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 Congressman Duncan Hunter - Proudly Serving the 52nd District of California : Biography
Hunter's first assignment in Congress was to the House Armed Services Committee, where he continues to serve today as its Chairman.
Hunter also served as Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Procurement from 1995-2000 where he presided over $60 billion for the acquisition of military weapon systems and components.
Hunter remains committed to sealing the U.S. border to illegal alien and drug trafficking, ensuring that the region remains safe for communities on both sides of the international boundary.
www.house.gov /hunter/biography.shtml   (426 words)

  
 Breaking Elections News, Latest Headlines & More | US Elections 2006 | Reuters.com
Hunter, who said support for a strong military and the fight against illegal immigration would be two of his top issues, is the first established Republican to say he would form an exploration committee for a 2008 presidential run.
Hunter will join what is expected to be a crowded field of presidential hopefuls in 2008, with about a dozen other Republicans and an equal number of Democrats lining up for runs at their party's nomination.
Hunter, a Vietnam veteran first elected to the House in 1980, coauthored the Secure Fence Act to build a 700-mile (1,100 km) fence along the U.S. border with Mexico that was signed into law last week by President George W. Bush.
elections.us.reuters.com /top/news/usnN30410376.html   (572 words)

  
 Rep. Hunter Exploring Presidential Run, House Armed Services Chairman Rep. Duncan Hunter Plans to Explore Presidential ...
Hunter is the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee _ a position he would lose if Democrats take control of the House after the Nov. 7 election.
Hunter spokesman Joe Kasper would not comment on Hunter's plans, other than to say that he would be holding a press conference on the waterfront in San Diego at 2 p.m.
Hunter, a 13-term incumbent who represents the San Diego suburbs, is a strong conservative who's focused on supporting the military, particularly the country's troops, and on stopping illegal immigration.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/10/29/ap/politics/mainD8L2JLE80.shtml   (503 words)

  
 Duncan Hunter for Congress - biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Congressman Duncan Hunter represents the 52nd Congressional District of California, encompassing eastern and northern San Diego County.
Congressman Hunter works tirelessly to ensure that the region is safe for communities on both sides of the border and to put a stop to illegal immigration and drug trafficking.
Congressman Hunter worked to provide funding for the new Boys and Girls Club in Santee, the YMCA in Rancho San Diego, La Maestra Clinic in El Cajon, which provides healthcare for low-income citizens, and Phoenix House, where drug users (particularly methamphetamine) are treated.
www.hunterforcongress.com /pages/bio.html   (610 words)

  
 Duncan Hunter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hunter argued that the military is the biggest consumer of intelligence and any reforms enacted, including the creation of a NID, must not endanger the lives of troops on the battlefield.
Hunter's concerns were ultimately satisfied and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which created the NID position, was passed by Congress and signed by the president later that year.
Hunter's son, Duncan Duane Hunter (born 1977), a First Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, was deployed to Iraq in 2003.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duncan_Hunter   (1836 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics -- Hunter airs first GOP ads of 2008 presidential race
WASHINGTON – Rep. Duncan Hunter appears to have scooped other presidential hopefuls in both parties by becoming the first potential candidate to air television commercials aimed at smoothing a path to the White House.
Hunter, who will lose his position as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee when Democrats take over Congress next month, established the PAC as a vehicle for promoting his views on national security and for supporting GOP candidates with a similar philosophy.
Hunter, who has said he is likely to become a formal candidate, has yet to establish an exploratory committee that would allow him to raise money to assess his chances against other possible candidates.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/politics/20061220-9999-1n20hunter.html   (516 words)

  
 Duncan Hunter - dKosopedia
Duncan Hunter is the Republican Congressman for California's Fifty-Second District and, as of October 30, 2006, a candidate for the 2008 Republican nomination for President of the United States.
Hunter bought a house from the Federal government, then apparently hid its true value from the local tax assesor.
Hunter faces no Republican opponent in the primary on June 6, 2006.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Duncan_Hunter   (417 words)

  
 In Iowa, Hunter Touts Strong Defense, GOP Presidential Hopeful Duncan Hunter Touts Strong Defense, Border Security ...
Hunter, outgoing chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, spent Saturday morning pheasant hunting with some veterans and active military members after mixing in some politics at a pancake breakfast.
Hunter said he opposes abortion and supports plans approved by Congress to construct a 700-mile fence like the one he pushed to have built between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico.
Hunter proposes moving 27 battalions of the Iraqi army from "quiet areas" of the country to violent areas such as Baghdad.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/12/17/ap/politics/mainD8M2C3K80.shtml   (947 words)

