<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>CSBA &#187; 2011 &#187; May</title> <atom:link href="http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/5/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.csbaonline.org</link> <description>Copyright © 2013 Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:13:05 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Defense Spending No &#8216;Sacred Cow&#8217; As Republicans Look For Cuts</title><link>http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/05/31/defense-spending-no-sacred-cow-as-republicans-look-for-cuts/</link> <comments>http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/05/31/defense-spending-no-sacred-cow-as-republicans-look-for-cuts/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 21:22:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Natalya Anfilofyeva</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.csbaonline.org/?p=1341</guid> <description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert Gates in January proposed a five- year spending plan with $78 billion of net savings from canceling some programs, reducing troop numbers and cutting overhead. 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