Rep. Duncan Hunter

Republican  •  52nd District, California  •  2nd Term  •  Sworn In 2009
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06/01/12
They earned it: 10 troops denied the Medal of Honor

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.

Source: Army Times
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06/01/12
They earned it: 10 troops denied the Medal of Honor

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.

Source: Air Force Times
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06/01/12
Hunter's home is in old district, and new

...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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06/01/12
What was Thad McCotter thinking?

...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

Source: The Politico
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05/31/12
What was Thad McCotter thinking?

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 ...

Source: Politico.com
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05/31/12
Run for President, Kill Your Career

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 ...

Source: Businessweek
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05/31/12
Jailed Former Congressman Wants Guns to Fend off Rabid Cougars

..."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

Source: Time Magazine
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05/27/12
Romney Resurrects Bush's "Hollow Military" Myth

... 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 ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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05/26/12
A solemn salute to the men and women of the U.S. military

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 ...

Source: Brainerd Dispatch
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05/25/12
CONGRESS: Candidates make final fundraising push before primary

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 ...

Source: Riverside Press Enterprise
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05/25/12
Forgotten: Why has Bowe Bergdahl languished as a POW for nearly 3 years?

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 ...

Source: Human Events (blog)
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05/25/12
U.S. Troops Beating Taliban's IEDs

...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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05/25/12
U.S. troops winning war against IEDs of Taliban

...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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05/23/12
HUFFPOST FUNDRACE -- Super PACs Fall In April

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.

Source: Huffington Post
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05/23/12
New Super PAC Lifts Off in San Diego

...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

Source: NBC San Diego
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05/23/12
Group Declares War On Spain – Maybe – and Announces SuperPac and Bakesales

...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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05/22/12
Administration widens scope of ‘Race to the Top’

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 ...

Source: Washington Times
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05/22/12
Obama Offers School Districts $400 Million to Tailor Classes

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.

Source: Bloomberg
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05/22/12
Obama dangles $400 million to spur school change

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 ...

Source: msnbc.com
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05/22/12
Obama dangles $400 million to spur school change

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 ...

Source: Reuters
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05/22/12
Rules Proposed for District Race to Top Contest

Overall, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., the chairman of the House subcommittee that deals with education, isn't happy with the proposal. "The department's proposal represents an unprecedented expansion of federal intrusion into local education ...

Source: Education Week
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05/22/12
New PAC To Promote National Defense Strategy

The advertisements are set to run nationally and in electoral battleground states. The board of directors includes former Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-El Cajon, who for years was the GOP leader of the House Armed Services Committee, and Republican political ...

Source: San Diego Channel
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05/22/12
Obama administration widens scope of 'Race to the Top' education plan

...decisions, adding to the boondoggle of bureaucracy already challenging teachers, principals and superintendents,” said Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican and chairman of the House subcommittee on early childhood, elementary and secondary educat

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05/22/12
Local Super PAC Launches TV Ads On Defense Funding

...in national security cuts, if allowed to pass, will be the greatest tragedy of the Obama administration," said former Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-El Cajon, who for years was the GOP leader of the House Armed Services Committee. "The cuts will result in 200,00

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05/21/12
Group launches fight against defense cuts; says reductions could mean smallest ground forces since 1940, fewest ships since 1915

"The trillion dollars in national security cuts, if allowed to pass, will be the greatest tragedy of the Obama administration," said former Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-El Cajon, who for years was the GOP leader of the House Armed Services Committee. "The cuts ..

Source: Fallbrook Bonsal Village News
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05/21/12
San Diego Super PAC To Promote Defense Spending

...television commercials that focus on defense budgets under President Barack Obama. The board of directors includes former Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-El Cajon, who for years was the GOP leader of the House Armed Services Committee, and Republican political st

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05/19/12
Medal of Honor for Marine Sgt. Peralta: Once More With (Congressional) Feeling

...a position to address this situation once and for all. Today, Friday, May 18, a defense spending bill amendment proposed by Rep. Duncan Hunter “that makes the Navy provide a complete report on Sgt. Rafael Peralta’s posthumous Medal of Honor nominati

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05/18/12
Medal of Honor for Marine Sgt. Peralta: Once More With (Congressional) Feeling

In a powerful, detailed and facts-supported March 6, 2012, article in the Washington Times, Rep. Duncan Hunter, who is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the first Marine combat veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars elected to Congress .

Source: The Moderate Voice
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05/18/12
US - Laos Policy, Memorial Events, Held in Congress

... Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA); U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), and, Members of the U.S. Congress. The events also commemorate National Lao and Hmong Recognition Day ceremonies held annually in May in Washington, D.C. and across the United States.

Source: PRLog (free press release)
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05/17/12
Second generation of soldiers honored

Working with more than 50 veterans service organizations, Sen. John McCain and Rep. Duncan Hunter rewarded Alice Wax when the U.S. Congress adopted a bill in 1999 designation May National Military Appreciation month. The local Blue Star support group this

Source: Sidney Daily News
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