Congressman (R-TX)
Republican Congressman from Texas, Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and senior member of the House Intelligence Committee
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Should There Be Rules of Combat for Cyber Warfare? The Pentagon is about to make public its conclusion that computer sabotage from another country can be an act of war, possibly justifying a military response. One official told the Wall Street Journal , "If you shut down our power grid, maybe we will put a missile down one of your smokestacks."
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What are LA parents doing with their kids during the strike? During the teacher strike, a lot of students are not going to class. According to the district’s tally, about 163,000 turned up for school Tuesday, out of a total of about half a million. Some are spending their time on the picket line. Older students might go study at Starbucks or play hooky. But the parents of younger children in L.A.