 January 6 - Stalemates of Last Decade Haunt Agenda for 1990: Defense and Foreign Policy |
| January 13 - A 'Safety Net' for Defense Transition? |
| January 13 - Congress Anxious for Aquino To Defuse Political Woes |
| January 13 - Members Hustle to Protect Defense Jobs Back Home |
| January 13 - THE PENTAGON: Cheney Outlines Plans For Leaner Programs |
| January 20 - NUCLEAR ARMS: Need for a Massive Cleanup May Slow Weapon-Building |
| January 20 - Power of the Earth |
| January 20 - Special Treatment for Israel |
| January 20 - The Other Cleanups (chart) |
| January 27 - Bush Still Backs Gorbachev |
| January 27 - Conservatives Poised To Fight Efforts To Slash Defense |
| January 27 - The Peace Dividend: |
| January 27 - The Right's Agenda: Highlights |
| February 3 - Armed Services Holds Off On Stello Nomination |
| February 3 - Bush Offers Deeper Troop Cuts |
| February 3 - Bush Proposes New Cuts In U.S.-Soviet Forces |
| February 3 - Cheney's Endangered-Bases List (chart) |
| February 3 - Cheney's Plan for Shutdowns A New Salvo in Long Fight |
| February 3 - Cheney's Spending Blueprint Faces Welter of Changes |
| February 3 - Cuts in Defense |
| February 3 - Foreign Bases Up for Closure (chart) |
| February 3 - The Weapons Hit List (chart) |
| February 3 - Tugging at Purse Strings |
| February 10 - 'Security Aid' Totals, Fiscal 1989-91 (chart) |
| February 10 - East Bloc Political Upheaval Shakes U.S. Strategies |
| February 10 - Targeting Strategic Arms Programs |
| February 17 - 'The Critics . . . on the Hill Can't Have It Both Ways' |
| February 17 - Concessions Step Up Tempo Toward New Agreements |
| February 17 - Hurtling Toward German Unity |
| February 17 - Superpowers Closer on Nerve Gas |
| February 24 - Duels Over Dollars Shuffle |
| February 24 - Hill-Administration Turf Fight Shaping Up Over Deferrals |
| March 3 - Bush Team, Hill Go to War Over How To Make Cuts |
| March 3 - Nunn Takes Issue With Bush On U.S.-Soviet Troop Levels |
| March 10 - Proposal for Women in Combat |
| March 10 - Standoff Over Deferrals |
| March 10 - THE PENTAGON BUDGET: House Democrats Seek To Forge Consensus on Extent of Cut |
| March 17 - Cutting Defense Outlays: |
| March 17 - House Democrats' Jockeying: Save Deep Cuts for Later By Pat Towell |
| March 17 - Tapping the 'Peace Dividend' By Pat Towell |
| March 24 - Hill Searching for Answers On Where To Make Cuts |
| March 24 - Pentagon Budget Outlooks: |
| March 31 - Supplemental Bill To Give Bush What He Asked, and More |
| April 7 - House Gives Nod to Increase In Fiscal 1990 Spending |
| April 7 - THE DEFENSE BUDGET: Blueprints for Retrenchment: Two Different Approaches |
| April 14 - A Thinker With a Pragmatic Bent, Panel's Counselor Has Pivotal Role |
| April 14 - Aspin Moves To Avoid Reruns Of His Political Missteps |
| April 21 - THE PENTAGON BUDGET: Nunn Weighs In With a Call For New Planning, Cuts |
| April 28 - Cheney Pares Back His Plans For Key Aircraft Programs |
| April 28 - The New Defense Cuts (chart) |
| May 5 - ARMS CONTROL: Bush To Shelve New Missile |
| May 5 - Changing the System: Hypothetical Cases |
| May 5 - Pentagon, Hill Seek To Revise Safety Net for Troop Cuts |
| May 12 - Bases That Fade Away (chart) |
| May 12 - Military Proposals for Use |
| May 12 - SECTION NOTES: Congress Bans Possession Of Biological Weapons |
| May 12 - Services' Wish for More Land Hits Environmental Flak |
