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McCain: Explains surge "gaffe"
Spin CycleWe've devoted a fair amount of attention to McCain's comment in which he seemed, mistakenly, to say that the troop surge in Iraq preceded and facilitated the anti-al-Qaida Sunni Awakening in Anbar Province. For balance: He tried to clarify today,......Tags: Armed Conflicts, Guerrilla Activity
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Gunmen kill 3 U.S.-allied fighters in Sunni area in northern Baghdad
Gunmen killed three guards from a U.S.-allied Sunni group today in drive-by shootings in northern Baghdad, an official said. The attackers opened fire as they sped by two different awakening council checkpoints in the Azamiyah neighborhood, according...Tags: Defense, Vehicles, Armed Forces, Murder, Crimes
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Chronology: Parsing the surge
Spin CycleThe progress of the surge and Maliki's support for Obama's time frame for withdrawal have moved the two presidential campaigns into heavy spin mode. On the most obvious level, McCain -- who supported the surge -- argues that it......Tags: Defense, Armed Forces
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Surge II: CBS gets Obama and McCain interviews
Spin CycleCBS' Katie Couric gets interviews with Obama and McCain on the surge. She presses Obama: Couric: And I really don't mean to belabor this, Senator, because I'm really, I'm trying ??? to figure out your position. Do you think......Tags: CBS Corp., Republican Party, International Military Interventions, Katie Couric, John McCain
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Ex-mayor who lied about Army record to face judge
Associated Press WriterRobert Levy served two Army tours in Vietnam. He reached the rank of master sergeant, and was decorated with an Army Commendation Medal, Bronze Star Medal, a Marksman Badge and several other honors. But after serving his country with honor, Levy lied...Tags: Defense, Illnesses, Fraud, Veterans Affairs, Values
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Pentagon eyes sending hundreds of troops to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - Top Pentagon leaders are expected to recommend soon that Defense Secretary Robert Gates order hundreds of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan over the next month or so, according to a senior military official. The units are likely small...Tags: Defense, Armed Forces, Robert Gates, The White House
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McCain defends comment on the surge in Iraq
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Republican John McCain pushed back yesterday against Democratic criticism that he misstated when the troop buildup ordered by President George W. Bush began, saying elements were put in place before Bush announced the strategy early...Tags: Defense, Illinois, George Bush, Government, Armed Forces
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Among LI's military families, worry, fear continue
martin.evans@newsday.comTHE PHONE CALL came early Monday of last week, while Beth Delli-Pizzi was vacationing in Maine and her soldier husband was deployed in Afghanistan near the lawless Pakistan border. "Did you see the cover of Newsday?" her mother asked. "It says nine guys...Tags: Defense, Death and Dying, Virginia, Islip Terrace, Armed Forces
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In Wilkes-Barre, McCain takes questions from friend and foe
Of The Morning CallFrank Gleim was leaning toward voting for Barack Obama in November. But after hearing John McCain at a town hall event Wednesday, the Democrat and retired math professor is re-evaluating his choice. ''He seems to be in touch with what is going on more...Tags: Government, Hillary Clinton, Energy KD, International Military Interventions, Pennsylvania
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Breaks Aren't Going McCain's Way
Washington PostIt seemed like a great way to counter Obamamania. Sen. John McCain would board a helicopter in New Orleans today, skim quickly over the Gulf of Mexico and land on an oil rig — a made-for-TV moment to highlight his call for offshore drilling, an...Tags: Water Pollution, Government, Basketball, Mark Salter, Environmental Pollution
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