Photo:" Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad gather on the 100th meridian, which later became Cozad, Nebraska, approximately 250 miles (400km) west of Omaha, Nebraska Territory, in October 1866."

900 David Hawkings, Roll Call

Winners and losers in CRomnibus - David confirms or rebuts my three observations

 

915 Dan Goure, Lexington Institute

Sophie’s Choice on defense, as written in Real Clear Defense

http://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2014/12/08/the_pentagons_sophies_choice_moment_107584.html

 

930 Paul Shinkman, US News and World Report

Senate Intel Committee report already damaging intel efforts around globe

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/12/10/cia-torture-report-already-endangering-us-interests-abroad

 

945 Jim McTague, Barrons

Worst week of the year in the markets, but $1.50 gas may be coming!!

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102263738

 

1000 Michael Vlahos, US Naval War College

Hagel announces new ship will be based on LCS, a failed platform - budget and strategy are disconnected at DoD

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20141211/DEFREG02/312110041/Hagel-New-Ship-Based-LCS

 

1015 Vlahos continued

 

1030 Hope Hodge Seck, Military Times

Morale problem in military because wars are ending

http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2014/12/07/americas-military-a-force-adrift/18596571/

 

1045 Seck continued

 

1100 Jonathan Bernstein, Bloomberg View

Boehner knows how to win ugly; have we underestimated him as a Speaker?

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-12-11/john-boehner-keeps-spending-bill-alive-with-an-ugly-win

 

1115 Gordon Chang

Japanese elections this Sunday - what Abe will do with more seats, and how he will win them despite dismal approval rating

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/12/-sp-shinzo-abe-japan-election-guardian-briefing

 

1130 Ron Marks, George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute

Intel report hangs intel practitioners out to dry, sets poor precedent for similar exposes in the future

 

1145 Amy Chang, Center for a New American Security

China’s cyber strategy, both military and commercial (hint: it’s the same thing)

http://www.cnas.org/chinas-cybersecurity-strategy#.VIuyvSvF_To

 

1200 Walter Borneman, author, Iron Horses: America’s Race to Bring the Railroads West

http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Horses-Americas-Bring-Railroads/dp/0316371777

 

1215 Borneman continued

 

1230 Borneman continued

1245 Bowly/Borneman continued