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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times. 

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** FILE ** This April 17, 2014, image provided by NASA shows workmen unloading a saucer-shaped test vehicle for NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project, at the U.S Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kekaha on the island of Kaua‘i in Hawaii. (AP Photo/NASA)

NASA review: We’re not going to Mars

A 286-page government report 18 months in the making could burst the bubble of aspiring space explorers with a disheartening conclusion: We're not going to Mars. Published June 5, 2014

In this image taken from video obtained from Voice Of Jihad Website, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, sits in a vehicle guarded by the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan. The Taliban on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 released a video showing the handover of Bergdahl to U.S. forces in eastern Afghanistan, touting the swap of the American soldier for five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo as a significant achievement for the insurgents. (AP Photo/Voice Of Jihad Website via AP video)

Public split on prisoner/POW exchange with Taliban: Poll

A new survey shows likely voters are effectively split on whether they agree with the United States' decision to exchange the transfer of five Taliban leaders from Guantanamo Bay for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the last prisoner of war in the U.S. conflict in Afghanistan. Published June 4, 2014

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 3, 2014, following a Democratic caucus lunch. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Harry Reid: ‘We rescue our soldiers first and ask questions later’

Amid growing questions surrounding the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took to the chamber floor Wednesday to offer a vigorous defense of the Obama administration's actions and ask rhetorically whether critics of the prisoner exchange would rather see the Taliban mete out justice than the U.S. military. Published June 4, 2014

Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., listens at right as the committee's Vice Chairman Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 3, 2014, following a closed-door committee briefing. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Sen. Saxby Chambliss asks Obama to declassify detainee info

Sen. Saxby Chambliss says he's written a letter to President Obama urging Mr. Obama to declassify — to the extent he can — information on the five Taliban commanders recently transferred from Guantanamo Bay in the swap for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Published June 4, 2014

**FILE** Sen. Bill Nelson, Florida Democrat (Associated Press)

Sen. Nelson: ‘Real question’ of prisoner swap if Bergdahl deserted

While emphasizing he was not prejudging the circumstances under which Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was taken by the Taliban, Sen. Bill Nelson said Tuesday that there's a "real question" of whether the prisoner swap should have been made if Sgt. Bergdahl deserted. Published June 3, 2014

White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, June 2, 2014. Carney was asked about the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Afghanistan and a sweeping initiative by the Obama administration to curb pollutants blamed for global warming. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Carney: Obama administration made Bergdahl rationale clear to Congress

White House press secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday that the administration has made it clear to members of Congress why they bypassed a rule requiring 30 days of notification for prisoner transfers such as the moving of five prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to Qatar to secure the freedom of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Afghanistan. Published June 3, 2014