From Name: From Email: To Name: To Email: Optional Message: US deficit panel proposes steep military cuts from Defense News Promising to "cut spending we simply can't afford, wherever we find it," the co-chairmen of a U.S. presidential commission propose to: ■ Reduce military weapon buying by 15 percent. ■ Cut spending on weapon research by 10 percent. ■ Close a third of U.S. military bases overseas. ■ Freeze military pay. more 7701 Las Colinas Blvd., Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063