Weekly Recap: New Pentagon Chief, AUMF, Viagra

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Weekly Recap: New Pentagon Chief, AUMF, Viagra  By Tim Starks A Pakistani policewoman fires a heavy machine gun during a special elite police training course at a police training centre in Nowshera, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on Feb. 11. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)Ashton Carter. The new Defense boss is one of the few areas of agreement between the executive and legislative branches these days. Will he be able to make a difference? Authorization for Use of Military Force. There's some skepticism about the… Full story Administration Official Wants Congress' Help on Some Gitmo Detainees, But Huh?  By Tim Starks The Defense Department official who is Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure told a House subcommittee Thursday that sooner or later, the detention facility would be down to people who aren't fit for release/transfer to other countries, or military prosecution. And then, said the official, Paul Lewis, the administration will want to "work with Congress for options on those detainees." Full story Ashton Carter Might Be Great Pentagon Pick, and It Might Not Matter