make final fundraising push before primary

2012-05-25T21:36:41Z

Calvert, R-Corona, raised almost $40,000. In the 50th, a predominantly San Diego County District that includes Temecula, Rep. Duncan Hunter raised roughly $29,000. None of four other candidates reported raising any money. To find out where these ...

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Forgotten: Why has Bowe Bergdahl languished as a POW for nearly 3 years?

2012-05-25T20:46:34Z

McCain has vocally opposed the release of Taliban prisoners, and a spokesman for Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), a former Marine, said Hunter didn’t support the move either, adding language to the recently passed House Defense appropriations bill that ...

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U.S. Troops Beating Taliban's IEDs

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

...that, but there have been some improvements in detection and plenty of lessons learned,” said Joe Kasper, spokesman for Rep. Duncan Hunter, California... President Obama described his recent pact with Kabul as the symbol of a new chapter in the decade

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U.S. troops winning war against IEDs of Taliban

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

...but there have been some improvements in detection and plenty of lessons learned,” said Joe Kasper, spokesman for Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican and a House Armed Services Committee member. The Pentagon has spent more than $200 million a ye

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HUFFPOST FUNDRACE -- Super PACs Fall In April

2012-05-23T18:54:24Z

Former Rep. Duncan Hunter is heading a new super PAC based in San Diego that will argue in favor of defense spending and will seek contributions from defense contractors. Politico reports that Silicon Valley is cooling to President Obama.

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New Super PAC Lifts Off in San Diego

2012-05-23T01:00:00Z

...to fight in the war against terror, we must realize that on the horizon, there are other potential threats," said former U.S. Rep. Hunter. But Democrats point out that the cuts were not the work of the President, but of a bipartisan, Congressional 'Supe

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Group Declares War On Spain – Maybe – and Announces SuperPac and Bakesales

2012-05-23T01:00:00Z

...with the Pentagon’s plans to reshape the US military into a Twenty-first Century fighting force, former Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter called for a “new naval armada, one like we had when we invaded Cuba”. Hunter’s speech to the two dozen spectat

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Administration widens scope of ‘Race to the Top’

2012-05-22T19:02:45Z

principals and superintendents,” said Rep. Duncan Hunter, chairman of the House subcommittee on early childhood, elementary and secondary education. “I urge the president stop dedicating more taxpayer dollars to new programs with ...

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Obama Offers School Districts $400 Million to Tailor Classes

2012-05-22T15:49:29Z

The program intrudes on local educational decisions and adds to the bureaucracy faced by school staffers, said California Republican Representative Duncan Hunter, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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Obama dangles $400 million to spur school change

2012-05-22T12:50:31Z

U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter, the Republican chair of a House subcommittee on education, issued a statement Tuesday blasting the grant program for "adding to the boondoggle of bureaucracy" piled atop local schools. "I urge the president to ...

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