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Gates: Obama Afghan plan only beginning (www.armytimes.com)
Facing eroding public support for the war in Afghanistan, the Pentagon chief said Thursday that the Obama administration’s effort in the eight-year-old conflict is “only now... More
Submitted 6 months ago by cdoherty on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
Weekly Audit: Four More Years of Bailout Ben (lauraflanders.firedoglake.com)
After Ben Bernanke allowed an $8 trillion housing bubble to ravage the global economy and nearly destroy the U.S. financial system, President Barack Obama has decided he deserves another term as... More
Submitted 6 months ago by cdoherty on Economy | 0 Comments |
In Afghanistan, the Choice Is Ours (www.nytimes.com)
SPEAKING on Monday to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Phoenix, President Obama could not have been more definitive. “We must never forget,” he said of the conflict in Afghanistan. “This is not a... More
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American freed in Burma ducks media on return home (blogs.usatoday.com)
The American freed from a Burmese jail during a visit by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., is back home in Missouri -- but ducked a waiting band of reporters and photographers
Submitted 6 months ago by cdoherty on Burma | 0 Comments |
Bargaining with Burma (online.wsj.com)
Burma's release of an American prisoner this weekend is being heralded as a victory for the Obama Administration's kinder, gentler diplomacy. The real winner is the ruling junta.
Submitted 7 months ago by cdoherty on Burma | 0 Comments |
Obama's other message to NH (www.examiner.com)
When he visited New Hampshire on Tuesday, President Barack Obama brought not only his message on health care reform, but an update on the economic stimulus that made $641 million available for a... More
Submitted 7 months ago by cdoherty on NewHampshire | 0 Comments |
Both sides want to be heard at N.H. town hall (www.boston.com)
It's hours yet before President Obama holds a town hall on healthcare, his first since shouting matches and heckling met lawmakers trying to talk to their constituents. But activists on both sides... More
Submitted 7 months ago by cdoherty on NewHampshire | 0 Comments |
Obama Urged to More Than Double Afghan Security Force (www.bloomberg.com)
President Barack Obama and top U.S. military commanders are being pressed by senators and civilian advisers to more than double the size of Afghan security forces, a move that would cost billions of... More
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Obama plans NH meeting on health care (www.unionleader.com)
President Barack Obama will hold a town hall meeting Tuesday somewhere in the Portsmouth area to discuss health care, the White House confirmed yesterday.
Submitted 7 months ago by cdoherty on NewHampshire | 0 Comments |
The Accountability Problem In Immigration Detention (gabacha.com)
Immigration officials fail to enforce humane detention standards.
Submitted 7 months ago by emrosa on Immigration | 0 Comments |

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