Only 18 days remain until the U.S. falls over the fiscal cliff. Without a deal to avert it, automatic tax increases and spending cuts are set to go in affect at the beginning of next year. The cliff’s cuts include a $500 billion reduction in defense spending spread out over the next ten years. CNN’s … Continue reading Fiscal cliff fallout at Pentagon over defense spending cuts; CNN's Chris Lawrence reports: Pentagon officials on 'auto-pilot to defend their budget'