| May 19 - CHEMICAL WEAPONS: Senate Approves Sanctions Bill |
| May 19 - Deal Near on Supplemental As House Lards the Bill |
| May 26 - A Pork-Heavy Supplemental Is Belatedly Sent to Bush |
| May 26 - Bush Plays Political Defense As Gorbachev Visit Nears |
| May 26 - Conventional Forces in Europe (chart) |
| May 26 - In the Bag: Chemical Weapons Pact |
| May 26 - START Negotiations: A Scoresheet On Where the Superpowers Stand |
| May 26 - Targeting of Navy 'Homeports' Puts Politicians on Spot |
| June 2 - Will Fear of Accidental Blasts Torpedo Activists' Plans? |
| June 9 - Approval Seen On Chemical Weapons |
| June 9 - Arms Control No Longer Ranks As the Be-All and End-All |
| June 9 - FOREIGN POLICY: U.S.-Greek Accord May Herald New Era in Bilateral Ties |
| June 9 - THE PENTAGON: Foley, Cheney End Logjam Over Pay |
| June 16 - APPROPRIATIONS: Energy-Water Bill Goes to Floor |
| June 16 - CHEMICAL WEAPONS: Both Chambers To Get Pact |
| June 16 - Energy and Water Appropriations (chart) |
| June 16 - House Panel Acts To Shift Foreign Aid Priorities |
| June 23 - Cheney's Latest Plan Shows Only Part of Ax Blade |
| June 23 - In the Hypothetical Hit List Army is Biggest Loser |
| June 23 - Measuring the Size of the Pie |
| June 30 - House Passes Spending Bill After Shifting Priorities |
| June 30 - IRAQ: Another Attempt At Sanctions |
| June 30 - SECTION NOTES: Cheney Seeks $327 Million In Military Rescissions |
| July 7 - Mounting Cost Estimates |
| July 7 - PRESIDENTIAL NEWS CONFERENCE: Bush Issues NATO Declaration At Summit's Conclusion |
| July 7 - Recruiting Defense Dollars For Environmental Duty |
| July 7 - SECTION NOTES: NATO Endorses Bush Plan For Strategy Shift |
| July 7 - SECTION NOTES: Senate Set To Debate 2 Nuclear Treaties |
| July 14 - Nunn's Panel Raises Curtain On Major Defense Cuts |
| July 14 - Senators Moving To Close Net On New Breed: Hired Spies |
| July 14 - Spying for the Money |
| July 14 - THE PENTAGON: New Chief Named To SDI Program |
| July 21 - APPROPRIATIONS: House Committee Approves Military Construction Bill |
| July 21 - DEFENSE SPENDING: Aspin Takes Aim at Weapons To Achieve Budget Cuts |
| July 21 - Democrats Will Offer Help To Offset Defense Cuts |
| July 21 - NUCLEAR WEAPONS: Senate Committee Takes Up Pair of '70s-Era Treaties |
| July 28 - Active-Duty Forces (chart) |
| July 28 - Both Chambers Ready Plans For Long-term Reductions |
| August 4 - Funding for Major Weapons (chart) |
| August 4 - House Panel's Diet Defense Bill Would Cancel B-2 Production |
| August 4 - House Slices Bush's Request In Passing $8.6 Billion Bill |
| August 4 - Military Construction Spending (chart) |
| August 4 - Senate Votes To Save Stealth But By Narrower Margin |
| August 11 - Gulf Standoff Highlights Need For Speed as Well as Power |
| August 11 - Iraq Map |
| August 11 - Members Back Sending Troops to Gulf But Worry About a Drawn-Out Crisis |
| August 11 - SECTION NOTES: Procurement Law Wins Short-Term Extension |
| August 11 - Senate Bill Redirects 'Star Wars' Away From 'Brilliant Pebbles' |
| August 18 - Action on Middle East Crisis Only a Matter of Time |
| August 18 - Defense and Foreign Policy: Major legislative actions of the 101st Congress |
| August 18 - DEFENSE SPENDING: Cheney Slows Sub Production To Further Cut DOD Budget |
| August 25 - Bush Stresses World Support For U.S. Force Deployment |
