Karzai Delays Naming Cabinet as Pentagon Chief Lands for Talks
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai, under pressure from the U.S. to exclude corrupt ministers from his government, delayed announcing a new cabinet as Defense Secretary Rob...
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Mon Dec 07 23:50:22 PST 2009
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Arianna Huffington: Sartre Meets Afghanistan: Obama's "No Exit" Strategy
In his West Point speech, President Obama laid out an exit strategy for Afghanistan, setting July 2011 as the date on which troops will begin withdrawing. The president, through Robert Gibb...
The Huffington Post,
Mon Dec 07 19:43:52 PST 2009
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Obama Turns from Wall Street to Main Street
After Receiving Good News About the Bank Bailout's Pricetag, President Obama Must Now Address Soaring Unemployment
CBS News,
Tue Dec 08 06:02:00 PST 2009
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Obama Turns from Wall Street to Main Street
JOBS AND THE ECONOMY: President Obama is set to deliver a speech on the economy today at 11:15am ET at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., where, according to a White House offic...
MalaysiaNews.net,
Tue Dec 08 09:43:41 PST 2009
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Karzai to unveil Afghan cabinet on Tuesday
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, facing massive Western pressure to clamp down on corruption, will submit at least part of his long-awaited cabinet to parliament for approval on Tuesday, an o...
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Mon Dec 07 03:38:53 PST 2009
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Karzai delays unveiling his new cabinet
Re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai has postponed the naming of his long-awaited new cabinet amid mounting pressure to form a transparent government.
Press TV,
Tue Dec 08 01:07:30 PST 2009
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The right's myth about Obama's cabinet
Conservatives claim a lack of private sector experience in the administration, based on faulty numbers
Salon.com,
Mon Dec 07 09:09:07 PST 2009
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Obama aides fine-tune meaning of Afghan withdrawal date
Top aides to President Obama on Sunday signaled that some U.S. troops could start coming home from Afghanistan as soon as July 2011, but most would likely remain there for several years.
CNN,
Mon Dec 07 06:00:32 PST 2009
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Obama shifts Copenhagen travel plans to boost climate change deal
US president bows to international pressure to join other world leaders in crunch negotiating sessions Barack Obama has bowed to international appeals for America to demonstrate commitment ...
Guardian Unlimited,
Mon Dec 07 22:13:38 PST 2009
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Karzai to unveil cabinet today
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, facing massive Western pressure to clamp down on corruption, will submit at least part of his long-awaited cabinet to parliament for approval today, an offici...
Gulf Times,
Mon Dec 07 13:11:05 PST 2009
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Congress readies huge year-end spending bill
Senior lawmakers are wrapping the budgets of nine Cabinet agencies into a $1.1 trillion spending bill they hope to complete by Christmas, a top Democrat said Tuesday.
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Tue Dec 08 13:30:19 PST 2009
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Karzai to unveil Afghan cabinet in days: official
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will unveil his new cabinet within days, a spokesman said on Sunday, adding that efforts to start talks with Taliban insurgents and implementing anti-corruptio...
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Sun Dec 06 01:48:31 PST 2009
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U.S. commander, envoy unite behind Afghan strategy
The U.S. commander in Afghanistan and the top diplomat closed ranks on Tuesday around President Barack Obama's orders to send in 30,000 more troops, saying the strategy would halt Taliban m...
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Tue Dec 08 12:16:31 PST 2009
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U.S. Defense Secretary Makes Surprise Trip To Afghanistan
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace in Kabul Tuesday. He was the first member of President Barack Obama's Cabinet to visit ...
KWTX-TV Waco,
Tue Dec 08 02:52:03 PST 2009
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At Kennedy Center Honors, Obama Salutes the Boss
The Obamas presided over the 32nd annual Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Bruce Springsteen, Mel Brooks, Robert DeNiro, Dave Brubeck and Grace Bumbry
Time Magazine,
Mon Dec 07 15:49:49 PST 2009
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GOP wants to force Obama to use public option
Republicans introduce an amendment that would compel the president and the cabinet to enroll in the government plan
Salon.com,
Mon Dec 07 06:54:57 PST 2009
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Congress readies huge year-end spending bill
Senior lawmakers are wrapping the budgets of nine Cabinet agencies into a $1.1 billion spending bill they hope to complete by Christmas, a top Democrat said Tuesday. The measure would combi...
San Francisco Chronicle,
Tue Dec 08 13:40:20 PST 2009
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U.S. settles over American Indian lands held in trust for $1.4 billion
Obama administration officials said Tuesday that they had agreed to pay $1.4 billion to a group of more than 300,000 American Indians, settling a long-running suit over the government's han...
Washington Post,
Tue Dec 08 11:13:00 PST 2009
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U.S. Will Have Significant Presence In Afghanistan
President Obama's trip to Capitol Hill to fight for health care legislation was only one lobbying effort by his administration over the weekend. Key cabinet members and military officers fa...
NPR,
Mon Dec 07 03:18:46 PST 2009
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