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Vol. 15 · No. 133 · Friday, 6 November 2026
Pete Hegseth picks wrong week to stop drinking
Pentagon staffing delays leave secretary sober for worst 48 hours of his career
Pentagon confident U.S. will be ready for 2027 war with China by 2035
Hegseth wears Eisenhower's globe as Halloween costume
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