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height="83"></media:thumbnail></media:content></item><item><title>Republicans Can't Stop Susan Rice from Getting Her National Security Consolation Prize</title><link>http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/03/republicans-cant-stop-susan-rice-getting-her-national-security-consolation-prize/61785/</link><description>A new report states that Rice will be named as the White House National Security Advisor.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Connor Simpson, Atlantic Wire</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:15:11 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/03/republicans-cant-stop-susan-rice-getting-her-national-security-consolation-prize/61785/</guid><category>Oversight</category><media:content url="http://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/upload/2013/03/11/031113susanriceGE/large.jpg" width="618" height="284"><media:description>U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice</media:description><media:credit>Craig 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-0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.govexec.com/defense/2013/02/why-supreme-courts-doma-decision-limiting-pentagons-gay-benefits/61128/</guid><category>Defense</category><media:content url="http://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/upload/2013/02/06/020613hemletGE/large.jpg" width="618" height="284"><media:description></media:description><media:credit>Defense Department</media:credit><media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/upload/2013/02/06/020613hemletGE/thumb.jpg" width="138" height="83"></media:thumbnail></media:content></item><item><title>Obama's pick to head Interior would be fittest Cabinet member</title><link>http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/02/obamas-pick-head-interior-would-be-fittest-cabinet-member/61127/</link><description>REI's Sally Jewell starts every day with a workout, goes climbing in Antarctica.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Connor Simpson, Atlantic Wire</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:31:53 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/02/obamas-pick-head-interior-would-be-fittest-cabinet-member/61127/</guid><category>Management</category><media:content url="http://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/upload/2013/02/06/020613sallyjewellGE/large.jpg" width="618" height="284"><media:description>REI president and CEO Sally Jewell</media:description><media:credit>Matt Peyton/AP</media:credit><media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/upload/2013/02/06/020613sallyjewellGE/thumb.jpg" width="138" height="83"></media:thumbnail></media:content></item><item><title>Democratic senator promises a budget this year</title><link>http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/01/democratic-senator-promises-budget-year/60775/</link><description>Sen. Chuck Schumer also promises the budget will take on sequestration and tax reform.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Connor Simpson, Atlantic Wire</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/01/democratic-senator-promises-budget-year/60775/</guid><category>Oversight</category><media:content url="http://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/upload/2013/01/21/012113schumerGE/large.jpg" width="618" height="284"><media:description>Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.</media:description><media:credit>J. 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-0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.govexec.com/defense/2012/10/fbi-needed-libyas-permission-investigate-us-embassy-benghazi/58614/</guid><category>Defense</category><media:content url="http://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/upload/2012/10/05/100512libyraconsultateGE/large.jpg" width="618" height="284"><media:description>A Libyan man walks on the grounds of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi after it was attacked last month.</media:description><media:credit>Ibrahim Alaguri/AP</media:credit><media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/upload/2012/10/05/100512libyraconsultateGE/thumb.jpg" width="138" height="83"></media:thumbnail></media:content></item><item><title>U.S. bases might be at risk if Israel attacks Iran</title><link>http://www.govexec.com/defense/2012/09/us-bases-might-be-risk-if-israel-attacks-iran/57838/</link><description>Israel and Iran have been sparring over Iran's nuclear development for months.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Connor Simpson</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.govexec.com/defense/2012/09/us-bases-might-be-risk-if-israel-attacks-iran/57838/</guid><category>Defense</category><media:content url="http://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/upload/2012/09/04/090412tehranGE/large.jpg" width="618" height="284"><media:description>Analysts say te Parchin military complex is being shrouded with a pink tarp to stop the U.N nuclear agency from monitoring Tehran's efforts to develop a weapon.</media:description><media:credit>Institute for Science and International Security </media:credit><media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/upload/2012/09/04/090412tehranGE/thumb.jpg" width="138" height="83"></media:thumbnail></media:content></item><item><title>Suicide attack targets U.S. consulate vehicle in Pakistan</title><link>http://www.govexec.com/defense/2012/09/suicide-attack-targets-us-consulate-vehicle-pakistan/57840/</link><description>Four consulate employees were injured in the attack.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Connor Simpson</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:41:05 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.govexec.com/defense/2012/09/suicide-attack-targets-us-consulate-vehicle-pakistan/57840/</guid><category>Defense</category><media:content url="http://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/upload/2012/09/04/090412pakistanGE/large.jpg" width="618" height="284"><media:description>Pakistani officials and rescue workers gather at the site of bombing in Peshawar Monday.</media:description><media:credit>Mohammad Sajjad/AP</media:credit><media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/upload/2012/09/04/090412pakistanGE/thumb.jpg" width="138" height="83"></media:thumbnail></media:content></item><item><title>Man who threatened Obama greeted authorities with a shotgun</title><link>http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/08/man-who-threatened-obama-greeted-authorities-shotgun/57588/</link><description>The Secret Service detained the man after he sent emails threatening emails to the FBI</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Connor Simpson, Atlantic Wire</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/08/man-who-threatened-obama-greeted-authorities-shotgun/57588/</guid><category>Oversight</category><media:content url="http://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/upload/2012/08/22/082212secretserviceGE/large.jpg" width="618" height="284"><media:description></media:description><media:credit>Charles Dharapak/AP</media:credit><media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/upload/2012/08/22/082212secretserviceGE/thumb.jpg" width="138" height="83"></media:thumbnail></media:content></item></channel></rss>