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Obama's focus can't be only on bin Laden
Barack Obama has said there can be only one president at a time. But in this interregnum — when the White House has already given up on making foreign (or economic) policy — the words of the president-elect matter. So how he describes the...Tags: Terrorism, Government, National Government, Religious Conflicts, NATO
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Bush: Ousting Saddam was right
The Swampby Frank James President Bush traveled today to Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, home of the 101st Airborne. It was a chance for Bush to visit with one of the few groups of Americans where his popularity remains relatively high, the......Tags: Executive Branch, Zach Wamp, United States of America, Thanksgiving, Armed Forces
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Gov. Charlie Crist faces tough times at home
South Florida Sun-SentinelAfter a wild ride of an election season that took him from John McCain's Arizona ranch to Old Europe, Gov. Charlie Crist is in the midst of a quick rise to the national stage, proposing a distinctive blend of sunny, pocketbook-driven politics as...Tags: Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Executive Branch, Manhattan (New York City), West Miami
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Somali pirates hijack supertanker
Los Angeles TimesSuspected Somali pirates operating deep in open waters have seized an oil tanker as long as an aircraft carrier, the U.S. military in the Middle East said yesterday. The Liberian-flagged Sirius Star was hijacked Saturday and its multinational crew of 25...Tags: Armed Forces, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources, New York Mercantile Exchange, Guerrilla Activity
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Marines Plan Afghanistan Push
Los Angeles TimesU.S. Marine Corps leaders are devising a plan to send thousands of additional combat troops to Afghanistan to wage aggressive warfare against the Taliban that they expect could take years. The Marines would like to deploy upward of 15,000 troops if...Tags: Terrorism, John Kelly, Rebellions, Wars and Interventions, Robert Gates
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Marines devise plan for warfare against Taliban
AL ASAD, Iraq Marine Corps leaders are devising a plan to send thousands of additional combat troops to Afghanistan to wage aggressive warfare against the Taliban that they expect could take years. The Marines would like to deploy upward of 15,000...Tags: Armed Forces, Robert Gates, Rebellions, Defense, Civil Unrest
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Good will gesture in Iraq
Here's a bold proposal for President-elect Barack Obama: Issue an order to convert the controversial U.S. Embassy in Baghdad into a university for the Iraqi people. This powerful message from our new leader would convey to the Iraqi people a new direction...Tags: Further Education, Medicine, Barack Obama, Robert Gates, Wars and Interventions
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Crist in 2012? He's not saying, but seeks 'more inclusive' GOP
Tallahassee BureauAfter a wild ride of an election season that took him from John McCain's Arizona ranch to Old Europe, Gov. Charlie Crist is in the midst of a quick rise to the national stage, proposing a distinctive blend of sunny, pocketbook-driven politics as...Tags: Republican Party, Local Elections, Migration, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama
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Palin, Romney, Huck top GOP's 2012 list
The Swampby Frank James Gov. Sarah Palin sits atop the list of potential 2012 presidential candidates Republicans most want to run to see run, according to Gallup's pollsters. An excerpt of Gallup's report: PRINCETON, NJ -- Republicans and Republican-leaning...Tags: Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Government, National Government, Mitt Romney
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Petraeus says Afghan tribes are needed to fight militants
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghan- istan - Afghan tribes are needed as crucial battlefield allies against the Taliban and other extremists in the same way local militias rose up to oppose insurgents in Iraq, the new military overseer of America's two wars said...Tags: Barack Obama, Terrorism, Government, Rebellions, Wars and Interventions
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Suspected U.S. missile kills 13 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A suspected U.S. missile targeting a Taliban commander killed 13 people near the Afghan border Friday, a sign that America's new general for the region is not heeding Islamabad's pleas for a halt to the strikes. There has been a...Tags: Barack Obama, Terrorism, Guerrilla Activity, Armed Conflicts
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Report: Afghan leaders aided enemy in July attack
WASHINGTON - A deadly attack on a U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan in July was executed with the support of some local police and government leaders as well as villagers there, according to an internal military report. The report, released yesterday,...Tags: NATO, Armed Forces, Police, Executive Branch, Government
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