| August 25 - Covert Wars |
| August 25 - CQ ROUNDTABLE: President, Congress And War Powers |
| August 25 - MILITARY STRATEGY: Reserve Call-Up Tests Strategy Long Trumpeted by Congress |
| August 25 - U.S. Love Affair With Covert Aid Has a Long but Controversial Past |
| August 25 - VFW ADDRESS: Bush Calls for Strong Defense To 'Maintain the Peace' |
| August 25 - Wars of Proxy Losing Favor As Cold War Tensions End |
| August 25 - Weighing Friends and Weapons |
| September 1 - Crisis May Spur Second Look At Defense Spending Cuts |
| September 1 - GULF CRISIS: Bush Briefs Members on Gulf Policy; Democratic Leaders Voice Support |
| September 1 - JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE: Bush, Mulroney Meet in Maine, Praise U.N. Action on Iraq |
| September 1 - Members Rally Around Flag As Bush Solicits Support |
| September 1 - PERSIAN GULF: Bush Asks Allies To Share Cost of Crisis Effort |
| September 8 - Hill Support Remains Firm, But Questions Surface |
| September 8 - SECTION NOTES: Korea Fighter-Jet Deal Goes to Capitol Hill |
| September 15 - Administration Wins Victory On Funds for Secret Wars |
| September 15 - APPROPRIATIONS: Amendment Bolsters Funds For Crime, Persian Gulf |
| September 15 - Bush's Plan To Waive Egypt Debt Raises Questions About Israel |
| September 15 - DEFENSE INDUSTRY: Bills Would Ease Impact of Cuts |
| September 15 - Democrats Continue March Toward Big Defense Cuts |
| September 15 - FRANKING: Free Military Mail Bill Is Delayed |
| September 15 - Once Upon a Time |
| September 22 - A Winning Personality |
| September 22 - Congress, Bush Will Battle Over Policy, Not Money |
| September 22 - Gloves Come Off As Congress Swipes at Administration |
| September 22 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Anti-Abortion Forces Prevail In Pentagon Bill Skirmish |
| September 22 - Money With a Message |
| September 22 - SECTION NOTES: Antifranking Vote Doesn't Delay Military Mail Bill |
| September 22 - Who Will Dole Out Gulf Donations? |
| September 29 - A Smaller Saudi Arms Package |
| September 29 - Keeping the Other Guy Honest |
| September 29 - KUWAIT CRISIS: Both Chambers Craft Resolutions Backing Bush's Gulf Policy |
| September 29 - SECTION NOTES: House OKs Preference For U.S. Industries |
| September 29 - Senate Ratifies Two Pacts Limiting Nuclear Tests |
| October 6 - APPROPRIATIONS: Senate Passes $7.98 Billion Bill For Military Construction |
| October 6 - APPROPRIATIONS: Subcommittee Bill Slows Cutback |
| October 6 - ARMS CONTROL: U.S., Soviets Agree on Aircraft, Weapons Limits in Europe |
| October 6 - Congress Cautiously Supports Bush's Past Gulf Actions |
| October 6 - MILITARY SPENDING: Some Say Hefty Defense Slice Is Too Big for Its Own Good |
| October 6 - SECTION NOTES: Defense Procurement Bill OK'd by Senate |
| October 13 - Consultation on the Gulf Crisis Is Hit-or-Miss for Congress |
| October 13 - House-Passed Defense Bill Reflects Gulf Crisis |
| October 13 - Intelligence Authorization Bill Facing House Floor Fights |
| October 13 - Quick To Sail in a Crisis |
| October 13 - SECTION NOTES: Report Faults Naval Academy On Treatment of Women |
| October 13 - SECTION NOTES: Senators Move To Restrict Saudi Armes Sale |
| October 13 - The Nine Lives of the B-2 |
| October 20 - Authorization Deal Leaves B-2's Future Left Clouded |