  
 Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) - Exploratory 2008 Candidate for President
On October 30, 2006, just a week before the mid-term elections, Rep. Duncan Hunter, a thirteen-term member of Congress and the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, stood with family and friends overlooking the San Diego waterfront and announced plans to form presidential exploratory committee.
Hunter's announcement caught political observers by surprise for he is not well known nationally, and the House has not proven to be a good springboard to the White House.
Hunter was first elected to Congress in 1980 the same year that Ronald Reagan was elected President, and he remains a steadfast adherent of the "peace through strength" national security strategy advocated by Reagan.
www.gwu.edu /~action/2008/cands08/huntermain.html   (543 words)

  
 Duncan Hunter
Duncan Hunter is a Republican Congressman who represents San Diego's eastside suburbs.
In 2005, responding to news that prisoners at Guantanamo had been abused, Hunter called a press conference and read a menu of food served at the prison, including oven-fried chicken, rice pilaf, fruit and pita bread, as proof that Gitmo's prisoners are treated very well indeed.
Rep Hunter is not the author of the vivid and very good science fiction novel A Martian Poet in Siberia, which was written by an entirely different Duncan Hunter.
www.nndb.com /people/090/000038973   (571 words)

  
 Letters to Duncan Hunter - Bwtm
Hunter has taken up the tactics of hate radio pundits and never passes up an opportunity to slander and smear liberals in order to divide the US and further weaken us as a Nation.
Hunter represents only the views of Military Industrial Corporations and hard core anti everything Christian groups; ignoring and attacking all others, reducing any attempted dialog to name calling.
Hunters avid student and protégé who did everything Hunter taught him except he got caught; this culture of corruption and hypocrisy further degrades America's world standing.
www.beachblogger.net /bwtm/index.php?title=Letters_to_Duncan_Hunter   (2300 words)

  
 The GOP Auction House: Duncan Hunter of California
Hunter voted for the GOP Medicare Prescription Drug Bill that will give billions to businesses and the health care industry, while forcing seniors to accept annual increases in premiums and deductibles and a growing gap in coverage for the prescription drugs they buy.
Hunter voted to continue awarding contracts to Halliburton even if the Pentagon's own audit processes found that more than $100 million of their contractor's costs in Iraq were unreasonable.
Hunter opposed expanding access to the military's TRICARE health insurance program to thousands of Reservist and National Guard members, even though 20 percent of all Reservists do not have health insurance, and 40 percent of Reservists aged 19 to 35 lack health coverage.
www.dccc.org /houseofscandal/members/DuncanHunterCA-52.html   (645 words)

  
 Words Have Power: Duncan Hunter At It Again
This December raid was his second attempt to allow the private hunting concession to remain in charge of the island and exclude the public from the park.
Well, Hunter, who heads the Armed Services Committee, is back with a new proposal to insure that the public is excluded from the park that our tax dollars paid for, while hunting activities continue on the island.
Or, why these same military hunters couldn't be accommodated on the other millions of acres of land under the control of the Department of Defense was equally unclear.
whpsocal.blogspot.com /2006/05/duncan-hunter-at-it-again.html   (659 words)

  
 Duncan Hunter News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Duncan Hunter News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
California Congressman Duncan Hunter, among the least-known Republican presidential candidates, touted border security and national defense during a visit to Iowa.
Duncan Hunter Visits Iowa Published Date: 12-16-2006 10:55 PM CT California congressman Duncan Hunter is in Iawa, building ties for a presidential campaign against some stiff competition from fellow...
www.topix.net /us-house/duncan-hunter   (656 words)

  
 Duncan Hunter | EVOTE.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Duncan Hunter, a Vietnam vet, represents the military town of San Diego and has worked towards making the US/Mexico border more secure.
Hunter is a pro-life advocate and in '03 sponsored the "The Right to Life Act," which seeked to overturn Roe vs Wade.
Duncan Hunter (R-CA), a 2008 presidential candidate, will be on Late Edition this Sunday.
www.evote.com /?q=node/294   (133 words)

  
 Calitics: Soapblox California : California Politics Blog. California Progressive Blog. Progressive California. ...
Hunter is chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, which has jurisdiction over the nation's vast and expensive defense programs.
Hunter's constituents are a pretty independent bunch, with a real hatred of the concept of government.
Hunter is the perfect candidate for the district, he hates representative government as much or more than his constituents.
www.calitics.com /showDiary.do?diaryId=617   (831 words)

  
 Duncan Hunter's bid for president a surprise
In late September, Hunter was the guest of honor at a fl-tie dinner in a hall at Washington's Union Station, where the hawkish defense group the Center for Security Policy presented him with its annual "Keeper of the Flame" award.
Hunter was the only elected official to appear at Cunningham's sentencing in March and continues to stay in touch with the convicted lawmaker, efforts he says he continues out of friendship and compassion for his former colleague.
Duncan Hunter may enjoy a little instant fame (or notoriety), and simply fade back, or he may also be the surprise sensation within the Republican party ranks.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1732632/posts   (2702 words)

