#Defense2012 — Live Election Coverage

Throughout the night, the reporters of Defense News will be updating this post with election results, analysis and breaking news. For our committee scorecard, click here. You can find us on Twitter using the #Defense2012 hashtag, or at our individual feeds: @marcusreports @aaronmehta @paulmcleary @bennettjohnt @cavasships 6:50 a.m. (Wednesday, Nov. 7) — The Morning After:…

A Tight Race … And a Shameless Plug

Five full days of campaigning to go and the race for the White House appears, according to the so-called experts, a dead heat. What a difference a few weeks makes. Through much of October, it appeared President Barack Obama had the easier path to the 270 votes needed to secure an Electoral College victory. To…

Former Bush Cabinet Member Colin Powell Again Endorses Obama

As President Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney are feverishly barnstorming swing states trying to gain support from swing voters, the incumbent picked up a key endorsement early Thursday. Colin Powell, who was national security adviser and secretary of state to two GOP presidents, endorsed Obama on Oct. 25 during an appearance on “CBS This…

Pentagon Hands GOP New Ammo in Libya Consulate Flap

Sure, it happened after 6 p.m. on a Friday. But, while prepping dinner, this Intercepts scribe had to wonder: Did the Pentagon just throw the White House, CIA and State Department under the bus? The BlackBerry buzzed at 6:08 p.m. on Oct. 19, delivering a press release from Senate Armed Services Committee members John McCain…