| October 20 - Defense Spending (chart) |
| October 20 - House Votes To Put Conditions On Aid to Angolan Rebels |
| October 20 - Protecting Fort Bragg's Birds |
| October 20 - SECTION NOTES: Military Construction Measure Gains House Approval |
| October 20 - Senate Approves Its Version Of Defense Spending Bill |
| October 27 - Defense Authorization (chart) |
| October 27 - Defense Authorization Bill Cleared for President |
| October 27 - DEFENSE PRODUCTION: Preparedness Bill Jeopardized By Favors for U.S. Industry |
| October 27 - Egypt Wins, El Salvador Loses In Foreign Aid Funding Bill |
| October 27 - GULF CRISIS: Members See Prospect of War Before the Year is Out |
| October 27 - Military Construction (chart) |
| October 27 - Military Construction Bill Blocks NATO Base Plan |
| October 27 - New Openness Marks Debate On Intelligence Bill |
| November 3 - Defense Spending (chart) |
| November 3 - Funding for Major Weapons (chart) |
| November 3 - LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY: Defense and Foreign Policy |
| November 3 - Military Construction (chart) |
| November 3 - MILITARY CONSTRUCTION: Pentagon Eases Veto Stance On $8.4 Billion Measure |
| November 3 - Senate Clears Military Bill After Panel Squabbles |
| November 17 - Cold War Plans Could Be Tested In Hot Middle East Desert |
| November 17 - High-Tech Arsenal of Desert Shield Is Daunting, but Unproven in Battle |
| November 17 - How the Troops Were Deployed |
| November 17 - Uncertain Congress Confronts President's Gulf Strategy |
| November 17 - What They're Saying |
| November 24 - CHEMICAL WEAPONS: Bush's Sanctions Veto Snubs Foreign Relations Leaders |
| November 24 - Conventional Forces in Europe |
| November 24 - Historic CFE Treaty Cuts Arms, Marks the End of Cold War |
| December 1 - Bush Quiets His Critics on Hill By Sending Baker to Iraq |
| December 1 - CQ ROUNDTABLE: Saddam's Calculations: What If He's Right? |
| December 1 - IRAQ: Choice of Partners Questioned In Courtship of Support |
| December 1 - Public Debate on Persian Gulf Poses Challenge for Members |
| December 1 - U.N. Resolution 678 |
| December 1 - WHAT'S AHEAD: Bush Aides Up Next In Gulf Debate |
| December 8 - Administration Makes Its Case But Fails To Sway Skeptics |
| December 8 - CQ ROUNDTABLE: The Imperative of Oil In the Persian Gulf |
| December 8 - IRAQ TESTIMONY: Cheney and Powell Testify To Armed Services Panel |
| December 8 - IRAQ TESTIMONY: CIA Director Webster Testifies On Effects of Sanctions |
| December 8 - Members Argue Suit Over War Powers |
| December 8 - PERSIAN GULF: Baker Says U.N. Resolution Is Saddam's Last Chance |
| December 8 - What They're Saying |
| December 8 - WHAT'S AHEAD: Gulf, Keating Five Hold Spotlight |
| December 15 - GULF CRISIS: Bush, Shamir Muffle Differences To Keep Coalition Intact |
| December 15 - PRESIDENTIAL NEWS CONFERENCE: Trade Waiver, START Are Topics Of Session With Reporters |
| December 15 - SECTION NOTES: El Salvador Given Aid On Rushed Schedule |
| December 15 - SECTION NOTES: Pentagon Official Quits After A-12 Flap |
| December 15 - Uniting To Dismantle Iraq's Military |
| December 22 - GULF CRISIS: Bush Faces War Standoff With Congress, Too |
| December 22 - SECTION NOTES: Baker Acknowledges Dispute Over Soviet Treaty Data |
| December 22 - SECTION NOTES: Cheney Threatens To Pull Plug On Navy's Troubled A-12 |
