Afghanistan/ Line-item veto

Missoulian: General: US advisory teams heading to Afghanistan
DOD: Joint Command Boss Says ISAF Has Momentum to Succeed
“Currently, approximately 50 percent of the Afghan population has entered the process of transition, and the Afghan government and local communities throughout Afghanistan are increasingly taking the lead for their own security, governance and development, all without any significant spikes in the violence,” Scaparrotti said.

Missoulian: Congress tries to give president line-item veto
H.R.3521: Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011
“Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (CBICA) to authorize the President to propose the rescission (line item veto) of all or any dollar amount of funding provided by any enacted bill or joint resolution.”