Blog entries from: 2C: The FCNL Staff Blog


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May 22 2013

From 2C: The FCNL Staff Blog Wed May 22 2013, 14:00:00

A key House Committee protects the Pentagon by slashing domestic spending, but staffers acknowledge this is just the beginning of the budget debate.

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May 17 2013

From 2C: The FCNL Staff Blog Fri May 17 2013, 05:00:00

Today, May 17, marks the 100th day of the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay prison. For more than a decade, people have been held without charge or trial. You can take action today to encourage Congress to close Guantanamo.

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May 13 2013

From 2C: The FCNL Staff Blog Mon May 13 2013, 14:00:00

The Pentagon is looking at further reductions in deployed nuclear weapons and eliminating one leg of the triad.

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May 7 2013

From 2C: The FCNL Staff Blog Tue May 7 2013, 05:01:00

Senators question Pentagon spending.

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May 6 2013

From 2C: The FCNL Staff Blog Mon May 6 2013, 19:00:05

Joe Volk served as FCNL's executive secretary from 1990 until 2011.

We at FCNL lost a friend and colleague last month. Bob Edgar died at his home in Burke, VA on April 23. He was 69. Bob served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1974 to 1986. He represented the 7th congressional district of Pennsylvania.

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From 2C: The FCNL Staff Blog Mon May 6 2013, 06:00:00

For both fiscal and ethical reasons, it is time Congress cancelled AUMF and reclaimed oversight of US military engagements

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May 1 2013

From 2C: The FCNL Staff Blog Wed May 1 2013, 05:01:00

Despite all the warnings, the press reports that profits at Pentagon contractors are still strong.

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April 26 2013

From 2C: The FCNL Staff Blog Fri Apr 26 2013, 05:01:00

Instead of focusing on relief for frequent fliers, Congress needs to pass legislation to help the people who are most hurt by this budget mess.Ask your senators to act.

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April 22 2013

From 2C: The FCNL Staff Blog Mon Apr 22 2013, 08:00:00

In 2011, Matt Southworth led a group on a fact-finding trip to Afghanistan to better understand the dynamics of the conflict. He, and Professor Michael T. Snarr of Wilmington College, have written about the lessons they learned in Quaker Higher Education, a publication of the Friends Association for Higher Education.

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April 18 2013

From 2C: The FCNL Staff Blog Thu Apr 18 2013, 05:01:00

This week, a majority of senators voted for legislation intended to prevent felons, domestic abusers and potentially violent people with mental illnesses from buying guns to hurt themselves, loved ones or others. But 45 senators were able to block the legislation from moving forward. What happens next depends on us.

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