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Defense
Minnesota governor holds fire on war policy
Pawlenty says the Obama administration must do a better job of communicating why the war in Afghanistan remains important.
Oversight
Dems take harder fiscal stand than Obama
In reaction to spending emerging as a campaign issue, many Democratic Senate candidates are positioning themselves as more fiscally conservative than president.
Defense
Congress returns to nominations, finance, water bill
Supplemental defense spending request and conference version of the fiscal 2010 budget resolution also are on the agenda.
Oversight
House set to work on budget, supplemental next week
Dems will push for conference committee approval of budget resolution followed by consideration of $83.4 billion defense supplemental.
Oversight
Gaining Momentum
Recent survey shows the three top Democratic presidential candidates ahead in every combination of match-ups against the top four Republicans.