  
 Duncan Hunter | Sunlight Foundation
Hunter has decided that transparency is necessary to defend the practice.
Hunter and Lewis have been tied up in some of the same contracts that Duke Cunningham was involved in while DeLay was a very frequent flier in Wilkes' company jet.
Duncan Hunter (R-CA), both close to Cunningham and the alleged bribers, Brent Wilkes and Mitchell Wade, refused to comment on the bribe menu.
www.sunlightfoundation.com /taxonomy/term/174   (2211 words)

  
 Rep. Duncan Hunter to Run for President
Hunter announced plans on Monday for a longshot presidential bid in 2008.
Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter (news, bio, voting record), the House Armed Services Committee chairman who coauthored legislation to build a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, announced plans on Monday for a longshot presidential bid in 2008.
Hunter, a Vietnam veteran first elected to the House in 1980, coauthored the Secure Fence Act to build a 700-mile fence along the U.S. border with Mexico that was signed into law last week by President George W. Bush.
www.banderasnews.com /0610/nw-duncanhunter.htm   (511 words)

  
 Congressman Duncan Hunter - Proudly Serving the 52nd District of California : Home Page
Hunter Calls for Prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - Today, Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, wrote to President Bush calling for the immediate prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States.
Hunter Successfully Passes Security Measures - In the week before Congress adjourned for November’s midterm elections, several critical pieces of legislation were considered and passed by the House of Representatives.
The Conference reports for two bills sponsored by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), H.R. 3930), the Military Commissions Act of 2006 and H.R. 5122, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2007, were passed by the House and Senate and await signature by President Bush.
www.house.gov /hunter   (326 words)

  
 Committee to Re-Elect Trent Franks to Congress :: Congressman Trent Franks Says 'Duncan Hunter Has My Unequivocal ...
Hunter, a stalwart Reagan Republican who was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1980, announced Monday that he is beginning preparations for a run for the White House in 2008.
In announcing his endorsement for what could soon be an official candidacy by Hunter, Franks praised Hunter's character, intellect and temperament, saying, "The President of the United States is tasked with the immense responsibility of both listening to and leading the American people.
Hunter is one of the most informed members of Congress in matters surrounding the war on terror.
sev.prnewswire.com /government/20061103/LATH08602112006-1.html   (443 words)

  
 Oval Office 2008: Duncan Hunter remains optimistic
Whatever one may think of California Rep Duncan Hunter's chances of winning the Republican presidential nomination (I believe one of my own comments on the subject included the word 'unicorn'), I hear the Congressman appear on the Sunday talk shows and sound respectable and knowledgeable, and he certainly isn't lacking in the optimism department.
Hunter has also been touting his national security credentials as the outgoing chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.
Hunter has even been running TV commercials - reportedly the first of any potential presidential candidate, although Hunter never mentions his presidential ambitions, and the ads are ostensibly for his political action committee, the Peace Through Strength PAC.
www.ovaloffice2008.com /2006/12/duncan-hunter-remains-optimistic.html   (435 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
Duncan Hunter is the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Republican of California.
And just this morning, late this morning, Duncan Hunter said that he was, in his words, optimistic they were going to have a deal.
Hunter (ph) and anyone else who'd want to stop this train from going down the track that Secretary Rice last week said in Europe that the United States does not condone torture.
transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0512/15/sitroom.01.html   (7019 words)

  
 Duncan Hunter Sells Out a Brother
Hunter's resolution "is not what I envisioned" because it avoids a broader debate of the war, which "is not going as advertised," Murtha said.
Now we've got Hunter's Spawn, Amanda Doss, who has connections to KerryLied, which goes back to Swiftboat Vet for Truth's Tony Snesko (who's an NRCC event contact for Hunter), whose wife, Valerie, is Duncan Hunter's appointment secretary.
Hunter had a hand in virtually every military scandal involving large sums of money that has gone down over the past 2 decades.
www.taylormarsh.com /archives_view.php?id=24193   (878 words)

  
 San Diego CityBEAT
Those of you still taking Duncan Hunter seriously can finally stop, because it should be completely clear now that the congressman is off his nut.
Hunter’s lunacy was confirmed via his recommendation that the entire U.S.-Mexico border—from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico—be sealed with a tall fence to keep all those job-stealing, driver’s-license-wanting, resource-using, foreign-language-speaking Mexicans out.
Hunter’s in league with people like Tom DeLay, fringe right-wingers who don’t understand that immigration policy requires a balanced approach.
www.sdcitybeat.com /article.php?id=3746   (705 words)

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